About Us
WHO WE ARE
STS Leeuwin II is Australia’s largest sail-training tall ship, a beautiful three-masted 1850’s-style barquentine built, owned and operated in Western Australia by the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation Limited, a registered Western Australian charity run by a dedicated team of staff and volunteers.
Our ship is an accredited Blue Flag vessel, which means that it adheres to high standards in water quality, environmental management, environmental education, safety, social responsibility and responsible operation around wildlife.
WHAT WE DO
Youth Programs
Our Youth Adventure Programs are part of the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation’s aim to develop a young person’s core skills, confidence, and leadership within a supportive community. Alongside this core work, our programs can also support high school students with their WASSA and WACE units, including through the Leeuwin’s Duke of Edinburgh Voyages.
Voyages for Everyone
In addition to youth programs, STS Leeuwin II offers the opportunity for everyone to sail on board the tall ship with our Ocean Adventure, Explorer, and Day Sail programs. Guests can get involved with setting the sails or experience the outdoors with their friends and family.
Our Ultimate Challenge Voyage Leeuwin is a five-day personal development program for people with disability.
Leeuwin Ocean Adventure is a Registered Activity Provider for the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award through Awards WA. The Duke of Ed Award is a global non-formal education framework which challenges young people to discover their potential and find their purpose, passion and place in the world. The Duke of Ed Award offers international currency and credibility – across the world, an Award stands for something and showcases success.
“It is the best thing I have ever done. I learnt so much, especially about myself — Kacey from Leederville, November 2018”
The Ship
Launched in 1986 in Fremantle, Western Australia, the STS Leeuwin II is a three-masted sail training ship designed in an 1850’s barquentine style. She is 55 metres long, 33 metres tall, and has 16 sails with a total of 810m2 of canvas.
STS Leeuwin II is an accredited Blue Flag vessel. Find out more about the Blue Flag network, a world renowned eco-label operated under the auspices of the Foundation for Environmental Education, headquartered in Copenhagen.
STS Leeuwin II
- Specification: Three masted barquentine, 1850’s style rig
- Launched: 2 August 1986
- Construction: Steel hull, teak deck
- Length overall: 55 metres
- Length on deck: 40 metres
- Beam: 9 metres
- Draught depth: 3.4 metres
- Height of the main mast: 33 metres
- Displacement: 344 tonnes
- Sails: 16 sails, over 810 square metres of fabric
- Accommodation: 15 crew and 40 trainees
- Designer: Len Randell A.R.I.N.A
- Builder: Transfield (ASI) Pty Ltd, Henderson WA
- Survey: 1B, 1D
- Safety System: Australian Maritime Safety Authority ISM Certification
This ship will bond you to her for life – Roger Hales
