Last night's SOD's Opera was an unforgettable experience. The youth crew performances were excellent, whilst the staffies act was best described as very unique.Overnight the youth crew were kept busy creating their watches entry in YOUNG ENDEAVOUR's scrap book. This scrapbook forms a...
This morning the youth crew awoke to something they hadn't seen all voyage ��� a sunrise! With the rising of the sun and concurrent lifting of spirits, YOUNG ENDEAVOUR quickly prepared to depart our anchorage at Magnetic Island and motor to Townsville Harbour to...
Yesterday we handed over Command of YOUNG ENDEAVOUR to the youth crew, and here is YC Captain Ben to tell us what they have been up to.Yours AyePhil GadenLieutenant, RANRAt around 0015 HRS this morning phase two of our cunning plan to conduct Young Endeavour...
Today we handed over Command of YOUNG ENDEAVOUR to the youth crew, and here is YC Captain Brooke to tell us what they have been up to.Yours AyePhil GadenLieutenant, RANRWaking up this morning to the beautiful liquid sunshine definitely did not put a damper on...
Overnight YOUNG ENDEAVOUR continued to make good ground towards Townsville along the Great Barrier Reef Inner Route shipping lane. We passed several merchant ships as we ran before the wind, and practiced our sail handling overnight.As the sun came up, we glimpsed our first blue...
Last night the youth crew were kept very busy with teamwork exercises to complete in their watches. These exercises involved sail handling, or deck evolutions aimed at consolidating the youth crew's knowledge of the ship, and also improving their all important communication and teamwork...
Last night's anchorage provided welcome relief from the exhausting routine of sea watches. The hourly requirement for rounds and regular checks of the ship's position and safety continued, however without the demands of regular sail handling, the numbers required on watch was reduced to three.Dawn...
Last night the ship experienced a magnificent night sailing, and all of the watches consolidated their sail handling skills. The youth crew have settled into their routines quickly and the greatest challenge we had was slowing down sufficiently to pass at sunrise Pentecost Island...
The liquid sunshine keeps falling from the sky, but life onboard remains busy and action packed despite the damp conditions.Last night the watches achieved some excellent sailing. Shortly after dark we handed in the Topsail and came hard onto the wind to make ground to...
YOUNG ENDEAVOUR awoke this morning to find the wet weather hadn't entirely passed, but with the rain comes the promise of wind an essential ingredient in any sailing adventure. The morning quickly got underway with the age old ceremony of Colours (hoisting the Ship's Ensign...
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