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24 Apr Up Above
"I had never been someone who was afraid of heights, but as soon as I started climbing the mast for the first time, I couldn't stop shaking. I remember the numerous stops we had to make on our ascent to the top, the nerves just...
April 2017
24 Apr Newfound passion for sailing
"September 18th last year, I embarked on the trip of a lifetime. I sailed from Darwin to Broome on the Young Endeavour, and it changed my life. I'd never sailed before, never had the confidence to give it a try. I was going through a rough...
23 Apr Friendships through Storms
"When I look back at my time on the Young Endeavour, there are so many moments that I remember so fondly. Moments that make no sense to anyone that wasn’t on Voyage 07/17. From calling in Blue Watch, to “classic white watch”, dancing to the doorbell music...
21 Apr Sydney to Newcastle with the YE
"My Young Endeavour voyage was from Sydney to Newcastle. I come from Perth, so it was exciting to see what the coastline in the eastern states is like. It was very beautiful, and being used to WA beaches, that’s saying something! I particularly loved seeing...
21 Apr Why sailing is better than anything else on this planet
"Even better than sleeping you might ask? Yep, yes, yepparoo.And you'll get plenty of one and not quite enough of the other on the voyage too.I realised as I was trying to convince a bunch of very tired, post bike-hike weekend camp Scouts a few...
21 Apr A voyage on the Young Endeavour
"When an ad for Young Endeavour popped up in my Facebook feed I initially thought nothing of it. But after scrolling past it for weeks I decided to check it out, and I can safely say I have never made a better decision. A quick...
18 Apr Day 10 – some new friends
Hi All, A great restful night at anchor for our young mariners. We weighed anchor just after breakfast and proceeded to Garden Island and berthed at the Navy's Fleet Base where we embarked a small group of guests from the Southerland Shire Disability Services for a...
17 Apr Day 9 – Command Day
Good evening all, Captain Matt here, We awoke this morning to rolling seas and a pleasant sunrise as we embarked on the final hours of Command Day for voyage 08/17. Following breakfast and an entertaining morning brief, with appearances from Nav, Salty, the Captain and a...
16 Apr Day 8 – Command Day
Good evening All, We awoke to a brilliant Pirates of the Caribbean morning with a great mist lying over the water in ‘our’ creek. After breakfast we had our morning brief and happy hour before a great session of Rope Races and deck games. We did...
15 Apr Day 7 – a fun day at sea …and up the creek
Good evening Everyone, Another delightful day with outstanding weather albeit little wind, which is somewhat problematic in a Tall Ship. This morning we awoke with the Ship to seaward of Norah Head motor sailing south towards Broken Bay. We completed our usual morning routine and then...