November 2000

Overnight we motor-sailed towards the most southern part of the Australian mainland. During this glorious day a fresh wind rose from the south enabling us to set all squares and do some real sailing on some flat seas and with 25 knots of breeze with...

The expected weather front only amounted to about 20 knots and it brought heaps of rain as we entered Bass Strait last night. Today the pace was easier after the hectic pace of yesterday. The Youth Crew are catching up on some sleep and are...

Today went really well. The Youth Crew seem to have acclimatised to the motion of the ship and although the sea is a little rough there are not too many cases of fish feeding - but the dolphins are still following us just in case.When...

Hi everyone. Most of our Youth Crew joined last night and spent today (before we sailed) looking over the replica HM Bark Endeavour, visiting Old Tom at the Eden Killer Whale Museum and going to the beach - a great way to start off...

The Voyage has ended for YC 16/00. There were many sad faces and fond farewells. The YC were very harmonious and they had some memorable adventures. At midships I presented Voyage Certificates to all of them and the Order of Australia Emblem to Karen...

We are now at anchor doing our end of voyage jobs, like furling the sails, talking about our experiences and getting ready for the concert. The Youth Crew had an excellent Command Day and achieved outstanding results. The following entry is from the Captain...

This morning at 0800 I handed command of Young Endeavour to Tony Baker, from Brisbane and the youth crew of Voyage 16/00. Soon after cleaning stations and morning tea the team got ready and we successfully sailed from the anchorage in very light winds -...

Overnight the ship motorsailed along the NSW southern coast passing Ulladulla, Bega and Merimbula. Command Day is only a few hours away now and the YC are vying for positions. During the forenoon I took the YC through setting and furling drills so that we...

After a series of successful Bear Exercises overnight, the ship entered Jervis Bay after two nights at sea. The 'Pool' was opened and everyone cooled off in the beautifully clear waters. Woody the Chef cooked up a great BBQ on deck and then the ship...

This is our second day at sea and the YC are loving it. They are a very harmonious group, getting on really well and are sharing some great times together. We have done a lot of sail handling today ��� the demonstrational tacks went well...

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