Ahoy there friends and followers, Gee I’ve missed you lot, it feels like ages since we spoke, what with the youthies writing the last couple of logs and all. So then, where to begin? Last night I guess… (whimsical music is heard as the tape is...
Ladies and gents, boys and girls...
Ahoy there Landlubbers, A quick flashback to last night, which we spent anchored near Orpheus Island and to our absolute delight had the shortest watches our weary eyes have ever had. One short hour of looking out into the beautiful Barrier Reef region, into the...
Did I mention the whale breaching all over the place at sunset last night? Thought I did. Sorry, couldn’t remember… well apart from the: brahminy kite, white-bellied sea eagles, brown booby and numerous terns, there wasn’t much wildlife spotted today, except for some humans. Foreign...
Overnight – our first night at sea – watch leaders kept their charges busy during their 4 hour shift, with ‘watch-on-deck’ training as well as sail handling and climbing consolidation. I continue to be very pleased with their progress. It was a windy and grey...
The morning of day 2 found us snugly anchored in Trinity Inlet, deep in Cairns Harbour. It was a lovely, still morning, the sun was shaping to rise over the Yarrabah, the only sound was the water slapping against the hull and distant bird song…...
Ahoy there fellow sailors, land lubbers, armchair sailors, friends and followers, T’was a great pleasure to meet the lovely youth crew of Voyage 12 today in Cairns. They embarked at 1500 with friends and family in tow, who came to inspect the ship and the staff...
I’m writing this penultimate log of this fantastic voyage with a little moisture in my eyes, dear readers… probably just dust. But please excuse me if I get a little misty eyed and emotional, I’ve grown close to these youthies these last 10 days, we’ve...
Landlubbers, Overnight the watches went calmly as per usual, being supervised by the watch officers and myself. We managed to tick off a few tasks off overnight one of which included getting as many sails up as the wind would allow. There were few...
Well, dear readers, you wouldn’t believe it, but we’re suddenly at day 8 and Command day. Where has the time gone? I’m glad you asked. You see, time disappears into the exotic matter of quantum foam and is accessible through cosmic shortcuts we call wormholes… but...
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