Captain’s Log

Hi Everyone, Welcome to Young Endeavour’s Second voyage for 2026. This voyage will see us sail from Hobart to Geelong via the West Coast of Tasmania, which will give us the chance to see some spectacular scenery and be tested by some very unpredictable weather conditions, which...

Our final day of Voyage 01/26 was bittersweet. The sun was shining as we awoke at 0630 and our thoughts immediately went to the celebration that was. Slideshows, laughs, memories, reflection and friendships made at sea through shared experience. There is something very special about...

Day 9 of Voyage 01/26 - and the day started with the Youth Crew still in command of their beautiful ship. The weather gods turned on an experience with consistent 20-25kn winds overnight. Youthie Navs James and Zoe did a fantastic job plotting our course...

Command day on STS Young Endeavor V01/26; a big day for us today as us youthies took over the ship at 1000, Matthew, our elected captain wore the pirate hat with pride as he stepped into the role with me (Sailmaster Aurora), James the Navigator,...

Ahoy landlubbers! Welcome to Day 7 of this epic voyage of adventure. We are looking forward to an anchorage tonight after our watches have been forging their skills at sea for two days. We sailed our way across Stormy Bay once again and dropped the...

Ahoy there! Mum, Dad, it’s official. I am not coming home. Nathan’s Pork Belly Adobo has pulled me over the line. Goodbye landlubber life. Hello salty sea dog living! Last night, the sunset was incredible. It looked like a lava explosion in the sky. All the colours...

Ahoy there, Landlubbers! This is James, Neve, Eamon and Mikaela here for a debrief on day 5! Last night, we set anchor in the haunted (allegedly) Port Arthur, a penal colony that is one of the more beautiful and history infused places we have sailed to....

Ahoy! This is Marty, Matthew, and Zoe reporting from STS Young Endeavour Day 4! Last night we were anchored in the beautiful and unique Adventure Bay on Bruny Island. We spent all night taking turns on Anchor watch looking out for drag and wind. Each watch...

Last night the youthies got stuck into overnight watches, as we continued our passage towards Adventure Bay on Bruny Island. Reddies were on from 1800 – 2000, followed by the Whities who had the helm from 2000-0001, and then the Blueys had the infamous “guts”...

It’s a wonderful, calm second day on the water. The sun has come out after a cloudy morning and we are all very excited for the journey ahead. After anchoring the ship at Sandy Bay overnight, we’re making our way down the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, around...

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