As the winds abated over the night, this morning brought with it a calmer sea and a better passage speed. Sydney seems so close now, we can almost smell it. As the day wore on so the wind died and the seas calmed. The important...
Life at sea is always interesting. There's always something new to learn or something different to see. Last night we learnt that there is sometimes a calm before a storm!Light and variable winds were expected for the first half of the night before backing rounds...
Today was another quiet day. After the normal 0900 morning brief and a celebrity Happy Hour of Deck Day, it was time for a Met lecture and lunch. This afternoon has been sail theory part 2 - encompassing a rehash of yesterday's sail theory about...
Today was a lovely day with clear skys and favourable winds. The highlight of the day was rotational tacks where all watches got to rotate through the other two watches tacking stations. This is all in preparation for Command Day in a few days time.Australia...
After a delightful sunset last night, we farewelled New Zealand landfall at around midnight. With nothing but the sea on the horizon we woke this morning to a clear day and only a few clouds in the sky. Morning brief kicked the day off with...
There was an air of anticipation as every one woke this morning. Today was the day we were going to commence the final and most important stage of the voyage - the crossing of the Tasman Sea and the passage to Australia.After the normal wakey...
Sight seeing was the name of the game today!A slightly overcast sky greeted everyone as they woke this morning, however after a quick dip in the pool (sea), the days adventures were eagerly anticipated.The obligatory Happy Hour over it was time to pack up a...
so called because of the strong winds down here...
What a day today has been!After a longer sleep last night we all awoke to a beautiful sunrise over the islands at the mouth of Bland Bay. By 0700 Young Endeavour was underway and heading north to Cape Brett and the famous tourist destination of...
After a long but productive evening conducting sail setting and furling, climbing the foremast, rounds, helming and various other watch duties the Crew of Young endeavour awoke to the dulcet tones of Blue Watch singing wakey wakey at 0700. During the evening the wind had...
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