July 2003

Situation at 20:00 - Overnight the Youth Crew completed their second climb aloft, this time to the T'Gallant and Topsail yards. The gusting wind made for a good challenge and all hands rose to the occassion.At 06:30 all hands were called on deck for early...

Situation at 21:00- Voyage 13/03 got underway this morning at 10:00 when, with a full complement of Youth Crew, the Ship sailed from the MackayMarina. As soon as we cleared the harbour we were faced with strong winds and 2-3 metre seas. We shaped a...

Situation at 22:00 - Well here we are. We have reached Mackay and we are now getting into the final throes of Voyage 12/03. It hasn't quite ended yet though, and we have still been kept busy. This morning at anchor we arose at 0600...

Situation at 22:00 - What a mighty job Captain Leon and his intrepid crew did yesterday. After a gruelling 26 hours in command, the Youth Crew successfully took us from Scawfell Island to Flat Top Island just three miles south of Mackay Harbour. They also...

Situation at 22:00 - Well command day is more than half way over and we have just passed through a point known as Mickey Mouse, achievingone of our first sailing aims (besides making it out of the harbour, that is). We are now on our...

Situation at 21:00 - It has been an arduous 24 hours for the YC since my last log entry. We continued to beat to windward overnight, during which timethe YC completed their teamwork exercises. This morning we found ourselves to the south east of the...

Situation at 21:00 - Overnight the YC had a very busy time of it. Amongst all the setting and furling of sails and consolidation of sail theory andnavigation, we were now sailing in the Great Barrier reef's main shipping area. This mean't that we had...

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