Ahoy there, Our story of Command day continues right into the early hours of this morning with exciting sailing happening in the middle of the night. After having dismal winds the previous evening, the winds started to pick up just before midnight. Watch Leaders Izetta and...
Ahoy there Shipmates, Today I handed Command of Young Endeavour to YC Captain Colleen. She and YC Sailmaster Will are telling you what we got up to. ----------------------------------------------- Ahoy there! This is Captain Colleen and Sailmaster Will. We have taken command of the Young Endeavour with our salt...
Ahoy there shipmates! We had a productive first night at sea. The Youth Crew (YC) experienced how a Ship operates 24 hours/day at sea. They experienced the joys of sleep deprivation associated with shift work. They also contributed to keeping the Ship running and safe overnight....
Ahoy there, Day Two commenced with an early morning activity on deck at 0630 at anchor in Nelson Bay. Following showers and a hearty breakfast served-up by Chef Zac, Sail Master Harry introduced us to the ceremony of Colours and the spectacle that is the Morning...
Day 1 of Voyage 06/19 commenced at 1400 on Sunday 28 April, when the YC embarked with family and friends for a tour of the Ship and a formal welcome onboard. Our departure was delayed due to the late arrival of a YC member and...
Ahoy there shipmates, The day started for engineer Reggie and I at 0700 when we commenced the 'Captain's Setting and Furling' assessments of the watches. This is done to ensure that their sail handling skills and knowledge are at the level required to progress to Command...
Ahoy there shipmates, We anchored off Coolangatta Beach at 1015, following morning brief and 'Happy Hour', in the hope of finding some shelter from the southerly and SE swells which had made for an uncomfortable night's sleep. The anchorage proved successful and it was sheltered enough...
Ahoy there Shipmates, The day started with a singing 'Wakey Wakey' from Red Watch. The 0900 morning brief was again attended by 'Salty', who enlightened us with the nautical origins of expressions such as 'to have someone over a barrel', 'Cat's got your tongue', 'Let the...
Ahoy There Shipmates, After a good night's sleep at anchor in Trial Bay we got the crew up for some activities on deck at 0630. That was followed by morning brief, at which 'Salty' explained why Ship's toilets are called 'heads' and why Ships of...
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