June 2018

Ahoy there Shipmates, Overnight the ship continued on a beam reach taking advantage of the 20-30 knot westerlies to make a quick passage to Broken Bay. At 0700 we commenced the Captain’s Setting and Furling assessment of the Youth Crew by Watches. We had completed that...

Ahoy there Shipmates, Overnight the ship remained at sea on passage to Jervis Bay. The wind fluctuated a bit through the middle and morning watches. We were motor-sailing with the fore and main staysails set and at times had to come off engines as the apparent...

Ahoy there Shipmates,Overnight the Ship remained at anchor in Snug Cove, Twofold Bay. At 0800 we observed the ceremony of Colours followed by Morning Brief and Happy Hour.At 0930 Navigator Adam gave the Navigation Brief to the Youth Crew, which was followed by lunch. At...

G’day Shipmates,Welcome to day 3 of our adventure under sail. The ship continued sailing SSW overnight along the NSW coast on a beam reach. Overnight the wind remained westerly, at times freshening to over 20 knots and a 1.5m north-easterly swell was experienced. This wind,...

Ahoy there Shipmates,We had a great night of sailing towards Twofold Bay, with good wind conditions that varied requiring changes in the sail plan. Youth Crew kept deck watches overnight, during which they were responsible for conducting duties as helmsman, lookout and for conducting engineering...

Ahoy Shipmates, welcome to Voyage 18/18. Under gloomy skies we embarked the Youth Crew of Voyage 18/18 at 1500 this afternoon alongside HMAS Moreton, with friends and family in tow. After the Youth Crew stowed their gear and our guests had quick tours of the...

Ahoy shipmates, Our transit north has commenced. After a leisurely exit from the Whitsundays, YE spent the night under a full press of square sails (top gallant, topsail, course sail). Another dazzling sunrise greeted us this morning, and the fine conditions have continued all day....

Ahoy shipmates, Calm seas and light winds have been the order of the day (and night). We continued our transit to Magnetic Island overnight, finally anchoring in Horseshoe Bay at 1115 this morning. They Youth Crew were able to spend some time (and money) on...

Ahoy there Shipmates,Overnight the Ship continued to make ground to the north-north-east towards Sydney. The wind remained a steady 12 to 15 knots from the south-south-west during the morning watch. Overnight the all of the watches continued with their sail setting and furling practice as...

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