Ahoy there armchair readers and followers of our adventures. Today ends Voyage 09/25: Thursday Island to Darwin. This was a 13 day journey of discovery with a rich flavour of reconciliation, connection to country, and forging this small crew into one tight knit unit as...
Day twelve was another very hot day in the Northern Territory! First thing this morning, the Youthies were straight up on the yards, literally hanging out on their way into HMAS Coonawarra to berth for a Community Day Sail. On arrival we had two Army Cadet...
Tensions rose as the commencement of Command Day drew closer. At 1pm we gathered at midships for our official handover after which, the ship was in our hands, and the staffies were unusually happy. For our first task we were faced with the challenge of rowing...
The long-awaited day has arrived, Command Day. A day filled of mixed emotions of excitement and nerves. This morning was a bustle of preparations as we eagerly waited for the time to arrive. The time for us crew to spread our wings and take charge of...
We started the day with a beautiful sunrise beaming through the portals. While getting out of bed thinking of what the staffies has planned for us today. As the morning passes, the naughty chef – Kingy - cooked up a feast that was so good...
We started the day sailing through a stunning sunrise on our approach to anchor in Southwest Bay of the beautiful South Goulburn Island. The dramatic dawn hinted at the incredible day of adventure, fun and stories that were to come. Our plan for the day was...
We had a chilly morning on watch this morning with 26 degrees at 4am. The ship sailed her way to our next anchorage travelling across Arafura Sea with winds of 25kn and seas to 1m which caused the ship to heel 20 degrees starboard. It...
At last, we sleep in stillness at anchor for the first time since we left Thursday Island as we regather ourselves from an eventful adventure packed couple of days sailing across the Gulf of Carpentaria. We were greeted this morning with three gorgeous lemon sharks...
Ahoy, The day for us started in the early hours. Sails went up and sails went down as our three fabulous teams Red, White, and blue worked around the clock with the aim of making it through Cumberland Passage this morning. But unfortunately, the sea had...
Ahoy! This morning Red watch had the pleasure of watching a beautiful sunrise from the lower top deck. Many of blue watch didn’t make it to brekky as they chose a sleep in over Kingy’s custard tarts (big mistake). Today also marked the first time the...
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