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...
Another wet day greeted us, but it was just kidding - it turned out to be a real corker and the Youth Crew really enjoyed a few hours ashore at the beach and visiting the Navy Base, HMAS CRESWELL for some sport and a scavenger...
We had a good passage down to JB overnight and the YC successfully carried out several tacks in different positions than they are used to. It was a great effort and took place just off the entrance to the Bay. After lunch Young Endeavour...
Well we finally left Sydney - 'hooray' was the collective cry, followed later in the afternoon with some cries of a different kind as some very green faces appeared. The swell has died down and the wind has moderated but the motion of the ship...
Overnight weather conditions deteriorated and by this morning a 35 knot easterly wind blew driving rain at us for most of the day. Conditions on deck were, and still are, quite unpleasant. Despite this the Youth Crew were great to work with and we...
Young Endeavour is back. After a very successful maintenance period, the ship is up and running again, looking spic and span and has got that new car smell. We have made heaps of improvements to the ship, the most noticeable being the replacement of...
For our final day the weather started off foggy and cold. All the Youth Crew were rugged up in wet weather gear and laid aloft to man the yards for the arrival home. After anchor was weighed Young Endeavour made her way up the harbour....
The Command Day finished at 0800 this morning when Tom Strong, Nigel Thembrow and David Boon guided the ship through Sydney Heads and to anchor in Rose Bay. Overnight the wind picked up slightly and helped the passage north. Phew - was the collective sigh...
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