Ahoy, Our second night at sea was a little gentler with a reduction in the wind and swell. We sailed throughout the night with the YC managing the sail handling, climbing the masts, looking after Watch on Deck (steering, lookout, rounds, etc.) and generally enjoying...
Well, our first night at sea was a little lumpy. Not gonna lie, there was some feeding of the fish. Having conducted a tack at midnight (yes, everyone was required) we continued to make tracks south, to the east of Hook Island. Destination: Whitehaven Beach....
Sandy woke everyone up at 0630 this morning for an Early Morning Activity (EMA). This involved a brisk walk around the deck which was lovely, before conducting a little ice-breaker activity by introducing ourselves and our favourite thing. The sun was coming up, it was...
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the first Captains Log entry for V08/14 Airlie Beach to Cairns. Let me introduce our team: Captain – Adam Sail Master – Sandy Navigator – Dion Watch Officer – Paige Red Watch Leader – Matt...
Ahoy there Shipmates,Kenny woke the Youth Crew at 0630 with yet another of his funky tunes and everyone came up on deck for the last early morning activity. The passing heavy showers and fresh wind made for a rude wake-up.After everyone had the blood flowing...
Ahoy there Shipmates,This morning Kenny woke the Youth Crew at 0630 and roused them up and onto the deck for an entertaining early morning activity. With the blood flowing and everyone ready and raring for another full day of fun the Youth Crew then went...
Ahoy there shipmates, Captain James here!Today included the conclusion of Command day which was certainly quite the challenging experience!We set sail last night at 2000, with the staffies helping us weigh anchor and motor out of Cid Harbour to the first of five waypoints. As...
Ahoy there Shipmates,After a quiet night at anchor recharging our batteries Kenny woke the Crew at 0630 and got us up on deck for EMA between passing showers.We had morning brief straight after Colours followed by the usual ‘happy hour’. At 0900 we held ‘Opposites’...
Ahoy there Shipmates,Overnight the Watches were kept busy undertaking the ‘Apples and Onions’ activity followed by anchor watches. During the first watch, when the 25, gusting to 30 knot, winds combined with the tidal stream running through Butterfly Bay, it was necessary to put out...
Ahoy there Shipmates,The ship remained at sea overnight initially making good speed northwards in the fresh SE conditions, rolling occasionally when a larger set of swells came through. During the ‘guts watch’ the blueys had a busy time, when the wind backed 40 degrees, setting...
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