Situation at 17:00- The final morning started at 06:30 with a game of 'wizards and gelflings' set amongst the magnificant backdrop of the Sydney HarbourBridge and the Opera House. Kaz cooked up her final breakfast feast onboard Young Endeavour - we will miss your culinary...
Situation at 20:00- Today started with a 06:30 wakey wakey calling all hands to the upperdeck to scrub away rust stain that had built up over the course of the voyage. After breakfast, the Staff Crew weighed anchor while the Youth Crew turned to at...
The light and continually changing winds that were present at the start of command day continued throughout the night, and resulted inthe Youth Crew being piped to 'Tacking Stations' several times. The weather conditions provided a considerable challenge not only to their sailing abilities but...
2. Last night was a particularly restful one after a very hectic fewdays. After beating our way down the coast into some rough seas, wefinally reached that sought after shelter, that only Broken Bay couldprovide. With the Youth and Staff Crews safely hunkered down intoAnchor...
Situation at 20:00- The wind cooperated last night and remained from the Sou' East which meant that after midnight there was no further requirement to tack the Ship. The watches kept busy consolidating their sail handling and general Ship's knowledge. The Morning watch were able...
Situation at 20:00- After yeaterday's excitement and changes to the plan, today seems almost boring by comparision. Overnight the Watches conducted their major team building exercise and there were many valuable lessons learned by all hands. This morning just after 08:00, Chef Karen and the...
Captain's Log - Situation at 23:30- What a day this has been. We sailed from Coff's Harbour at 08:00 and shaped a course to the Sou'East to take advantage of the strong Sou'Westerly wind. Because of the time available and the distance to Sydney, Engineer...
Situation at 20:00- Overnight we continued to make good speed as we headed South along the 100 fathom contour line. At one point the log read 11.3 knots. It was however, wet work on deck as the squalls continued to roll through our track.At...
Situation at 20:00- Last night during the First watch the wind backed to the Nor'East as expected. We were able to head South under sail alone and in the last 24 hours we have made good almost 150 miles. The price we have had...
Situation at 20:00- Overnight the Youth Crew carried out their second climb aloft, practised their knots, bends and hitches and set their personal goals for the voyage. It rained quite heavily overnight and because the upperdeck was wet when wakey wakey was piped the...
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