August 2012

Ahoy there, Well that was an eventful night. The cold front passed through our area as forecast and we were prepared for it, having handed in sail before it arrived. We also expected the wind to back to a southerly, however it only got as...

Ahoy there, We remained at anchor at Cape Byron overnight. Despite the 18 knot winds it was a relatively comfortable night riding on the anchor as we remained head-to-wind. Rico and I rose early to observe the weather conditions and determine if it was going...

Ahoy there, Last night we had a great overnight sail making ground to the south and the new crew members got to experience the tasks and duties involved with keeping a Ship at sea 24 hrs/day. Unfortunately the wind almost deserted us late in the...

Ahoy there, The day started with a couple of wake-up tunes and a call to muster on deck from Rico. Morning activities consisted of a few laps walking around the deck followed by another quick Ice-Breaker before everyone headed below for showers and the first...

Ahoy there, Welcome to the Captains log for voyage 16/12. The Staff Crew for this voyage consists of: Captain Mike Sail Master Rick Navigator Tim Watch Officer Kristie Red Watch Leader Shane White Watch Leader Dougie Blue Watch Leader Michelle Chef Squiz Engineer Mick Assistant...

Ahoy there,It seems like forever since the last log entry. The Youth crew in charge of the Young Endeavour on our command day, spent last night making multiple tacks and course changes in an attempt to finish all of the tasks that were assigned to...

Ahoy there,This is Captain Lewis Bennett after my first day of command. It has been an exciting day aboard the young Endeavour. After a very short morning brief from the staff, with very little ceremony, the keys of the ship were handed over to me...

Ahoy there, It was yet another exciting night at sea last night. We were presented with a rare opportunity to be at sea but not be required to actually sail very far. The Watch Officers were presented with a box that they could navigate within...

Ahoy there, Well what a day, I am amazed at how much activity we can fit into 24 hours sometimes. After being at anchor over night the Youth Crew have recharged their batteries and are now even more full of energy and ready and raring...

Ahoy there, Well it has been a most interesting day. We remained at sea overnight and sailed down the East coast of Fraser Island. We had excellent sailing conditions and were doing an outstanding 9kts in only 18kts of wind on a broad reach. We...

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