March 2010

Hi everyone,Today was a special day of the Voyage. We went alongside the naval base at Sydney and embarked some guests for a half-day sail - some young school children, sponsors, some community groups and the like. It was great having people on board who...

Good evening everyone,The Youth Crew handed back command of the Ship this afternoon \'as we sailed into Sydney Harbour\' (make a good line in a song I reckon) and came to anchor in Athol Bay just near Taronga Park zoo. As I type James Packer\'s...

Hi again everyone,We tacked and tacked until the early hours of the morning but the northerlies were making it tough. Just after midnight we shortened sail and pointed straight up the coast. Initially our progress was very slow but as the wind eased (as predicted...

Hi everyone,We enjoyed a very restful night at anchor and at 11:00 am I handed command of the Ship to the Youth Crew. I'll let the new Captain send you a log entry a bit later but this entry serves as an update in any...

Hi everyone,We enjoyed a very comfortable motor sail up the coast from Eden, passing towns such as Batemans Bay and Ulladulla. Overnight we did some sail changes as the wind settled from the south. This required a few climbs of the mast, which we have...

Good evening everyone from the relatively balmy conditions and calm seas just off the NSW south coast. We all enjoyed our stop in Eden, with each watch conducting mid-Voyage talks ashore (how is it all going, feedback etc ...

Hi everyone,Well we made it across Bass Strait, although our satellite coverage is a bit thin so hoping you will get this tonight.Earlier this morning at our daily briefing we had Nanna (Josh our engineer who goes around a picks up everyones clothes that have...

Hi again everyone,A night of strong south westerly winds up the east coast of Tasmania and this morning it freshened even more as we passed Banks Strait. Great to observe the vast majority of the Youth Crew with their sea legs now. By early afternoon...

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