When I first took my first steps on Young Endeavour I was terrified. I had little to no knowledge about sailing and I was already challenging myself meeting new people, being outside of my comfort zone. During my voyage I made long life friends, found comfort...
Ahoy there dear readers, this is the final night of the voyage and we can finally take a collective breath and relax our white-knuckle grip on the ship, as we have come safely to anchor in Corio Bay...
Ahoy! I, Youthie Captain Felix James Connelly, have the privilege of writing about Part 1 of Command Day. The day started with another of Matty’s wake-up songs over the pipes followed by many a bleary eyed sailor making their way upon deck for a morning game....
Ahoy there dear readers, Day 8 found us sheltered in the lee of Wilsons Promontory, in the lovely Sealers Cove...
As the sun rose over our seventh day, the wind sang through every corner of the ship, the birds sang in the trees, and Jarod sang when he thought no-one was listening. We found ourselves waking up to the beautiful views of Sealers Cove, beset by...
Day 6 in STS Young Endeavour! Staffies put the ship in our capable hands again for anchor watches overnight. The Youthies had a good night sleep with the Anchor watches being an hour and a half long, then when dusk broke we were awoken at 0630...
Ahoy dear readers, anchored in Sealers Cove in the lee of Wilsons Promontory as I write this, a gale force westerly wind warning is in effect for next few days so our intention is to stay put and wait out the passing weather. Having had...
Ahoy there friends and family of Voyage 13/22. Welcome back to another addition of the Captains Log! Throughout the darkness of the night, we worked hard to maintain the continuation of this noble voyage. Many trips were made to the upper decks throughout the evening to feed...
Ahoy from the Young Endeavour youthies of Voyage 13, 2022. After our first night of rotating watches (20:00 – 24:00, 00:00 – 04:00, 04:00 – 08:00), the number of sick bags tossed overboard was finally eclipsed by the number of bags under eyes. We left Jervis Bay...
Ahoy there dear readers, day 2 found us motorsailing down the south coast past Wollongong and Kiama overnight and into Jervis Bay at 0630 proceeding to anchor in the southern end of the bay at 0715. Quite a lovely, flat spot after such a lumpy...
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