January 2005

PAST 24 HOURSA VERY PROUD DAY FOR YOUNG ENDEAVOUR ON HER BIRTHDAY LEADING THE TALL SHIP'S PARADE, PARTICPATING IN THE TALL SHIP'S RACE AND ENTERING COCKLE BAY, DARLING HARBOUR PRIOR TO THE AUSTRALIA DAY FIREWORKS. A FANTASTIC AUSTRALIA DAY. THE SUCCESS OF THIS DAY...

PAST 24 HOURSYOUTH CREW CAPTAIN ANTHONY AND HIS FEARLESS TEAM ACCEPTED THECHALLENGE TO SAIL YOUNG ENDEAVOUR FROM BROKEN BAY TO SYDNEY ANDCOMPLETE AS MANY TASKS AS POSSIBLE. ONCE CLEAR OF BARRENJOEY ALL FORE AND AFT SAILS WERE SET AND THE INTITIAL TASK OF 20 YOUTH...

PAST 24 HOURSOVERCAST CONDITIONS AND RAIN POSTPONED THE BEACH AFTERNOON THOUGH ALL NOT LOST AS THE YOUNG ENDEAVOUR QUIZ AFTERNOON KEPT EVERYONE AMUSED.COMMAND DAY ELECTIONS WERE HELD AND DURING THE EVENING YOUTH CREW CAPTAIN ANTHONY ANOUNCED HIS FEARLESS TEAM. GIVEN THEIRCHALLENGE THE NOMINATED YOUTH CREW...

PAST 24 HOURSCONTINUED PASSAGE NORTH TO BROKEN BAY IN PREPARATION FOR COMMAND DAY.ALL WATCHES PARTICIPATED IN ROTATION AND DEMONSTRATION TACKS TO ALLOW FOR CONSOLIDATION AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE MANOUEVRE FROM THE BRIDGE. OVERNIGHT ALL WATCHES REFINED THEIR NEWLY ACQUIRED SKILLS AND IN SOME...

PAST 24 HOURSA FABULOUS AFTERNOON ASHORE CONDUCTING BEACH SPORTS AT GREEN PATCH BEACH, JERVIS BAY. BY MID AFTERNOON A SOUTHERLY CHANGE WAS DUE AND ALL RETURNED ONBOARD BEFORE THE TORRENTIAL RAIN POSTPONED THE EVENINGS DECK BBQ WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY HELD BELOW DECKS. THREE...

PAST 24 HOURS GREAT SAILING CONDITIONS WITH ALL YOUTH CREW APPRECIATING THE TERM SQUARE RIG SAILING. ALL SQUARES SAILS SET RUNNING ON A BROAD REACH PROVIDED EVERYONE WITH A MAGNIFICENT EXPERIENCE. OVERNIGHT PLENTY OF SAIL HANDLING WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS...

PAST 24 HOURSFRESHENING BREEZE ALLOWED YOUNG ENDEAVOUR TO SAIL THE ENTIRE TIME BOUND FOR JERVIS BAY. ALL WATCHES EXPERIENCED WIND STRENGTHS ABOVE TWENTY FIVE KNOTS AND HANDLED THESE CONDITIONS EXTREMELY WELL. MANY YOUTH CREW HAVE NOW MASTERED THE ART OF STEERING AND ARE FOSTERING...

PAST 24 HOURSSAILED CLEAR OF SYDNEY HARBOUR WHILST CONDUCTING SAIL AND LINEHANDLING DRILLS. QUITE A SPECTACULAR SIGHT AND THE SEAS WERE VERY FAVOURABLE THOUGH A FEW BEGAN TO FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE SHIP'S MOTION. OVERNIGHT ALL WATCHES SETTLED WELL INTO TRICKS ON THE...

PAST 24 HOURSWELCOME TO THE 2005 SEASON ON STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR. TWENTY FOUR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS JOINED AT WOLLOOMOOLOO FOR THEIR ADVENTURE UNDER SAIL.DEPARTING MID AFTERNOON WITH MANY FAMILY AND FRIENDS BIDDING FAREWELL MADE A GRAND START TO THE VOYAGE. THE PROGRAM STARTED IN EARNEST AS...

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