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31 May Day 8 – Command Day Part 1…Farewell Broken Bay!
Ahoy shipmates...
May 2021
30 May Day 7 – Captain’s Setting and Furling…and Command Day Elections.
Ahoy shipmates…Day 7 and Command Day looms! Tomorrow we venture to sea...
29 May Day 6 – Broken Bay…Navigation and Rules of the Road.
Ahoy shipmates…Day 6…still in Broken Bay. The sea and wind outside the bay remain a bit untidy, so we continued to keep the youth crew busy in smooth waters of the bay. The girls have covered the day in detail below, so I’ll leave you...
28 May Day 5 – Patonga Beach, a Hike, and Jerusalem Bay!
Ahoy shipmates…Day 5. After an excellent night heading north under square sails, we arrived safely at anchor in Broken Bay at 0700 this morning. Gotta say…it’s a bit brisk! We will spending the next day or two in and around Broken Bay to avoid some...
27 May Day 4 – Sun, Sea and Sails!
Ahoy shipmates…Day 4 and some awesome sailing conditions. After a restful night at anchor we departed Jervis Bay at 0730 and immediately set a full press of fore and aft sails to make best use of the 15knot (and chilly) south westerly breeze. Morning brief...
26 May Day 3 – Jervis Bay, Rotational Tacks, Rope Swing, Beach and BBQ!
Ahoy shipmates…Day 3, Jervis Bay. The gents have very eloquently covered the day’s events below, so I’ll give you the basics…after a pleasant sail (not all would agree) down the coast in moderate conditions, we entered the sheltered waters of the beautiful Jervis Bay around...
25 May Day 2 – First Climbs, To Sea, Some Wind…and Hello Green Goblin!
Ahoy shipmates…Day 2. As promised, a busy one. After a restful night at anchor in Athol Bay, the sailmaster had us up at 0630 for a pre-sunrise early morning activity. After breakfast we all gathered around the bridge for our first morning brief, hearing from...
24 May Day 1 – Welcome Aboard, Athol Bay…and the Sounds of the Zoo!
Ahoy shipmates...
09 May Day 1 – Ahoy there!
Ahoy there shipmates, landlubbers and armchair sailors, it was fantastic to meet the lovely youth crew of Voyage 12 today in beautiful Gladstone, comprising 18 Aussie youth, from all over Queensland. They embarked at 1500 with friends and family in tow, who came to inspect...
08 May Day 9 – Command day part 2
Well readers, we are happy to report that our Command Day is now successfully completed. We had some testing conditions over night but our 16 youth crew members all stood up to the challenge and we reached our destination of beautiful Cid Harbour around lunch...
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