Cape Verde to Brazil, and Amazon Expedition
We are now sailing this week 1/24/2021 for the Caribbean, when we arrived we will have open bunks at this time. The sailing will be from the south of the Carb to Puerto Rico and beyond
First of all, let us introduce ourselves. We are Liberty International Sailing Club, a self-sufficient non-profit club open for all, where we combine our love for sailing with the craft of seamanship. The vessel is a wooden beauty called Labora, a well equipped and outfitted traditional Danish sailing ketch, built-in 1939 and rebuilt in the eighties to the present and ongoing. On-board we have the Captain and all the awesome crew from all parts of the planet and different backgrounds, ages, and sense of humor. The average number for the ongoing months will be anything from 6 to 14 crew members. we are in the Canaries now.
With that said, let us tell you what we’re all about: Seamanship.
Seamanship is at the core of what we do, and this is certainly not to be taken lightly. Good seamanship commands that each one of us serving on-board Labora have a strong sense of self-initiative and moreover have set their personal standards high. At times, sailing isn’t the main activity. We maintain, fix, sand saw, get covered in hydraulic fluid, put up with each other, get shouted at by the skipper, clean, organize and scrape the barnacles. Over and over again. This is the real deal. We get up early, have a sweet ass breakfast, chill & bond, go over the projects for the day, commit, and pour our hearts into it. And then, believe us, you’ll sleep like a baby if the mosquitoes let you. And of course, we make room for a few cold brewskis from time to time, explore the region we’re visiting and join the captain for a beer after safe docking.
As mentioned above, we are a nonprofit sailing club, which means you must become a member to join us. Depending on coastal sailing or special journeys/expeditions, the contributions towards the club will vary. Find all our information on our website: www.lisc.club
If you’re feeling passionate and dedicated about our concept of LIVE – LEARN – SAIL, and would like to acquire some life skills, and push your boundaries, don’t hesitate to hit us up.
All the best,
Labora Crew
once in a life time chance
Before I came on Labora i pretty much never stepped on a boat bigger then 10ft. But my motivation to learn sailing and learning the skills of maintaining a sailing vessel brought me here. When I came I never expected to spend 9 month on the boat. Dave is a great captain with an unbelievable amount of knowledge and (really) crazy stories. When Dave told about his time in the amazon or alaska everbody was always listening eagerly. He definately has not the easiest personality to deal with but he will teach you more about life then everybody else. It took a while till i got used to a communication that contains a lot of screaming and ocasionally the word "moron". Dave is always giving a lot of freedom to everybody but he is asking in exchange for motivation and dedication to the boat. When you show will and interest he will teach you a lot, not just about the boat but also about life. On thing i loved about the boat is the bandwidth of tasks that is offered. My tasks went from cooking, climbing, rigging, woodworks, mechanics, diving and of course navigating. Im sure there is not that many places were you can learn that many things within 22m. The crew was always amazing, it was fun to work together and get things done as a group. It was great to see how everybody was putting theire energy into to Labora to get this lady in great shape again. I can recommend applying for everybody who does not just wants to go sailing but learn how to craft, work as a group and get a big project like this running. Its for sure no holidays on Lobora, Dave likes to push things to the limit and don't expect it to be always easy. But I got more out of this 9 month then in any other period of my life! Thank you Dave, thank you crew and thank you Labora!
20th Oct 2020