Hi Everyone, Welcome to Day 2 of our voyage. The Youth Crew awoke to a rather cold and overcast morning with passing showers, which to be honest was not the weather any of us had expected in the tropical Whitsunday’s. We kicked of the morning...
Hi Everyone, It’s Captain Gav returning to the ship for Voyage 10/14 and assuming command from Captain Mike who has done a fantastic job of commanding Young Endeavour over the past two years. This voyage will see us spend the next 11 days sailing from...
The 12,000th young Australian to set sail in STS Young Endeavour completed the Young Endeavour Youth Development Program on 14 June 2014, after an eleven day voyage along the Queensland coast. 24 youth from around the country joined the national sail training ship at Cairns on...
Ahoy there Shipmates, Dougie woke the Youth Crew at 0630 with yet another of his funky tunes and everyone came up on deck for the last early morning activity. The sunshine and gentle breeze made a pleasant change from the weather we have experienced for...
Ahoy there Shipmates, The ship remained at sea overnight motor sailing along the QLD coat towards the Whitsunday Islands. All the watches further developed their watch-on-deck skills, including conducting engineering rounds, whilst further developing their climbing and sail work skills during their night watches. White...
Ahoy there land lovers, It’s Captain Abby the Ranga Captain here again! Overnight the rotational Youth crew watches successfully manned the ship while the Staffies had a restful night! During the night there was lots of activity on deck as the Youth Crew set and...
Ahoy-hoy!Overnight the ship continued to sail towards Hinchinbrook Island. Sunrise saw us approaching Zoe Bay, and in the morning light with clouds hanging on its peaks, the island looked amazing. The sun rising through the clouds with crepuscular rays shooting everywhere was almost Biblical. Unfortunately...
Overnight the ship continued to press north-west, sailing under Topgallant, Topsail and Course square sails and the main staysail, making good around 3-4 knots which is not bad going, in only 9-10 knots of breeze. YC conducted successful teamwork exercises whilst on watch overnight before...
Ahoy! Having remained at anchor in Nara Inlet, Hook Island overnight, the YC awoke to a fun, Early Morning Activity at 0630 followed by a yummy, BBQ breakie on deck. Thanks Nick, Peta and Jessica, great spread. It was a magnificent morning to be alive....
Ahoy, Our second night at sea was a little gentler with a reduction in the wind and swell. We sailed throughout the night with the YC managing the sail handling, climbing the masts, looking after Watch on Deck (steering, lookout, rounds, etc.) and generally enjoying...
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