January 2008

Ahoy Shipmates,This morning saw everybody awake and on deck at 0630 for some early morning games followed by one of Simon' s great YOUNG ENDEAVOUR breakfasts.Following morning brief and the ceremony of Colours (raise flags and sing National Anthem), the Youth Crew tackled their first...

Today saw the commencement of Voyage 02A/08 the third voyage for YOUNG ENDEAVOUR in 2008 and our 20th Anniversary Year. All new Youth Crew arrived safely onboard and after Crew introductions and safety briefs Young Endeavour was farewelled from her berth at Fleet Base East...

Hello to all yet again, from Sandra, Gemma and Jemima! We are currantly preparing for the Young Endeavour's Birthday Party. However, much has transpired since the last entry. Command day concluded with minimal wind resulting in difficult sailing, an amazing team effort and a birthday/...

Hi Folks, Ahoi from Captain Arjun and Sails Master Emma! its been a very interesting 24 hours so far with beautiful weather and very VERY little wind at times. The first task for the elected command team was to retrieve our navigation waypoints from the...

Ahoy Shipmates,At last we have had a sunny day! We had a slingshot ride up the coast from Botany Bay last night, and were at anchor in Watsons Bay by 2200. We remined in our sea watches overnight, and finished up some personal devlopment activities....

Ahoy Shipmates,We have just had an exciting 24 hours of sailing getting back up the coast to Sydney. Overnight we sped up from Jervis Bay in 35knots of southerly breeze. We made such good time that we were able to go to anchor off Cook's...

Ahoy Shipmates,The last 24 hours have been, well, a bit seasick! 25 out of 27 Youth Crew went down hard, which was a shame, because the work still had to be done. What a team - everyone pitched in and worked through thier sesickness to...

Ahoy Me Hearties, Welcome to the Captain\'s Log for V02/08! We have just had the busiest 24 hours of our lives, getting to know the ship and "the ropes". Last night after we sailed we anchored in Watson\'s Bay, and completed ice-breakers, safety inductions, and...

Ahoy Shipmates,Welcome to the last Captain's log for Voyage 01/08.After morning brief this morning the YC were turned to at cleaning stations at 0730 in preparation for our guests for the half day sail. The anchor was weighed at 0830 and the ship made the...

Ahoy Shipmates,Please find attached Part 2 of the Captains Log for Command Day again written by both the Youth Crew Captains for this phase of the voyage.Yours AyeCaptain GavCommand Day Part 2Last night was long. The winds hit us almost head-on, blowing 25 knots and...

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