Despite light winds yesterday afternoon, we had some great sailing. The generators were shut down for a silent period and at 1400, following a lecture on sail theory, the ship went to tacking stations and did a few drill tacks. The fisherman sail was...
By mid afternoon yesterday the wind failed us and the ship motor sailed the last 15 nautical miles to the anchorage in Whangaroa Harbour. Once at anchor the crew proceeded ashore and commenced the hike to a local peak called 'Dukes Nose'. The track was...
Yesterday was a full on day with a lot being accomplished. Once clear of Auckland Harbour, line safety was taught and then each watch conducted setting and furling drills. This culminated in a series of tacks which finished at 1800 in the vicinity of Great...
Youth crew V04/00 joined the ship yesterday evening and after dinner we commenced the training program. This crew are a 50/50 mix of returnees and new youth crew.This morning it was up at 0630 for a spot of exercise prior to breakfast and then the...
Yesterday afternoon all crew proceeded ashore for a zany sports afternoon. This was followed by the Command Day debrief that was very thought provoking. Both good and bad points wereraised which made it more meaningful. As some say, there is no gain without pain.In the...
Command Day went very well yesterday as the youth crew initially battled very strong gale force winds. During the afternoon winds eased somewhat (20kts) making life a bit more pleasant. In typical Young Endeavour fashion, our destination was to the SW and that is where...
Had perfect sailing conditions yesterday afternoon with 20kts of south-westerly breeze on a beautiful sunny day. Early in the afternoon both Spirit of NZ and Young Endeavour hove to and then transferred youth crew between ships. Both ships then sailed together with combined Aussie and...
Waitangi Day celebrations were absolutely awesome. The sight of over 100 Maori conducting a haka at very close quarters is something I will never forget. The whole afternoon and evening was well organised and not only was it a great spectacle it was also educational...
Shortly after lunch yesterday afternoon, both Spirit of NZ and Young Endeavour anchored off Urupukapuka Is, one of the many beautiful islands in the Bay of Islands. I suspect that the master of Spirit, is selecting these anchorages based on the difficulty of the placename...
The engineer's sling shot for water balloons was given an operational evaluation shortly after lunch as we closed our friends Spirit of NewZealand at close quarters in the Bay of Islands. Both ships were without sail and similar to America's Cup racing starts, it was...
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