June 2012

Ahoy there this is Youth Captain Francis,We (the Youth Crew) have taken over the ship! Currently we are making our way through the seas passing through various way points as part of our command day mission.After a restful night at anchor and another brilliant and...

Ahoy there everyone,Welcome to day seven, after a night at anchor in Pioneer Bay, Orpheus Island, the morning commenced at 0630 with another rousing tune this time from Sail Mistress Kristy-Lee. After a BBQ breakfast and morning brief the Young Endeavour pool was opened enabling...

Ahoy there everyone,Welcome to day six, overnight the ship sailed in the vicinity of Hinchinbrook Island as each of the Youth Crew watches successfully completed a challenging teamwork activity. Just after wakey wakey the ship anchored in Zoe Bay, on the eastern shore of Hinchinbrook...

Ahoy there everyone, Welcome to day five, overnight the ship remained underway conducting numerous wears to avoid shoals and reefs as we continued to beat our way south. At 0700 Red Watch awoke all crew not on watch with a catchy ditty they had composed. The...

Ahoy there everyone,Welcome to day four in Young Endeavour. The ship remained at anchor overnight in the lee of Kent Island with the conducting anchor watches keeping the ship safe whilst the majority of the crew gained some valuable respite after a challenging previous period...

Ahoy there everyone,Welcome to day three on our adventure under sail. The ship continued motor sailing along handsomely at five knots overnight beating south through the Inner Great Barrier Reef under plain sail. Wind conditions consisting of a 20 knot sou easterly enabled good sailing...

Ahoy there everyone, Welcome to day two of the voyage. Following a well deserved and much needed good night’s rest the Youth Crew awoke at 0645 to a stunning Cairns sunrise. After breakfast all hands mustered for the voyages inaugural morning brief detailing the day’s activities...

Ahoy there everyone, Welcome to Young Endeavour’s eleventh voyage for 2012, our journey commenced today in Cairns and concludes in Townsville in 10 days. To facilitate our adventure under sail, it is an honour to introduce the nine Staff Crew that will guide and shape our...

Ahoy there everyone,A well deserved nights rest at anchor was had by all. I guarantee everyone onboard slept very soundly and for good reason, most were exhausted from Command Day. After wakey wakey at 0630, the ship immediately weighed anchor and departed Trinity Inlet for...

Ahoy there everyone, Welcome to day nine, overnight the ship remained sailing through the Youth Crews’ hard set checkpoints. The exhilarating day of command day continued through the night requiring all members to be heavily alert whilst on watch. The wind was constantly changing (so the...

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