Hello Shipmates for the last time, This morning it was up at 0630 for the final set of rope races prior to the YC laying aloft to harbour furl the square sails. This ensures that we’re looking our best for when we come alongside tomorrow...
By Captain Will ‘we have a problem’ Houston and Sail Mistress Em Good evening salty seadogs, As was anticipated by the YC Command Team (cough) the sacrifice made earlier in the week to Brother Nutsie finally paid dividends with the wind cracking 20 knots overnight....
Good evening Shipmates, Wakey wakey was a little early today at 0530 to enable those who wanted to, to attend our ANZAC Day Dawn Service. It was heart warming to see the entire YC there. Some of the YC volunteered to do readings and although...
G’day Shipmates, At last we have we have had some wind. The lack of any meaningful breeze required the ship to motorsail through most of the night, however, shortly after 0500 there was sufficient wind to shut down the engines and they have remained idle...
Day 5 Sunday 22 Apr 12 Hello me hearties, Well this lack of wind is doing my head in. We woke this morning to another beautiful day and my first thought was ‘oh no, not more’. You guessed it, we were in for another day...
Good evening Shipmates, The light winds continued overnight and at daybreak the crew were fortunate to see the beauty of the Whitsunday Islands at close hand. It was a classic perfect Queensland day and whilst we all marvelled at the awesome scenery that the Whitsunday...
Good evening shipmates, during the first watch yesterday evening the wind all but died and reluctantly the main engines were started. They remained on during the night but all of the YC were kept busy watch keeping on their first night underway. We have passaged...
Hello Shipmates, well what a day it has been. Wakey wakey was at 0630 and in very quick time the YC were up on deck clearing the sleep from their eyes on a typically beautiful Queensland day. From then on it has been go go...
G\'day Shipmates, it is Captain Andrew \'Gunna\' Rourke here back having a stint in Command of my most favourite ship whilst Damien is having a well deserved break.Twenty six Youth Crew (YC) joined the ship this afternoon at Gladstone Marina and once we had completed...
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