PAST 24 HOURSTHE WINDS CONTINUE TO BE VERY KIND AND ARE HELPING US ALONG NICELY. WHETHER FROM THE EAST NORT-EAST OR SWINGING WEST NORTH-WEST AND SOUTH WEST HAS ALLOWED FOR SOME VERY ENJOYABLE SAILING. YESTERDAY AFTER SAILING FROM DEAL ISLAND THE YOUTH CREW CONDUCTED MID...
PAST 24 HOURSAs our journey continues, the winds remain favourable from the north west at 15-20 knots. This has allowed for some quality sailing at good speeds with our team learning and gaining valuable experience.Yesterday afternoon saw these conditions used to explain a little...
PAST 24 HOURSYESTERDAY AFTERNOON SAW OUR YOUNG ADVENTURERS GAIN AN INSIGHT INTO NAVIGATION AND A LITTLE MORE SAIL THEORY. THE FAVOURABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUED WITH WINDS FROM THE NORTH WEST AT 20 KNOTS AS WE PROCEEDED TO DEAL ISLAND IN THE NORTH EAST. OVERNIGHT SOME...
PAST 24 HOURSYESTERDAY AFTERNOON SAW OUR YOUNG ADVENTURERS BEING INSTRUCTED ON THE WORKING PARTS OF SAILS FOLLOWED BY SOME IMPRESSIVE FIRST UP DRILLS. WINDS FROM THE SOUTH EAST ASSISTED OUR CAUSE IN GETTING MANY OF OUR SAILS OUT, HOWEVER THE WINDS WERE NOT QUITE OF...
PAST 24 HOURS23 YOUNG AUSTRALIANS JOINED THE SHIP IN HOBART FOR THEIR MAGNIFICENT ADVENTURE UNDER SAIL. FAMILY AND FRIENDS WERE ON THE WHARF TO BID FAREWELL TO OUR YOUNG ADVENTURERS ON A GLORIOUS TASMANIAN DAY. THEN IT WAS TIME TO DEPART THE WHARF, PROCEED TO...
COMMAND DAY BY YC CAPTAIN RENNIECOMMAND DAY WAS A SPECTACULAR AND CHALLENGING 24 HOURS. UPON RECEIVING THE SHIP, THERE WAS MUCH ANTICIPATION AMOUNG THE YOUTH CREW. WHAT WOULD WE DO? AND HOW WE WOULD FAIR? WERE QUESTIONS ON EVERYONES MIND. STRAIGHT OFF THE MARK WE...
PAST 24 HOURSYOUNG ENDEAVOUR DEPARTED PORT ARTHUR MID ATERNOON AND ON DECK ALL WATCHES CONDUCTED THE FINAL SET OF SAIL SETTING DRILLS. WITH THE FINAL SET BEING COMPLETED AT SUNSET. AFTER DINNER THE COMMAND DAY BRIEF WAS PRESENTED AND ALL YOUTH CREW ACCEPTED...
PAST 24 HOURSFABULOUS DAY AT SEA SAILING TOWARDS TASMAN ISLAND. ON DECK THEACTIVITIES CONTINUED WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE, SAIL HANDLING, NAVIGATION AND OVERNIGHT THE INDIVIDUAL WATCH TEAM DEVELOPMENT TASK. EACH WATCH WAS GIVEN A SPECIFIC TASK TO COMPLETE WITHIN A NOMINATED TIME AND REQUIRED TO...
PAST 24 HOURSWINEGLASS BAY PROVIDED A WONDERFUL SHELTERED ANCHORAGE. YESTERDAY ALL YOUTH CREW WERE TRANSFERRED ASHORE TO FREYCINET NATIONAL PARK AND WALKED TO THE HAZZARDS LOOKOUT. A FABULOUS VIEW AND PLENTY OF PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THIS WONDERFUL WILDERNESS REGION. ONCE BACK ONBOARD...
PAST 24 HOURSFABULOUS SAILING CONDITIONS WITH A MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE. DURING THE AFTERNOON THE SHIP CLOSED UP TO TAKING STATIONS AND CONDUCTED A SERIES OF ROTATIONAL TACKS. THIS IS WHERE ALL WATCHES ROTATE THROUGH DIFFERENT STATIONS TO APPRECIATE THE DRILL. THE...
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