RV Whale Song, our good ship, is a small ship fitted with BIG ship systems. With ice-class hull rating and sound silencing features in her engine room she is a capable vessel with a 31 day endurance. The CWR Team, notably Curt and Mich, have travelled several hundred thousand sea miles aboard her since purchasing in Malta in October 2010. These photos include her journey from Malta to Australia and from 3 circumnavigations Australia. RV Whale Song – our good ship!
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- Clouds Above. Good thing they are above, it could have got very messy if they aren’t! Stratus and cirrus dominate. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Captain on the Portuguese Bridge. Returning from Darwin with Curt at the helm, RV Whale Song enters the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour after another WA offshore adventure! Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Blue Lagoon. Entering the lagoon of West Island in the Cocos-Keeling Islands, RV Whale Song plies the deliciously blue water. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Crossing the Bight. Serious Water. As the day progressed the water became more serious, none of that silly stuff! Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Darwin Arrival. RV Whale Song arrives at the port of Darwin after a pleasant transit along the west and north-west coasts of Australia. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Sunrise at Sea. Another fantastic start to the day! Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- RV Whale Song Underway. with close to 300,000 nautical miles aboard our fair ship RV Whale Song, she is our trusted steed. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Sunset at Sea. Sunset offshore remains one of my most favourite times of the day. Each sunset is celebrated and cherished. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Ship Bits. Keeping RV Whale Song ship-shape is a full time job , commanding expert attention regarding engineering and seamanship. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Impossibly Blue. Overwhelmingly beautiful water. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Waves Are Calming. As we crossed the Bight and traveled westward in a calming ocean, Sam can cook Resty’s delicious hamburgers on the BBQ tonight! Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- White Waves. Nice day for white waves! Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Blue Through the Port Hole. Quite the ocean view from the cabins below. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Reflection Time. Time to reflect on the day and be thankful for all we have. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- The Explorers Museum (TEM) Pennant 2. With great honour and pride Curt and I carry TEM Pennant 2 on this Eastern Indian Ocean Blue Whale Survey 2015. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Blue Channel. Even through channel markers guide RV Whale Song’s way, the bright blue water draws us towards paradise. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Tropical Oasis. Palm trees fringe the shore at Rocky Point on Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean. Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Tangerine Tones. With sunset tones unfolding, we were enveloped in stunning tangerine hues, wow! Photo: M. Jenner AM
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- Sunset Serve. The daily, natural master piece we call sunset, was as usual, simply stunning! Photo: M. Jenner AM