THE YOUNG ENDEAVOUR CREW COMMAND DAY BEGAN AT 0900 FRIDAY MORNING A FEW MILES SE OF GREAT KEPPEL ISLAND. FOR THE FIRSTTIME THIS VOYAGE WE FOUND OURSELVES COMPLETELY BECALMED AND UNABLE TO MAKE SAIL - THE FIRST TWIST OF MANY WE WOULD ENCOUNTER THROUGHOUT THE...
YOUNG ENDEAVOUR ANCHORED OFF GREAT KEPPEL ISLAND AND THE COMMAND DAY BRIEF WAS GIVEN TO ELECT THEIR OWN COMMAND TEAM SAIL, THE SHIP TO THE PILOT POARDING GROUND OFF GLADSTONE AND COMPLETE AS MANY TASKS ASPOSSIBLE. THE ELECTIONS WERE HELD ASHORE ON THE BEACH AND...
ABSOLUTELY GRAND SAILING CONDITIONS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PERIOD. EVERYONE IS REFINING THEIR SAILING SKILLS PARTICULAR TACKING AND TRIMMING OF SAILS. ROPE RACES HAS BEEN VERY WELL COMPETED WITHALL WATCHES IMPROVING SHIP KNOWLEDGE AND KNOT TYING SKILLS. OVERNIGHT ALL WATCHES PROGRESSED IN CLIMBING...
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS PAST 24 HOURS. THE SHIP CAME TO ANCHOR AT MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND -A MAGNIFICENT HAVEN IN THE CUMBERLAND GROUP. ON ARRIVAL ALL YOUTH CREW WERE TRANSFERED ASHORE IN THE RHIB FOR BEACHSPORTS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THIS ISLAND. AS AN...
DURING THE AFTERNOON LINE AND SAILING HANDLING DRILLS PROGRESSED VERY WELL WITH THE SHIP SUCCESSFULLY TACKING BEFORE THE EVENING MEAL. THE EFFECTS OF THE PREVAILING WIND AND SEAS HAS CAUSED A FEW YOUTH CREWTO FEEL SEA SICK. FELLOW SHIP MATES ARE KEEPING A CLOSE...
PAST 24 HOURSTWENTY FOUR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS JOINED THE SHIP IN MACKAY FOR AN ADVENTURE UNDER SAIL TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS. DUE TO THE STRONGWIND WARNING YOUNG ENDEAVOUR REMAINED ALONGSIDE OVERNIGHT. THE VOYAGE PROGRAM COMMENCED WITH ICE BREAKERS, SHIP TOURS AND A SAFETY BRIEF ALL BEFORE...
Once our half day sail guests departed yesterday the youth crew busied themselves with their End of Voyage Talks. This activity is designed to review the lessons learnt over the past 8 days and share these experiences such that the youth crew are able...
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