Command Day was an exciting, uplifting and exhausting time for allaboard Young Endeavour. At 1pm on Tuesday, the helm was passed overto the Youth Crew aboard, and after a little delay, the sails wereset and the Young Endeavour headed out Jervis Bay on route toSydney.The...
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NOON POSITIONCaptain's Log Thursday 8 December 2005.Hi everyone,I am writing this from beautiful Refuge Cove on the eastern coast ofWilson's Promontory, Victoria, where we came to anchor a short whileago.The last day and a half have been very busy with the Youth Crewsettling in to...
POSITIONLAT 38 06 SOUTH LONG 144 57 EASTPAST 24 HOURSFABULOUS AFTERNOON SAILING IN BASS STRAIT. THE CONDITIONS WEREFANTASTIC AND YOUNG ENDEAVOUR WAS SAILING CLOSE HAULED MAKINGEXCELLENT PASSAGE SPEED. ON DECK A SERIES OF TACKING DRILLS REALLYFOCUSED ALL YOUTH CREW. AFTER THE FINAL...
PAST 24 HOURSYESTERDAY YOUNG ENDEAVOUR WAS MOTOR SAILING TO DROMANA. ON DECK THE WINDS WERE FRESHENING REQUIRING STORM SAILS TO BE BENT ON BY THE WATCH ON DECK. EXCELLENT GROUND WAS MADE BY MID AFTERNOON AND THE SHIP ANCHORED OFF SAFETY BEACH FOR...
PAST 24 HOURSTWENTY FOUR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS JOINED YOUNG ENDEAVOUR FOR THEIR ADVENTURE UNDER SAIL. ONCE CLEAR OF PORT MELBOURNE THE SHIP MADE GROUND SOUTH TOWARDS PORT ARLINGTON. ON DECK EVERYONE SETTLED INTO THE PROGRAM WITH SHIP TOURS AND ICE BREAKERS BEFORE ENJOYING LUNCH....
PAST 24 HOURSENTERING PORT PHILLIP BAY UNDER ALL FORE AND AFT SAIL WAS ASPECTACULAR SIGHT. ON DECK ALL WATCHES WERE COMPLETING THEIR FINAL SETTING AND FURLING DRILLS AS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR CAME TO ANCHOR OFF ROSEBUD MID AFTERNNON. ONCE AT ANCHOR ALL YOUTH CREW PARTICIPATED...
PAST 24 HOURSTHE FRESH SOUTHERLY BREEZE HAS ABAITED PROVIDING AN EASING IN THE SEA CONDITIONS. YOUNG ENDEAVOUR ANCHORED IN REFUGE COVE AT WILSONS PROMONTORY EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS ALLOWED ALL ONBOARD TO EXPLORE A WONDER REGION OF AUSTRALIA. ONCE ASHORE ALL PARTICIPATED IN BEACH SPORTS AND...
PAST 24 HOURSTHE VISIT TO EDEN PROVIDED A WONDERFULL OPPORTUNITY FOR A WELL EARNED BREAK. EVERYONE ENJOYED THE TIME ASHORE AND ONCE ONBOARD THE FAMOUS TEAK DECK BBQ TOPPED THE DAYS ACTIVITIES. YOUNG ENDEAVOUR SAILED CLEAR OF EDEN AND PROGRESSIVELY SET ALL FORE...
PAST 24 HOURSFABULOUS CONDITIONS WITH ALL YOUTH CREW SETTLING WELL INTO LIFE AT SEA ON A TALL SHIP. ALL WATCHES ARE NOW KEEPING TRICKS ON THE HELM, CONDUCTING ROUNDS, SAIL SETTING, TAKING NAVIGATION FIXES AND CLIMBING ALOFT. EXCELLENT PASSAGE SPEED OVERNIGHT AS THE SHIP...
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