Having sailed into Moreton Bay the ship anchored off Moreton Island after lunch. The boat was launched and the crew were ferried ashore to the beach for a sports afternoon. Everybody had fun ashore but the most excitement was probably the boat trip back....
With Youth Crew in command, anchor was weighed shortly after 1100 yesterday in light and variable winds. The fluky winds made life difficult and there was a lot of head scratching going on as we drifted around in circles for a while. The forecast fresh...
In preparation for command day, the final set of sail drills was conducted in the afternoon. Each watch in turn was required to prove to me that they had the ability to set and furl each type of sail. After a shaky start it seemed...
Yesterday was a tremendous sailing day. At 1030 we sailed from the anchorage in a moderate NW breeze in glorious sunshine and headed out to sea. In short order we had all plain sail set and had the ship making 8kts in 16kts of breeze....
We finally made it to Coffs Harbour after lunch yesterday having battled the northerly winds for three days since leaving Sydney. Whenever YE comes into Coffs it nearly always rains and this visit has been no different. Not to be daunted by the weather the...
The northerly winds have persisted over the last 24 hrs which has made for tough going. 'When the going gets tough the tough get going' sounds true as the youth crew have worked hard and all importantly kept their sense of humour. We are...
The wind has remained fresh from the north for the past 24 hrs and the crew has been putting in the big ones to work the ship north against wind and current. The ship tacked every couple of hours during the day and then overnight...
Yesterday was a busy day with a very steep learning curve for the youth crew. Anchor was weighed at 1030 and the ship motored out of Sydney Heads in glorious sunshine with a light northerly wind. Line handling and sail setting drills were conducted and...
The ship has been in a period of scheduled maintenance for the last four weeks and with everything repaired and looking shipshape we are all looking forward to the next series of voyages to the warmer waters of Queensland. The ship will not return to...
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