Hi Everyone,Welcome to day 31 of the voyage. As forecast the weather deteriorated quickly overnight and all of the watches were kept extremely busy reducing sail, setting storm sails and quickly putting sea furls on those sails not in use. At its peak we were...
Hi Everyone, Welcome to day 30 of our voyage. The wind moderated again today which was quite unexpected and even the sun made a welcome appearance which really was a pleasant surprise. Looking at the forecast this is probably the calm before the storm as we...
Hi Everyone,Welcome to day 29 of our voyage and another Sunday at sea. Today according to our planned schedule we were meant to arrive in Ushuaia or Punta Arenas if we had of gone through the Straits of Magellan, but the reality is that we...
Hi Everyone,Welcome to day 28 of our voyage. As forecast the wind is strengthening and we are continuing to make good speed and as I look up at my chart plotter and wind indicator I currently see that the wind has increased to 21kts and...
Hi Everyone, Welcome to day 27 of our voyage. For the past 48 hours the wind has been consistent from the north west at 15-20kts which has enabled us to maintain a boat speed of between 6-8kts, and at this speed we can cover up to...
Hi Everyone, Welcome to day 26 of our voyage. The good news is that the favourable winds have continued and have now freshened to 15-20kts. Over the coming days we expect this to increase more with the development of a low pressure system and trough that...
Hi Everyone,                  Welcome to day 25 of our Voyage. Finally late last night the long awaited ‘wind drought’ broke when a moderate 12-17kt north easterly kicked in. Straight away the ship was brought under fore and aft sail and engines shut down. This breeze has...
Hi Everyone, Welcome to day 24 of our voyage. Tonight rather than the normal Captains Log, Fiona from the newly formed ‘Fuchsia’ Watch has taken a more light hearted approach to writing about her day onboard Young Endeavour. It is a good read and I am...
Welcome to day 9 of our voyage. At approximately 0330 this morning a cold front passed through with wind strengths of 25-30kts. This front had been expected so upper sail had been reduced in preparation for these stronger conditions. These conditions provided some exhilarating sailing...
Hi Everyone, Welcome to day 11 of our voyage. Overnight the wind freshened and under a full press of sail we have been able to achieve speeds of 8-9kts so I am very happy with the distance travelled over the past 24hrs. Being a Sunday Routine,...
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