We're here. It's been a long way, an odyssey perhaps, but we've learned a lot about ourselves and others on this Voyage. We visited Alyangula, Groote, Gove, Port Essington and passed through the Hole-in-the-Wall (well, sort of). It took us 17 days and we sailed...
We arrived in Darwin at lunch today and harbour furled the sails and had some end of voyage discussions and reflected on our Voyage from Weipa to Darwin. It's great to be here, finally and tonight we can relax and enjoy our last few hours...
Our final night at sea for this Voyage approaches as the sun sets. It's been a long and memorable one and the YC have been great shipmates and true Tall Ship sailors. We've had our ups and downs but we have triumphed overall because we...
Today was HUGE. The YC's aim was to sail into the wind and pass through the narrow Hole-in-the-Wall. We tacked a bazillion times - well about 14 times and transited the straight mid-afternoon. I was really impressed with their performance and so were they -...
BRISVEGAS: ""RAGING SEAS...
I transferred Command of Young Endeavour to Adam Woolley, 21, and YC of Voyage 10/01 at 1600 today. After a yummy dinner the YC got underway and sailed the ship from the anchorage, heading north for their first destination, the mysterious and hard to find...
Overnight we cracked 10.4 knots as 35-knot winds hit us around midnight. The Whities furled all the squares and we made ground towards tonight's anchorage, in this seldom visited part of Australia. A BBQ on deck has freshened everyone up. There were some requests to...
The seas have really picked up since leaving port. We are getting along at 9-10 knots and experiencing some brilliant sailing weather. Today the YC proved that they could set and furl the sails safely and work well as a team. They did a...
We left Gove this morning at 0700 and set all our sails for a great day of smoking-high speed toward the north. It's a little rough but the YC are now salty sea dogs and used to the motion. A few have enjoyed being on...
We stayed another day in beautiful Gove after we took about 50 local high school children on a half-day sail. They had a great time and so did we. They brought along a didgeridoo and they sang a song that was over two hundred years...
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