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...
Ahoy there, We have had a spectacular day of sailing today. Overnight the watches brought the ship under a full press of sail with all three squares set. They also consolidated their navigation skills as well as the basic watch on deck skills of lookout,...
Ahoy there, Well the program is in full swing today, the Youth Crew have forgotten their lives ashore and have all embraced ship borne routines. They were awoken at the wonderful hour of 0630 by Sail Master Jordo to the colourful music of Johnny Cash....
Ahoy there,Welcome to the Captains log for voyage 15/12. The Staffies have been flat out today getting the ship ready for sea all morning long. All the stores have been stowed, the sails prepared and the decks washed. The Staff Crew for this voyage consists...
Ahoy there,Well the time has come to do the final preps before we hand the ship over to the Youth Crew for their Command Day. We started out the day with a friendly deck game which was then followed by an early morning swim. Now...
Good evening Shipmates, It has been another trying day of hanging on as the predicted 25-30 kt SE winds have prevailed all day. A small tear in the jib necessitated furling the sail and for balance the mainsail was also put to bed. In their...
Ahoy There, Welcome to Command Day! Day eight of our fantastic voyage from Mackay to Airlie Beach.We kicked the morning off with a great breakfast (as always), our usual morning brief, and then yet another amazing hour of cleaning, Happy Hour!After our usual morning routine was...
Ahoy there everyone, Welcome to day four, overnight the ship continued alternating between sailing and motor sailing as the winds abated and strengthened sporadically. As the ship rounded Breaksea Spit and entered Hervey Bay. The morning commenced with an inspiring wakey wakey song composed by Red...
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