Ahoy there friends and followers, Gee I’ve missed you lot, it feels like ages since we spoke, what with the youthies writing the last couple of logs and all. So then, where to begin? Last night I guess… (whimsical music is heard as the tape is...
Ladies and gents, boys and girls...
Ahoy there Landlubbers, A quick flashback to last night, which we spent anchored near Orpheus Island and to our absolute delight had the shortest watches our weary eyes have ever had. One short hour of looking out into the beautiful Barrier Reef region, into the...
Ahoy there shipmates,Last night was one of the most challenging nights the youth crew has faced so far on the journey. We struggled to keep the ship steering straight in the high winds and had to perform two wears during the night which involved waking...
Ahoy there Shipmates,After a restful night at anchor off Rye Sail Master Paul woke us at 0700 for a quick game of ‘Evolution’ before breakfast. The youth crew were mustered at 0750 for the ceremony of ‘colours’ which was followed by the morning brief which...
Did I mention the whale breaching all over the place at sunset last night? Thought I did. Sorry, couldn’t remember… well apart from the: brahminy kite, white-bellied sea eagles, brown booby and numerous terns, there wasn’t much wildlife spotted today, except for some humans. Foreign...
Overnight – our first night at sea – watch leaders kept their charges busy during their 4 hour shift, with ‘watch-on-deck’ training as well as sail handling and climbing consolidation. I continue to be very pleased with their progress. It was a windy and grey...
The morning of day 2 found us snugly anchored in Trinity Inlet, deep in Cairns Harbour. It was a lovely, still morning, the sun was shaping to rise over the Yarrabah, the only sound was the water slapping against the hull and distant bird song…...
Ahoy there fellow sailors, land lubbers, armchair sailors, friends and followers, T’was a great pleasure to meet the lovely youth crew of Voyage 12 today in Cairns. They embarked at 1500 with friends and family in tow, who came to inspect the ship and the staff...
Hi Everyone, Welcome to day 10 of our voyage. It was another early start this morning with a Staff Crew briefing at 0600...
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