September 2004

PAST 24 HOURSANCHORED AT JERVIS BAY PROVIDED A GREAT BREAK AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO ASHORE TO ENJOY BEACH SPORTS AND THOSE WHO WERE MORE DARING A QUICK SWIM. ONCE ONBOARD THE 'TEAK DECK BBQ' WAS HELD BELOW DECKS DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER....

PAST 24 HOURSSAILING SOUTH UNDER ALL FORE AND AFT SAIL WAS A MAGNIFICENTEXPERIENCE FOR ALL YOUTH CREW. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FAVOURABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON THOUGH OVERNIGHT THE VARIOUS WIND SHIFTS KEPT ALL WATCHES VERY BUSY CHANGING SAILS AND CONTINUOUSLY TRIMMING. FELLOW SHIPMATES...

PAST 24 HOURSTWENTY FOUR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS JOINED YOUNG ENDEAVOUR FOR THEIR ADVENTURE UNDER SAIL AT WOOLLOOMOOLOO, SYDNEY. ANCHORING MID MORNING AT ROSE BAY FOR SHIP TOURS AND ICE BREAKERS. AFTER A WONDERFUL LUNCH LINE HANDLING COMMENCED BEFORE ALL YOUTH CREW LAID ALOFT TO...

PAST 24 HOURSCOMMAND DAYIT WAS AN INTERESTING START TO THE DAY, WE WOKE UP NICE AND EARLY(0630 TO BE EXACT) FOR OUR EMA. BREAKFAST WAS THE FIRST MEAL WE ATE PREPARED BY THE ELECTED CHEFS. WE CONTINUED ON WITH THE NORMAL EVERDAY MATTERS OF...

PAST 24 HOURSONCE AT ANCHOR ALL YOUTH EAGERLY COMMENCED ELECTIONS BEFORE DEPARTING ASHORE TO A REMOTE BEACH IN THE BAY. AFTER A WONDERFUL 'TEAK DECK BBQ' THE ELECTED YC CAPTAIN SEAN PROUDLY ANNOUNCED HIS TEAM FOR COMMAND DAY. YOUTH CREW CAPTAIN - SEANXO...

PAST 24 HOURSABSOLUTELY FABULOUS SAILING CONDITIONS. INITIALLY WITH ALL PLAIN SAILS IE BOTH HEADSAILS, T'WEEN MAST STAYSAILS, MAIN SAIL AND TOPSAIL. THROUGHOUT LAST NIGHT THE SHIP KEPT WELL CLEAR OF THUNDERSTORMS AND REDUCED SAIL. AT THE CHANGE OF EACH WATCH THE SHIP CONDUCTED A WEAR...

PAST 24 HOURSFABULOUS AFTERNOON ON THE BEACH AT COFFS HARBOUR, NSW. ALL YOUTH CREW THEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE LOCAL AREA BEFORE RETURNING ONBOARD FOR A 'TEAK DECK BBQ'. THE EVENING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED THREE WAY TALKS TO DEVELOP PUBLIC SPEAKING IN...

PAST 24 HOURSEVERYONE SETTLING WELL INTO SHIPBOARD LIFE ON YOUNG ENDEAVOUR. THE WIND VARIED CONSIDERABLY REQUIRING CONSTANT SAIL TRIMMING AND IN SOME CASES HANDING IN SAIL. BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE LOOKED FABULOUS FROM SEA AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY THE SIGHTINGS OF DOLPHINS INCREASED AND ESPECIALLY...

PAST 24 HOURSMORETON BAY PROVIDED ALL YOUTH CREW WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW FIRST HAND MORETON ISLAND AND THE FAMOUS GLASSHOUSE MOUNTAINS. ON DECK ALL HANDS WERE TACKLING LINE AND SAIL SETTING DRILLS. BY MID AFTERNOON ALL WATCHES HAD SET STAYSAILS AND THE...

PAST 24 HOURSCOMMAND DAYFUN FUN AND MORE FUN. THE YOUTH CREW OF VOYAGE 18/04 WERE OFFICIALLY HANDED CONTROL OF THE SHIP AT 1200 HOURS ON WEDNESDAY THE EIGHTH.THE COMMAND DAY COMMENCED WITH AN ATTEMPT AT COMPLETING THE ROPEHAMMOCK CHALLENGE WHICH COULD SUPPORT ALL YOUTH...

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