Te Tai Tokerau Tall Ship Challenge
Tuesday 8th - Monday 14th May 2012
The R.Tucker Thompson Te Tai Tokerau Tall Ship Challenge is a competition to find out which school team can demonstrate they have what it takes in terms of leadership, initiative and of course teamwork.
The Tai Tokerau Tall Ship Challenge is held in May with the 2010 inaugral trophy won by Bream Bay College and the 2012 Challenge Trophy won by Whangarei Boys.
Teamwork will play an important part for the selection of the winning school, and the winning team will also demonstrate that they can work not just with the partner from their own school, but also members from other schools to complete their tasks. There will be physical hard work, some mental challenges as well as a lot of fun.
Challenges set during the 7-day voyage will be based on a range of activities such as sailing, physical activity, standard of daily drills and duties, swimming as well as positive interactions between others. They will also need to demonstrate that they understand Safety at Sea and how they can work together to ensure they complete the challenges in a safe and responsible way.
The Tai Tokerau Tall Ship Challenge will be held once a year and is open to all schools with secondary aged students. School places are allocated as follows:
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Whangarei District / Kaipara districts (3 places)
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Far North District (2 places)
Only 5 schools can compete so schools wanting to enter will need to register their interest as soon as possible. For more information, or to register your school's interest please complete the application form (MS Word) / PDF application form.
