August 2006

At 02:00am this morning we successfully anchored at Hunters Bay to the relief of most. We encountered no problems during the voyage, however seas were comparitively rough. Wet weather gear was required during the night due to stormy weather and several of our crew experienced...

Today we woke up at anchor in Pittwater in Broken Bay at 6.30am. Thanks to great weather we were fortunate enough to return to standard procedures on deck and complete our set tasks with relative comfort. We also saw the return of 'Nanna'i. The cross-dressing...

After a good forenoon yesterday of sailing, the wind abaited in the afternoon, requiring the use of the Iron Topsails! With both engines at top of the green and a full press of fore and aft sails we spent a mild night cruising down the...

After a long day yesterday, culminating with Tacking stations in the first dog watch, it was time to roll into watches over night. This was a good chance to settle down and put into practise some of what was learned during the day and at...

After a fairly early start this morning it was time to sample one of the best sides of Young Endeavour - the food! Simon the cheffo provided a lovely breakfast to get our soon to be salty sea dogs off to a flying start this...

Voyage 14/06 commenced at 1500 alongside Dockside Marina. All Youth Crew arrived within 20 minutes of each other and at 1530 introductions were made. After that it was time to say an excited farewell to all family and friends before departing the berth for a...

Hi there Land Lubbers. Youth Crew member Aaron McCaskie here. Well Command Day has been and gone, and what a 24 hours it was. We successfully navigated our way from Noosa to Mooloolaba and along the way managed to complete a number...

Hey there, Captain Stu the Guru reporting! I am unfortunately typeing this for the second time as whilst I am a guru of many things, computers are not one of them. We held our command day elections last night, and long story short, thes are...

Ahoy Shipmates,We are now sailing under a full press of canvas across Hervey Bay and making 7 knots. Awesome.Here is What YC Erin thinks of it all so far:In the past 24 hours we have been anchored in Platapus Bay where we had our first...

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