There never seems to be a dull moment on a tall ship. After a relaxing time ashore in Dromana yesterday it was back on board for final Command Day briefings and elections, followed by a flurry of Youth Crew planning in preparation. Settling down to...
Yesterday afternoon was spent largely under motor in light winds but the time was put to good use with a communications game, again in preparation for the culminating event of Command Day. In the evening we entered Westernport for a short stop off Hanns Inlet...
After completing demonstration tacks yesterday afternoon we sailed back to anchor in Refuge Cove. The Cove besides being very scenic is also very small so after a bit of messing around we managed to set the anchor satisfactorily, confident that we would be safe...
Noon SaturdayYesterday afternoon we were focused on making best ground to windward and into shelter at Refuge Cove where we arrived at 1830. The afternoon was also spent with a lecture on ���Rule of the Road' at sea. After our arrival at Refuge...
Friday : 12 noonYesterday afternoon we were continuing our run into Bass Strait before a very pleasant north east breeze. With all plain sail set we completed some more tacking drills prior to settling down to a square sail run for...
12 Noon : ThursdayCurrently sailing about 30 nautical miles south west of Gabo Island on the NSW/Victoria border, heading south west into Bass Strait with a lovely quartering breeze pushing us along at five knots.The last 24 hours can only be described as very pleasant....
Well the sea breeze didn't appear yesterday (too much cloud cover) but we had a nice breeze from the east anyway. This made for perfect conditions for learning how to set and furl all those sails and tacking the ship which all went well....
This is Cap'n Bob back for a guest appearance so Andrew can have a well earned break after his voyages to the land of the long white cloud.Great start to Voyage 5 of 2000, bound for Geelong. Every one made it to the topgallant yard...
Having entered through Sydney Heads yesterday afternoon at midday, the Command Day continued and the ship sailed all the way to the anchorage in Rushcutters Bay with 30 mins of Command Day to spare, anchoring at 1230. The sail down the harbour was lovely with...
The ship was handed over to Captain Craig and his crew at 1400 yesterday afternoon. All sail had been handed in, so the ship was left drifting with about 100 nautical miles to run to Sydney. Very soon after handover the crew had...
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