August 2002

Situation at 20:00- Voyage V17/02 commenced this afternoon when a full complement of Youth Crew arrived onboard and the ship got underway from the Dockside Marina at 16:00. There were several family members andfriends on hand to wish us Bon Voyage, but no sooner had...

Situation at 20:00- Today has been as 'flat out as a Lizard drinking' and there are still several activities yet to be completed. After a 06:00 Wakey Wakey call, all hands mustered on the upperdeck for early morningactivity which consisted of an easy jog to...

Situation at 20:00- Command day ended this morning at 08:00 when the Ship arrived at the Fairway Beacon at Caloundra Head within one minute of their allocated time-an outstanding achievement. Overnight the wind pickedup to 35 kts and backed to the Sou' West which forced...

Situation at 20:00- After the command day elections last night, the Youth Crew took advantage of the time on watch overnight at anchor to fine tune their plan to complete their mission to sail YOUNG ENDEAVOUR to Caloundra. At 08:00, a brief ceremony was held...

Situation at 20:00- Overnight the watches were busy tacking ship and handing sail as we closed the anchorage off Noosa. At 06:00, as the first light was starting to appear in the Eastern sky, the anchor was let go one nautical mile from shore, and...

Situation at 20:00- Overnight the Youth Crew spent their time on watch carrying out team building exercises designed to prepare them for command day. Thehead winds we experienced yesterday continued overnight which required all hands were called to tack ship during the middle watch.After morning...

Situation at 20:00- After the busy pace of the last few days, a quiet night at anchor was greatly appreciated by all hands. We sailed from anchor before the morning brief and shaped a course to tack offshore. The SE wind meant that all day...

Situation at 20:00- Overnight, the watches were busy setting and furling various sails and working aloft on the yards. All the activity made the time fly byand before long the sun was climbing over the horizon. Just as the morning brief was coming to an...

Today has been an incredibly busy day for all hands with a full schedule of activities starting at sunrise this morning. The first morning brief of the voyage saw Watch Officer Joanna explain the nautical origins of several commonly used pharses, such as 'letting the...

Situation at 20:00-Voyage V16/02 commenced this afternoon at 16:00 when we sailed From Gladstone with a full compliment of 24 Youth Crew onboard. The Staff Crew for the voyage consists of Captain John, Executive Officer Paul (Chook), Navigator Luke, Watch Officer Joanna (Jo),White Watch Leader...

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