November 2017

Ahoy there,Sail Master Evan woke everyone at 0630 and got them up on deck for a quick early morning activity prior to breakfast. The day’s weather started as grey and cold.We held the ceremony of Colours, during which we raise our Australian National Flag at...

Hi Everyone,                         Well the Youth did a fantastic job of sailing the ship all the way from Middle Percy Island to our current anchorage at St Bees Island. The main engines were not used once and they really did well throughout the whole of their...

Good evening All, We had a comfortable motor sail up the coast overnight with the Youth Crew standing watch (shifts) to keep a good lookout, helm (steer), adjust and trim sails, do rounds of the Ship and/or a) sleep, b) be a little sea sick c)...

Hi Everyone,                     Welcome to Day 10 of our voyage. The Youth Crew were woken at 0630 this morning and were greeted by a spectacular Sydney morning. Following an early morning activity, breakfast and a short morning brief the anchor was weighed and we transited the...

Hi Everyone,                         Welcome to Day 9 of our voyage. By sunrise this morning we were located 24nm to the south of Port Jackson sailing downwind under all three squares.Regrettably the wind had moderated overnight which had reduced our boat speed considerably and made it impossible...

Hi Everyone,                   Welcome to day eight of our voyage. Following a peaceful night at anchor in the beautiful Jervis Bay we awoke to overcast morning with a slight chill in the air. This did not deter us from having a refreshing morning swim which was...

Hi Everyone,                      By sunrise this morning we were located 15nm to the south of Jervis Bay sailing under a reduced sail plan in strong south easterly conditions. Rather than the normal morning routine of morning brief we started the morning with Captains Setting and Furling...

Hi Everyone,                      Welcome to day six of our voyage. As forecast the strong southerly change occurred during the early hours of this morning and the temperature plummeted which meant an extremely cold start to morning when the Youth Crew mustered on deck for their early...

Hi Everyone,                   Welcome to Day 5 of our voyage. The strong 18-24kt northerlies remained with us overnight which meant that we enjoyed some good sailing and a fast passage south.At 0920 this morning we handed in sail and entered the confines of Twofold Bay...

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