Ahoy there Shipmates, Welcome to the Captain’s Log for Day 1 of Voyage 17/25, Adelaide to Geelong. The Youth Crew (YC) joined Young Endeavour (YE) berthed at the McLaren Wharf in Port Adelaide, SA. It was a beautiful sunny spring day with a light breeze from the...
Ahoy readers! Command day is finally upon us, with the staff stepping back while we sail en route to Adelaide, (hopefully). Wakey wakey was at 06:30, with an amazing HOT breakfast soon after (WE LOVE YOU STEVE!) and we have full assurance that our new chefs...
Ahoy landlubbers! We have just anchored off Port Lincoln after a sensational 5 day sail across The Great Australian Bite. 1000nm at sea and this motley crew of Young Australian adventurers have prevailed through some arduous conditions. The Bite wasn't going to make it easy...
It was another late start today. 08:00 wakey wakey. Its day 4 at sea and all the watches are going through their watch rotations and this means late nights and little sleep. We came on deck to midships to White Watch up the foremast taking...
Overnight we layered up and endured the cold wind for our watches where we practiced our navigation skills and passed the time by stargazing. We were blessed this morning with a sleep in to manage our fatigue, before jumping into our morning brief and HAPPY...
Rise and shine to a fresh breeze and plenty of sea spray! Day Six was a clear morning with no rain and it began with a very interesting morning brief by Jack and our resident Salty. Thank you for your wonderful knowledge about the great...
Ahoy readers, After our first full night of sailing, we started off the day fresh and early with the morning watch climbing the foremast to a beautiful sunrise. Sure was chilly! Once the rest of the youth crew had awoken, we enjoyed a fantastic meal from Big...
After returning back alongside Albany Wharf late last night the amazing Royal Australian Navy network that underpins our beautiful ship sprang into action. A replacement firepump was sourced from our good friends onboard HMAS Perth and with the help of the Fleet Logistics teams, support...
What a day! The winds dropped away overnight and we were greeted by 5-10kn of south westerly wind with a much more comfortable sea state. Youth Crew awoke at 0630 for their EMA game of Ubuntu before breakfast and we were ready to go! We weighed...
Ahoy readers! The cold winds out of the South Pole continued as we remained at anchor overnight last night. Two of our three watches managed to complete their night climbs late into the night but a sleet shower put a stop to that! It was...
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