Ahoy there Shipmates,Sail Master Guv woke the crew at 0630 with another of his painful retro tunes. Again heavy rain prevented the much anticipated early morning activity so it was straight into the showers and breakfast.After the final Morning Brief and Happy Hour for the...
Ahoy there Shipmates, A well deserved night’s rest in the Hunters Bay anchorage was had by all. I think everyone onboard slept very soundly and for good reason, most were exhausted from Command Day. That didn’t stop Sail Master Guv from waking us up early...
Hello friends and families,This will be my last entry as captain. It has been an amazing 24 hours. Who knew that a bunch of strangers could come together and learn to successfully navigate and sail a tall ship after seven days of training.Overnight we continued...
Ahoy there Shipmates,After a restful night at anchor at Cottage Point, the crew were woken by Sail Master Guv at 0700 and mustered on deck for an early morning swim and rope swing. The water was fresh and the odd passing shower also wet those...
Ahoy there Shipmates,Overnight the ship continued motor-sailing towards Broken Bay, encountering some showers, high winds and big swells along the way. In these challenging conditions the watches undertook the exercise known as the BEAREX in which they are given a task, usually a sail to...
Ahoy there Shipmates,Overnight the ship continued on passage south motor-sailing with the Youth Crew focussing on completing engineering rounds and getting practical navigation experience coastal fixing along the NSW coast between Nambucca Heads and Port Macquarie, with just the Main and Topgallant staysails set. Wakey...
Ahoy there Shipmates,Overnight the Ship remained at anchor in Coffs Harbour. Sail Master Guv woke us all at 0645 and treated everyone to a quick morning swim and rope swing. We then got showered and had a delicious breakfast prepared by Super-nummary Aaron before Colours,...
Ahoy there Shipmates,We had another busy night at sea with the crew monitoring the safety of the Ship throughout. We motor-sailed through the night coming up on the second engine and reducing to just the Main Staysail centred to ensure we could sail close enough...
G’day Shipmates,Welcome to day 3 of our adventure under sail. The ship continued motor-sailing south overnight along the QLD coast and then crossed into NSW. The wind remained a fresh southerly and the swell was 2-3 metres, also from the south, through the night. The...
Hello Shipmates,Welcome to Day 2 of the voyage. Following a well deserved and much needed night’s rest the Youth Crew were woken to a windy and drizzly sunrise at 0630 by Sail Master Guv, who treated us to an ‘ice-breaker’ deck game to wake us...
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