Ahoy there shipmates,Another great night at sea saw lots of activity as you would expect. Overnight, watch leaders facilitated a self-reflection and self-awareness activity we call ‘Apples and Onions’ as well as continuing preparations for this morning’s ‘Captain’s Setting and Furling’ assessment.At 0730 Horto and...
Ahoy there Shipmates,Overnight, the youthies took advantage of being back at sea to continue skills consolidation including rounds, climbing and sail handling. They also undertook the activity we call the ‘Bearex’ which is a leadership and teamwork exercise. At 0830 the Staffies piloted the Ship...
Ahoy there shipmates, After a relatively comfortable night at sea we followed the usual morning at-sea routine of Morning Brief followed by Happy Hour and then we anchored off Byron Bay township at 1000. We had intended to put the youth crew ashore for a leg...
Overnight with the ship remained at sea on passage to Brisbane. We motor sailed with the main staysail centred due the relatively light southerly winds and a speed of advance required of 6 knots to get us to Brisbane on time.Morning brief was held at...
Ahoy there shipmates,We awoke this morning, safe and secure in our Stockton Beach anchorage. Youthies were awoken by the velvet tones of Evan the Sailmaster on the main broadcast, and like coiled springs, they were straight up and on deck for a quick ‘Ice breaker’...
Ahoy there Shipmates, It was a great pleasure to meet the lovely youth crew of Voyage 11 today in Newcastle. They embarked at 1500 with friends and family in tow, who came to inspect the Ship and the staff crew, and to farewell their loved one...
Ahoy there Shipmates, Sail Master Evan woke the crew at 0630 on a warm, sunny Brisbane morning alongside HMAS Moreton at Bulimba. The EMA was a final quick game on deck before everyone disappeared below for showers and breakfast. After the final Morning Brief and Happy Hour...
Ahoy there Shipmates, A well deserved night’s rest anchor at Tangalooma was had by all. I think everyone onboard slept very soundly and for good reason, most were exhausted from Command Day . Anchor watches were maintained overnight and the Staffies got up at 0445 and...
Ahoy there shipmates, Sail Master Evan started the day with our first morning swim and rope swing at 0700. A few people were a bit tentative given the air temperature was a little cool but once they were in the water they were loving it. We...
Ahoy there,From our last update we have had quite an eventful journey. After a strong start we were faced with varying wind and current conditions not convenient to move in the given time frame. White Watch, the watch on deck for the forenoon watch put...
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