What We Do
OUR VISION IS: To create positive change in the lives of everyone who experiences South Passage - Adventure Under Sail.
OUR MISSION IS: To operate a voyage program that facilitates and embodies the R.O.P.E.S Program in all Voyagers.
OUR PURPOSE: To provide a safe and challenging experience, using the ship as a medium to develop leadership, initiative, independence and self-discipline.
OUR PROGRAM: ROPES: Respect, Opportunity, Participation, Enjoyment, Safety
RESPECT
for others/for the ship’s hierarchy/for the ship
OPPORTUNITY
for personal growth / for stepping up / for stepping out
PARTICIPATION
by everyone
ENJOYMENT
in a job well done / in the surrounds / in the company
SAFETY
is maintained whilst personal boundaries are explored
How Participants will Benefit
Create positive changes in young people by empowering them to learn about the person that they can be by providing a life changing “Experience of a lifetime”.
Build confidence
Develop personal skills & team work
Team building
Delivering a boat load of fun
Experience sailing
Create lasting memories
Upcoming Day Sails
2024 Boxing Day – Sydney Harbour Day Sail
6 Hours
$165
Watch the start of the famous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Be right in the middle of the action!
Join us on the magnificent waters of Sydney Harbour to view the start of Australia’s ultimate blue water classic from the deck of South Passage, a 100ft gaff-rigged schooner. We motor into a strategic position to get the best view of the racing yachts, then after the race has started and the Harbour clears a little, we get underway and do some sailing ourselves.
Book Now2024 NEW YEAR’S EVE on Sydney Harbour
7 hours
$595
Come and enjoy a trip on a modern 100ft gaff rigged schooner built along traditional lines, and get a great spot on the Harbour to view the spectacular fireworks!
DEPARTS: 6:15pm – Wharf 7, 58 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont (Beside Tall Ship – JAMES CRAIG)
RETURNS: 1:00am – Wharf 7, 58 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont (Beside Tall Ship – JAMES CRAIG)
BYO drinks and nibblies
No glass drinkware or smoking please.
Book NowUpcoming Voyages
2025 7 Day Youth Voyage, Cairns, 6-12 July
7 Days
1844
Come Sail on South Passage, Queensland’s tall ship. Create memories that will last a lifetime! Join South Passage as she explores the tropical waters from Cairns to Townsville.
Perfect for a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Gold Residential Duke of Edinburgh Adventurous Journey.
Here’s your chance to experience first hand what it is like to sail a 100 foot ship the traditional way. South Passage is a sail training ship used to develop sailing and life skills as well as providing a unique and fun-filled adventure against the backdrop of the breath taking scenery of the east coast of Australia.
Book Now2025 5 Day Youth Voyage, Cairns, 29 June-3 July
5 Days
1324
Come Sail on South Passage, Queensland’s tall ship. Create memories that will last a lifetime! Join South Passage as she explores the tropical waters out of Cairns.
Perfect for a Bronze, Silver or Gold Residential Duke of Edinburgh Adventurous Journey.
Here’s your chance to experience first hand what it is like to sail a 100 foot ship the traditional way. South Passage is a sail training ship used to develop sailing and life skills as well as providing a unique and fun-filled adventure against the backdrop of the breath taking scenery of the east coast of Australia.
Book NowLend a Hand & Support Us
We have a proud tradition of fulfilling our vision:
"To create positive change in the lives of everyone who experiences South Passage - Adventure Under Sail".
I would like to make a tax-deductible donation to the South Passage Foundation.
This will be used to sponsor disadvantaged or at-risk people by funding berths on suitable ‘sail training’ voyages to provide them with a personal development opportunity.
I would like to support the operation of South Passage.
This will be used for maintenance and ongoing operating costs to keep South Passage viable.
Direct to South Passage - Non Tax Deductible
via the Australian Sports Foundation - for those that wish to claim a Tax Deduction