The first off-shore voyage took Jackie into a ferocious storm, which battered her physically and mentally. Amid the raging seas, Jackie shed the fear she’d been harbouring. Soon she was blissfully voyaging around the world, but she still carried the mixed emotions of losing one man, while falling head over heels in love with another. […]
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Exciting news for us at SisterShip Training. Please share, especially on the South Coast, NSW! Introducing Women to Maritime – Funded Training W͎e͎’͎v͎e͎ ͎b͎e͎e͎n͎ ͎a͎w͎a͎r͎d͎e͎d͎ ͎a͎ ͎g͎r͎a͎n͎t͎ ͎t͎o͎ ͎i͎n͎t͎r͎o͎d͎u͎c͎e͎ ͎&͎ ͎s͎u͎p͎p͎o͎r͎t͎ ͎w͎o͎m͎e͎n͎ ͎i͎n͎ ͎m͎a͎r͎i͎t͎i͎m͎e͎.͎ C̳O̳N̳T̳A̳C̳T̳ ̳U̳S̳ for info on funded workshops, short courses, and Trade Pathways: 0458 391 660 Jackie@sistershiptraining.com Conditions apply, please register your
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It’s hard to describe what goes on day to day at sea, here I’ve tried to Distil the Essence of Sailing If you prefer to listen to this story on our Podcast Show “Turning Your Cruising Dreams Into Reality, please click here. Sailing oceans is not like a plane or car ride. Nothing is certain
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A recent post on FB made me think about how we managed to sell up and go sailing. Noel and I were both disillusioned with life when we met. To cut a long story short, we decided to reach for freedom by buying a boat and sailing off into the sunset. Which we did… for
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While sailing around the world we often received extraordinary help from complete strangers. Now, our professional colleagues offer the same incredible support. Maritime working relationships are important. Professional Courtesy A few years back I worked on a boating magazine. Before launch I called other magazine Editors that I had worked with for years, to let
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I am so pleased to introduce Robyn Dix: Emergency Preparedness Workshops: Robyn Dix our Darwin Facilitator. I’ve been chatting to Robyn a lot over the last few weeks. And I value our conversations and her support in the Emergency Preparedness Workshops. She’s been a huge support and even generously given her time to help with
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I’ve been friends with Julie for a long time. I am thrilled she has joined our team. I’ve followed her sailing adventures for a long time. Julie Porter is a Tasmanian Credentialed Mental Health Nurse and Clinical Nurse Educator in Tasmania and a self-confessed tall ship tragic. She moved to Tasmania in 2010 from Queensland
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