Ahoy there landlubbers and armchair sailors, welcome to the Captain’s Log for Day 3! I was going to hand over the reins to the Youthies tonight but they’re aloft watching a beautiful sunset as we sail through Schouten Passage so you’ve got me! Overnight the Youthies...
Ahoy there landlubbers and armchair sailors! Welcome to the Captain’s Log for Day 2! Sail Master Charlotte woke the ship up bright and early with some inspiration from the soundtrack of Moana. Braving the cool morning air our Youthies emerged on deck for an introduction to...
Ahoy there landlubbers, armchair sailors and salty sea dogs! Happy New Year! Welcome to the Captain’s Log for Voyage 01/24. It was a cool summer’s afternoon for the Youth Crew of Voyage 01/24 to join us alongside Princes Wharf in Hobart, Tasmania. Our first Youthies of the...
Day 5 of the Young Endeavour voyage from Sydney to Hobart was brought upon by rough seas and strong winds. Specifically, +5 metre waves and +40 knot winds. Our usual daily brief which is normally hosted at the bridge of the ship was postponed due...
What a difference a day makes! The day started with a guts watch to be remembered – cold, wet and windy. Battling through the Bass Strait, we had swells coming well over the gunnels, and fought to control the sails and the winds, not wishing...
Ahoy there m’laddies, it’s been a rough night and rough day, literally and figuratively! We started off our trip through the Bass Straight around 0300 this morning. This greeted us with huge swells, sunnier weather and, lots wind and water to attack the crew. Wet...
Ahoy landlubbers! Ballistic Blueys Sophia and Carl checking in. Today we began our day with a killer breakfast from our wonderful chef Ash and motor sailing from Jervis Bay through some fun seas. This was followed by Morning Brief and the happiest hour of the...
Ahoy there! Welcome to the Captain’s Log for Voyage 20! This isn’t just any voyage. This time we’ve embarked 24 former Youth Crew (now dubbed Returnees!) and 3 Radio Operators, because we’re supporting the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as a Radio Relay Vessel! Our newest band...
We rose throughout the night to our last anchor watches with two other Youthies. Can’t say we were all awake through them, but the rounds were done and everyone was relatively happy. We had our last EMA game, where Will and others won the game...
Welcome back to Command Day! Previously, we left you with bellies full of pudding (particularly Ethan) and hearts full of hope. As the clock struck midnight, the Youthies crew was awoken to the sound of our new Sail Master calling everyone to deck to perform...
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