Hi Everyone, Welcome to day 3 of our voyage. As expected, the weather in Bass Strait continued to deteriorate overnight with the wind consistently over 30kts and the swell rising to 4m which was extremely challenging for our young mariners and even the Staffy’s found it tough going....
Hi Everyone, Welcome to Day 2 of our voyage. After a good night’s sleep, the Young Endeavour Crew woke to an overcast but fine morning in the beautiful Quarantine Bay. Following an Early Morning Activity (EMA) at 0630, Big Breakfast then Morning Brief the Youth Crew were...
Hi Everyone, It’s Captain Gav back for Young Endeavour’s second voyage of the year giving Captain Libby a well-deserved break. This voyage will see us sail from Geelong to Sydney which will give us a chance to experience the infamous Bass Strait before making our way up...
Ahoy there landlubbers, armchair sailors and newly minted salty sea dogs! Welcome to the Captain’s Log for Day 11, the last day of Voyage 01/24! I can honestly say, it’s been the best voyage this year! Day 11 started early with a 0630 wakey wakey and,...
Command Day tasks continued to the early hours of the morning, changing 14 sails in 4 hours to ensure they met their navigation check points. During the guts watch, our navigator Mia came across an octopus who gave her a high five and new navigational...
The Youthies have reached their big day, Command Day! After training and learning how to control and handle the ship during the time they have been here, it's finally time to put all our separate skills together! The Morning started off at anchor at 0630 with...
Ahoy there landlubbers, armchair sailors and of course our salty sea pups! Welcome to the Captain’s Log for Day 8! Our Youthies kicked off Day 8 bright and early with Captain’s Setting and Furling under the glorious sunshine off Port Phillip Bay. Captain’s Setting and Furling...
Ahoy there! The watches were kept busy right from 00:00 today, being tasked with a team building challenge involving setting a sail without the help of the Staffies. This turned out to be successful, with two watches setting and packing the sail away close to their...
Ahoy there! We spent the night at Deal Island completing our first night of anchor watches (shorter 1 hour segments) giving us a peaceful nights rest. Wakey Wakey was at 6.30am starring Thousand miles away- Hoodoo Gurus- over the pipes. After a delicious pancake buffet, all Youthies...
Blue watch took charge and had the Morning Watch from 0400-0800. The beginning of the watch was horrendous with swells up to 3 metres as we crossed part of the Bass Strait towards Deal Island. During the turmoil 70% of Blue Watch was out of...
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