17 Sep King Georges River
Hi Everyone, This morning started early when Young Endeavour entered Koolama Bay at sunrise coming safely to anchor at the mouth of the King...
Hi Everyone, This morning started early when Young Endeavour entered Koolama Bay at sunrise coming safely to anchor at the mouth of the King...
Hi Everyone,Welcome to Day 3 of our voyage. Due to very light conditions we had to motorsail throughout the night and the early hours of this morning. By morning brief we were located 110nm from Darwin still utilising main engines but making good progress towards...
Hi Everyone,By 2245 last night we managed to get all of the Youth Crew through their first climbs with all making it all the way to the topgallant yard (highest yard). As you can well understand it was a very tired YC that finally turned...
Hi Everyone, Welcome to Voyage 13-09 from Darwin to Broome. I reassumed Command of Young Endeavour on Monday 24 August from CMDR Andrew...
Hi Everyone, The weather improved overnight and it was an overcast but fine morning that greeted the Crew of Young Endeavour this morning. On...
Hi Everyone,Throughout today the Youth Crew have continued to consolidate their routines, experienced more sail handling and received lectures on sail theory and Rules of the Road. As predicted the wind has continued from the south east which has meant that we have had to...
Good evening Shipmates,Life is good (unless you're a Wallaby - lament).Overnight Young Endeavour enjoyed steady 15-20 kts of south easterly winds and sailed with all three square sails set making good over 7 kts throughout the night. The YC spent their first night watches...
Hi Everyone, Welcome to the final night of Voyage 08-09. Immediately after cleaning stations this morning the anchor was weighed, and YOUNG ENDEAVOUR departed Fitzalan...
Hi Everyone,This morning was clear and sunny and morning brief found YOUNG ENDEAVOUR 40nm north of Sandy Cape (northern point of Fraser Island) now under full plain sail and enjoying the moderate south easterly trade winds. Following morning brief and cleaning stations we went straight...
Ahoy Shipmates,As forecasted the wind moderated overnight and so did the swell. By the early hours of this morning we were again forced to start main engines and motor sail so as to give ourselves any chance of making our next anchorage at Flinders Island,...