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25 Jan Day One – Voyage 02/16 Commences
Hi Everyone, It’s Captain Gav returning to the ship for Voyage 02/16 and reassuming command from Captain Adam who did a fantastic job of sailing...
January 2016
17 Jan Day 6 Voyage 01/16
Ahoy-hoy folks, I hope all is well. Please enjoy Captains Log for today...
13 Jan V01/16 Fleet Base West to Esperance
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Day 2 of our voyage started after a lovely, all night sleep - the last for the voyage - having remained alongside HMAS Stirling overnight. After a lovely breakfast followed by the traditional Naval ceremony of Colours,...
12 Jan Day 4 – salty sea dogs!
Hi All, Trust everything is well out there for the land lubbers. We well and truely have our sea legs and enjoyed a fantastic day of sailing, including setting some of the square sails for the first time. Navigation was a major focus with a thorough...
08 Jan Day 8 – Command Day
Well, dear readers, you wouldn’t believe it, but we’re suddenly at day 8 and Command day. Where has the time gone? I’m glad you asked. You see, time disappears into the exotic matter of quantum foam and is accessible through cosmic shortcuts we call wormholes… but...
07 Jan Day 3 – Light Conditions
Hi Everyone, Welcome to Day 3 of our voyage. The conditions remained light overnight and by morning brief we were located 8nm east of Cape Capricorn...
03 Jan Day Nine – At anchor Rye
Hi Everyone, Welcome to day nine of our voyage.Well Command Day is now complete with our young mariners doing a great job of sailing the ship from Westernport Bay to Port Phillip Bay and along the way passing through some waypoints and of course successfully...
02 Jan Day Eight – Kangaroo Island
Hi Everyone, Welcome to day eight of our voyage. Overnight in relatively calm conditions we crossed the Investigator Strait then entered Nepean Bay early this morning coming safely to anchor at Kangaroo Islands picturesque Kingscote Harbour at 0715.Following breakfast and a short brief the Youth...