Word from the Editor:

I suppose the main objective of this
Telltale is to give you, the reader, a
sense of what Argo’s crew goes
through on a day-to-day basis, but I
firmly believe that is wholly
impossible. I could simply say that you
won’t understand because “you had to
be there,” but, honestly, that isn’t the
reason. Even I don’t comprehend what
we’ve done here......

Alex

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Word from the S/Y Ocean Star Editor:
Over the past 80 days we have
crossed, hiked through volcanoes, and
developed a greater understanding
of…………(read on to find out)

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S/Y Argo and her student crew had a very quick transit of the Panama Canal and will now continue west to the Galapagos Islands where they will visit the famous Charles Darwin Reasearch Center. The crew will spend a week or so in the islands and should get a chance to tour, SCUBA dive and do some community service before continuing west to the Marquesas Islands and eventually finsihing up in Tahiti.

S/Y Argo and S/Y Ocean Star are off and sailing for the spring! Both vessels recently departed West End, Tortola, BVI's on their respective spring 2008 Sea|mesters. The crew of S/Y Ocean Star will complete a circumnavigation of the islands of the Lesser Antilles, sailing as far south as Grenada during their 80-day voyage. The crew of S/Y Argo will be sailing for 90-days as they take a route south, then west, across the Caribbean Sea to Panama. In the Caribbean they plan to make stops in Antigua, Dominica and the Dutch ABC's. After transiting the Panama Canal the crew will be making stops in The Galapagos, The Marquesas and The Tuamotus before finishing in Tahiti. Please visit our Logs and Blogs pages for up to the minute news from the vessels......

After almost a year and a half - and many thousands of sea miles - S/Y Argo made landfall at Dominica on November 28th.  This is her first Caribbean port of call before heading to the British Virgin Islands via Antigua and Saba.  On December 6th, Argo and Ocean Star will finally meet and the two crews will be able to spend an evening together, telling stories of their unique adventures this Sea|mester.

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This time of year a lot of students start to have a rethink about their second semester. Perhaps their school was not all that it was cracked up to be or maybe it’s just time to take a break.  If this sounds like you, and you are looking for a change of place and a different pace, we only have a few berths remaining for this spring starting in January.  Ocean Star will continue to ply the Caribbean waters while Argo will cross the Pacific, ending in Tahiti!

If sailing aboard with us this spring is something that you are considering, do not wait too long.  Application procedure usually take about two weeks to complete and we wouldn't want to leave you standing on the dock!

Sea|mester has been nominated for the American Sail Training Association Sea Education Program of the year award.  This is annually awarded to a program offered by a current ASTA member which significantly contributes to the educational credibility of program under sail.
Qualified programs...

• Must be offered in conjunction with a school, school system, school group or other recognized educational institution.
• Must have a clear curriculum of educational goals which are compatible with curriculum goals of traditional schools.
• Must have qualified instructors on a certified vessel.

Awards will be presented at the Sail Training Awards Banquet during the 35th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships in November.