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UNCHARTED Season 1 — The Unlikely Voyage of Aurora

Season 1 · A Journey Uncharted

UNCHARTED

The unlikely voyage of Aurora: an impulsive decision on Sydney Harbour that turns into youth sailing, Sea Scouts, and a serious question — can sailing be good for your health?

13 episodes + specials2026aurorasailing.com.au
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Season One

GUIDE UNCHARTED — The Unlikely Voyage of Aurora How the Lichtfuss family’s impulsive decision to buy a yacht on Sydney Harbour becomes youth sailing, Scouting and health innovation. 10 Jan 2026 E01 “Start Line” Sydney Harbour, the Sydney–Hobart start, wine glasses in hand — and a bit of a crazy idea: what if they just… bought a boat? They do. 18 Jan 2026 E02 Sea Scouts: Be Prepared (To Lead 40 Kids) Five years earlier: dropping Lily at 1st Victorian Sea Scouts in an old German uniform. The Group Leader pounces. 21 Jan 2026 E03 Port Melbourne Yacht Club: The Accidental Kids Sailing School Lily’s had enough of “relaxing family cruises” that become survival training. A win–win plan with one tiny flaw. 23 Jan 2026 E04 Stumbling into Sailing for Health Back to sailing roots on Lago Maggiore, a stack of magazines, and a mysterious recurring name: Leman Hope. 27 Jan 2026 E05 Project Hope Inspired by Leman Hope and the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust — a multi-day sailing adventure for young cancer survivors in Melbourne. 2 Feb 2026 E06 Governor-General’s Camp: Best Day Ever Camping on the Governor’s lawn — and watching kids who’ve never been near water taste sailing for the very first time. 5 Feb 2026 E07 Volatile Funding: Riding the Swell They’re not alone: a small flotilla of organisations worldwide already using sailing for health and education. 7 Feb 2026 E08 The Health Insurance Dream The big question: could sailing-based health programs become recognised, reimbursed treatments? You’d need two things. 9 Feb 2026 E09 Aurora Meets Academia A text from Swinburne: “Would you have a good research question for our Health Sciences students?” “How many do you need?” 13 Feb 2026 E10 Proof of Concept? The students hit the literature — and, surprisingly, find it: sail-training and dinghy sailing linked to confidence, mood and well-being. 19 Feb 2026 E11 Finding Outdoors Victoria With a punchy conclusion in hand, where on earth do you present something like this? Not virology. Not quite anything. 21 Feb 2026 E12PART 1 “A Seat at the Captain’s Table” The scattered threads — a harbour drinks, a Sea Scout group, a kids’ program, a Swiss article, a uni project — start pulling together. 24 Feb 2026 E12PART II “Shaping the Future of Sailing” Australian Sailing releases its national Participation Plan to 2032 — and Aurora’s story runs through almost every page. 24 Feb 2026 SPECIALSailGP 2025 “Bring Your Own Boat” (Really? Our Boat?) A sentence from no sensible sailing manual: bring your own boat to SailGP. And yet — the F50s hit 50 knots, and there’s a flag for it. 28 Feb 2026 FINALEE13 Field Study on the Horizon? Back to the central question: can sailing improve youth health and well-being? A tentative yes — now design the real study. 6 Mar 2026 BONUS The Wayfinder for Youth Sailing in Victoria A map of the many ways to sail in Australia — cost-effective, non-competitive, diverse — built for young sailors who aren’t chasing trophies. 11 Mar 2026
Special series Captain Kitty’s Log A seven-part companion to Season One — the same waters, logged from the captain’s chair by Captain Kitty.