After a restful night at anchor off Patonga we held morning brief, 'happy hour ' and then 'rope races'.At 1000 we conducted 'Opposites' where Youthies elected to leadership positions spoke to their opposite number Staffy to get the lowdown on what their job entails.At 1230...
After a night disappointingly spent predominantly motor-sailing, due to the lack of wind, we had the usual Morning Brief, attended by Salty the Seadog who explained the history behind the Naval practice of splitting the 'dog watches'.On completion we launched into Captain's Setting and Furling,...
After a good night of downwind sailing on the square sails we conducted the daily brief and the got into Demonstrational Tacks. They are conducted to enable youth crew to observe what happens on the bridge when we tack or wear ship. This, like all...
After a restful night at anchor in Nelson Bay, Sailmaster Adam woke the crew at 0600 for a quick pre-breakfast game. After breakfast we had the usual morning brief, followed by 'happy hour '. Then Blue Watch Leader Evan gave the Youthies a brief on...
After passaging down the coast overnight, during which we ran downwind under the Topsail for 4 hours, we entered Port Stephens and anchored at Nelson Bay marina at 1100. We undertook morning brief and happy hour before lunch, followed by Watch Officer Kyle's nautical Rule...
After a pleasant night at sea motor sailing northwards, we anchored at Broughton Island at 0900. In the absence of any real wind it was decided to anchor and put the the youth crew ashore for 3 hrs while we waited for the forecast moderate...
The crew were woken by Sailmaster Adam at 0630 and invited on deck for an early morning activity prior to breakfast. At 0800 we observed the Naval ceremony of Colours, after which we had our first morning brief. This was the Sailmaster's opportunity to tell...
Ahoy there Shipmates,Overnight the Ship continued to make ground to the south towards Jervis Bay, running on the Topsail and Top Gallant squares with the light north westerlies. The wind abated to less than 10 knots during the morning watch. The fore-and-afts were set and...
Young Endeavour commenced V09/17, her first Voyage since commencing a maintenance period on 24 Apr 17. Included in the maintenance period was the installation of new main engines, the laying of a new teak foredeck and a new coat of paint on the Ship's side....
Ahoy there,We awoke at 0630 to the sounds of Evan’s rousing voice and his choice of a stirring song to motivate the crew to get out of their racks and up on deck for a quick game to get the mind and body going.At 0800...
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