Kilmore firefighter Stephanie Calderwood, 20, was one of 24 young CFA volunteers from Victoria to swap the fire truck for a sailboat for an 11-day voyage across the Tasman Sea. The participants were picked for the challenge following a rigorous application process for the Young Endeavour...
Hello to all friends and family following along on our Young Endeavour adventure. It's youthies Sam and Lily (D) to bring you today’s recount! V14/22 is wrapping up, with only 2 sleeps left. Today was the second half of command day, and we are excited to...
Hello again to all our friends and family back home, Youthie Sailmistress Jordan here! Today marked the commencement of our Command Day! (WOOHOO) At 1000hrs the staffies handed over command of this beautiful vessel to the youth crew, trusting us with the task of sailing us...
Ahoy there Landies! At the crack of dawn, Red Watch was at the helm sailing up the coast past all the lights of Sydney and Wollongong. After the slight distraction of a shark fin spotted off the stern(!), we made our way past Baronjoey Headland and...
Howdy folks! Youthies Lill and Jay (Gen) here with the day 6 Captain’s Log. Despite being at sea all day in choppy conditions, there was minimal seasickness and plenty to do and see. We started the day with a jog around the ship and a game...
Ahoy all, Mitch and Will here on tonight's Captains log duties. After what felt like a life time at sea we finally landed in Batemans Bay after a rough two day sail from Deal Island. We started off the day seeing a seal waving at us to...
Ahoy! This is youthies Nikki Grosser and Liam Byrne writing on behalf of Red Watch. Today has been a full 24 hours on the Bass Strait and the Tasman Sea. The whole crew have been taking turns on ‘watch duty’ which has usually involved 4 hour...
Ahoy there shipmates, I am youthie Charly, bringing you today’s Captain’s Log. This morning started with Red Watch’s rendition of ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ to wake all youthies and staffies at 0700. Following this, grill king Jarod delivered yet another beautiful breakfast, consumed by all on...
Ahoy there Shipmates, The youth crew of V14 awoke to the startling, true blue sounds of John Williamson’s “Home among the Gum Trees” (Sail Mistress Emma’s pick) at a crisp 0630 for a few brisk laps around the deck. After a scrumptious English breakfast provided by...
Ahoy there Shipmates, Welcome to the Captain’s Log for Day 1 of Voyage 14/22, Geelong to Sydney. The Youth Crew joined the Ship berthed on the Wave Attenuator Pontoon, adjacent the Royal Yacht Club of Geelong, Victoria. It was a beautiful sunny summer’s day with a...
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