December 2013

Ahoy there Shipmates,Overnight the Ship remained at sea on passage eastwards along the VIC coast. Red watch woke everyone at 0700 with the attached song as we rounded Cape Otway. We then had breakfast and conducted Demonstrational Tacks to show the Youth Crew what happens...

Ahoy there Shipmates,After a night of rolling under the influence of a 1.0 metre southerly swell as we motor-sailed in a south-easterly direction we were woken at 0700 by the Red Watch singing the attached song.The Blue and White watches reluctantly dragged themselves out of...

G’day Shipmates,Welcome to day 3 of our adventure under sail. The ship remained at anchor in the lee of Robe overnight, everyone appreciating the relatively shelter of the anchorage. During the night the crew performed their anchor watch duties which included hourly checks on the...

Hello Shipmates,Welcome to Day 2 of the voyage. Overnight the Ship transited through the Gulf of St Vincent and Backstairs Passage, between Kangaroo Is and Cape Jervis, and into the Great Australian Bight. Early in the morning the southerly wind freshened to 30 knots, the...

Hi Everyone, Following another early morning wake up call and an Early Morning Activity (EMA) the anchor was weighed at 0715 and we commenced our long pilotage up the Adelaide River to the Inner Harbour during which we passed through the Bascule Bridge, which on...

Hi Everyone, Welcome to day 7 of our voyage. Regrettably overnight and during this morning the wind again moderated to less than 8kts which meant that we again had utilise main engines. By morning brief were located 20nm to the south east of the Backstairs...

Hi Everyone, Welcome to Day 6 of our voyage. By sunrise this morning we were located 15nm to the south east of Rivoli Bay sailing downwind under all three squares and enjoying a pleasant 15kt south easterly. At 0800 all sail was handed in and...

Hi Everyone, Welcome to day 5 of our voyage. A well rested crew awoke at 0630 to an overcast but fine morning.Given our picturesque anchorage we decided to commence the day with a refreshing swim in the crystal clear (slightly cool) waters of Port Fairy...

Hi Everyone, Welcome to day 4 of our voyage. During the early hours of this morning the wind moderated to less than 8kts which meant that we had to start main engines and motor-sail. By 0900 we were located 20nm to the south of Warrnambool...

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