V13/17 Tag

Ahoy there,Sail Master Evan woke everyone at 0630 and got them up on deck for a quick early morning activity prior to breakfast. The day’s weather started as grey and cold.We held the ceremony of Colours, during which we raise our Australian National Flag at...

Ahoy there,The wake up tune happened at 0630 today and the morning activity was a quick competitive game to get minds and bodies going. After breakfast it was the final morning brief at which we heard from Salty who explained the naval traditions of the...

Ahoy again! This is Captain Sean at the helm of another fantastic Captains Log,It was a slow start for the Young Endeavour’s sail from Broken Bay to Newcastle but the weather was eventually on our side, after a brilliantly elaborate crew wind dance at Mid-Ship.As...

Ahoy there,What a beautiful morning! 6.30 am anchored in Flint and Steel Bay, a light breeze from the east, clear blue skies and a fantastic view of the junction of Cowan Creek and the Hawkesbury River. Too lovely not to share with the whole crew...

Ahoy there,Another night of the Ship rolling under the influence of a beam swell, although it did abate through the night as we continued to motor towards Pittwater, our next planned anchorage.At 0930 Brett the engineer and I conducted our staysail setting and furling competency...

Ahoy there,We awoke at 0630 to the sounds of Evan’s rousing voice and his choice of a stirring song to motivate the crew to get out of their racks and up on deck for a quick game to get the mind and body going.At 0800...

Ahoy there,We had a pleasant night at sea running downwind for much of the night with the Topsail and Main Staysail set. The Youth Crew undertook the activity known as Apples and Onions during their night watches. It is a self-awareness activity, facilitated by the...

Ahoy there,We remained at sea overnight on passage to Coffs Harbour. Sailmaster Evan woke us at the New South Wales time of 0700 with a lovely Tom Petty song as a tribute to his musical achievements. After surveying an anchorage south of Coffs Harbour and...

Ahoy there,Last night we had a great overnight sail making ground to the south and the new crew members got to experience the tasks and duties involved with keeping a Ship at sea 24 hrs/day. Unfortunately the wind almost deserted us late in the evening...

Ahoy there,The day started with a couple of wake-up tunes and a call to muster on deck from Evan. Morning activities consisted of a few laps walking around the deck followed by another quick Ice-Breaker before everyone headed below for showers and the first of...

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