GERONIMO

Seven students and three professional sailors make up the Geronimo crew. As they live, learn and explore together, classmates discover what it truly means to be a crew.

The Geronimo programme was founded at St George's School in 1974 and has had more than 1,200 students participate. Geronimo sails year round between the Canadian Maritime and the greater Caribbean, with occasional longer voyages to Europe. Trainees are taught Nautical Science and Oceanography/Marine Biology while on board. During the academic year, Geronimo carries students from the St George's School on four- to six-week-long voyages. During these trips, the students stand watch, learn the intricacies of handling a modern sailing vessel and conduct research on sea turtles, working in conjunction with the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, University of Florida.