What is there to do on board a sailing ship?
- Experiencing the sailor’s life
- Hoisting and lowering sails together and performing sailing manoeuvres
- Taking the helm yourself and learning to use sea charts
- Learning sailing theory through the crew’s explanations and ‘learning by doing’
- Observing weather phenomena (thunderstorms, sunsets at sea, etc.)
- Learning to tie sailor’s knots
- Climbing the mast (not possible on all ships!)
- Lying in the jib net (also while sailing)
- Joining anker and night watches
- Performing traditional seaman’s chores, such as scrubbing the deck or polishing copper
- Swimming from the ship and jumping off the jib boom, for example
- Using the dinghy or a SUP (not possible on all ships)
- Sleeping outside and admiring the stars
- Joint game nights in the salon
- Using the music box and hosting a small party on board
- Searching the on-board library
- Cooking and baking together
- To ask the crew a million questions
- Relax and simply enjoy the beauty of the surroundings
- Making a campfire on an island
- Explore the ports and taste local delicacies
