Towards Pitcairn Isle

Sailing the Pacific to Pitcairn by Fraser Edwards

A sea shanty

Sailing a tall ship, a beautiful vessel
To handle the sails I need both skill and muscle
Where is the halyard and what does this rope do
Someone could teach me a nice trick or two

Chorus:
We’re making our way towards Pitcairn Isle
With westerly winds it’s still many a mile
It’s been a long day sailing the high seas
But now I’m off watch and get to sing shanties

This could be your next chorus.

A 26-day sailing adventure from the Cook Islands to Auckland, New Zealand leads you deep into the South Pacific. Carried by steady trade winds, Bark EUROPA sails westward to the Kingdom of Tonga before turning south toward Aotearoa, New Zealand, weaving together coral atolls and volcanic islands, open-ocean swells, and star-bright nights into one unforgettable passage.

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Unfurling the jibs is like playing twister
Sweating a loose rope I get one more blister
I stumble around and have bruises all over
I must have misplaced my ol’ four-leaf clover

I climb up the main mast for golden hour
And go on look out for a meteor shower
Satellites, warships, red lights in the sky
Then quiet again, the full moon up high

Is it now Sunday or is that tomorrow
Time passes so slow I forget every sorrow
We’re doing just two knots but this is the way
Pitcairn’s out there and we’ll get there one day