May 2001

Dawn broke and we were off the beautiful Magnetic Island - again. We anchored at 9am and we had a set of rope races - Blue Watch is in the lead after a three-way tie yesterday. Then, just before lunch I enthralled them with a...

Our first night at sea was uneventful however the Youth Crew wanted to climb and climb they did. There are a lot of happy yet tired faces with us and everyone is getting along well and bonding as a team. The scenery out here has...

Tuesdays are big days on Young Endeavour and we got going with some sailing and safety drills. After lunch we motored out to sea and during the day the Youth Crew progressively set all the sails and two tacks were conducted to prove that we...

This voyage commenced in Townsville and will see us sail to the north to arrive in Cairns in 10 days time. Our new crew arrived this afternoon and we got underway and cleared the port. When anchored we sent the boat back inshore to...

This morning we departed the anchorage after a late night for most. The concert last night was most amusing and the night in the anchorage most enjoyable. We arrived alongside the wharf to the roaring thunder of the youth crew singing the national anthem. After...

This morning at 0554 Captain Rob and his team successfully sailed the ship into their planned anchorage - just in the nick of time. After a big night for all, we then proceeded alongside to collect some guests from a number of Townsville groups, as...

This morning at 0600 23 year old Robert Heavener from Coogee in NSW took command as Captain. His team's mission - to claim a part of the Island for the youth of Australia, then sail from the anchorage at Horseshoe Bay around the island to...

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