June 2018

Ahoy there shipmates,Another great night at sea saw lots of activity as you would expect. Overnight, watch leaders facilitated a self-reflection and self-awareness activity we call ‘Apples and Onions’ as well as continuing preparations for this morning’s ‘Captain’s Setting and Furling’ assessment.At 0730 Horto and...

Ahoy there Shipmates,Overnight, the youthies took advantage of being back at sea to continue skills consolidation including rounds, climbing and sail handling. They also undertook the activity we call the ‘Bearex’ which is a leadership and teamwork exercise. At 0830 the Staffies piloted the Ship...

Ahoy there shipmates, After a relatively comfortable night at sea we followed the usual morning at-sea routine of Morning Brief followed by Happy Hour and then we anchored off Byron Bay township at 1000. We had intended to put the youth crew ashore for a leg...

Overnight with the ship remained at sea on passage to Brisbane. We motor sailed with the main staysail centred due the relatively light southerly winds and a speed of advance required of 6 knots to get us to Brisbane on time.Morning brief was held at...

Ahoy there shipmates,We awoke this morning, safe and secure in our Stockton Beach anchorage. Youthies were awoken by the velvet tones of Evan the Sailmaster on the main broadcast, and like coiled springs, they were straight up and on deck for a quick ‘Ice breaker’...

Ahoy there Shipmates, It was a great pleasure to meet the lovely youth crew of Voyage 11 today in Newcastle. They embarked at 1500 with friends and family in tow, who came to inspect the Ship and the staff crew, and to farewell their loved one...

Ahoy there Shipmates,Sail Master Baggers woke the crew at 0600 on a grey, damp Newcastle morning. The EMA he had cleverly devised was for the Youth Crew to erect our mid-ships awning. After the final Morning Brief and Happy Hour for the Voyage, Young Endeavour departed...

Ahoy there Shipmates, A well deserved night’s rest alongside Queen’s Wharf was had by all. I think everyone onboard slept very soundly and for good reason, most were exhausted from Command Day, but that didn’t stop us from conducting our usual Early Morning Activity on the...

Ahoy there Shipmates, After a restful night at anchor in Jerusalem Bay, the crew were woken by Sail Master Guv at 0645 and mustered on deck in the grey drizzly weather for an early morning activity. We then dined on another of Marcus’ delicious breakfasts prior...

Ahoy there, Well, do I have a story for you!With a sail plan in order, the crew is woken up at 0630 with 30min to be on deck, ready to sail out of Broken Bay.  We planned to set the forestaysail, mainstaysail, jib, mainsail and follow...

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