Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - Young Endeavour arrives at Hobart
Young Endeavour arrived at Hobart on 31 December 2010 with youth crew aloft the mast, celebrating as they completed the 628 nautical mile Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race course.
Young Endeavour was the Support Communication Vessel for the 2010 event. Her crew included twelve Navy staff crew and 25 young Australians from around the country.
Lieutenant Commander Damien Munchenberg RAN, Captain of Young Endeavour, commended the youth crew on their hard work. "The weather provided some challenges for all crew members, but the voyage has been an extremely rewarding experience," said Damien.
"The youth crew performed sensationally, showing true determination and spirit to climb aloft in the prevailing conditions to sea furl the sails and work the deck.
"They have been rewarded by some inspiring experiences, supportive shipmates and the beautiful maritime environment along the New South Wales and Tasmanian coasts".
25 year old Kylie Jones, of Perth, says sailing with the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet has been fantastic. "The highlight has been the weather - we have had perfect days, really tough days, as well as rain, and it's great to have had conditions that really pushed us," said Kylie.
"It was brilliant to arrive in Tasmania for the first time, and I'm looking forward to staying for a few weeks".
Also completing the voyage today is 21 year old Rayner Freberg, of Sydney. "Just sailing in a tall ship is so much fun, and I've had an amazing time," said Rayner.
"There were always three or four yachts on the horizon while we were on watch, and the weather was made for sailing. The east coast of Tasmania is one of the prettiest places I've seen".
On Sunday 02 January 2011 many of the youth crew will return to the ship to take part in the Jeanneau King of the Derwent. Young Endeavour will race the tall ships One&All, Windeward Bound and Lady Nelson in the Tall Ships division of the event, held on the Derwent River each year.
Young Endeavour Youth Scheme Wins Prime Minister's Award
The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon, has congratulated the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme, winner of the 2010 Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Sector Management.
The Award is the pinnacle of recognition for public sector work groups, units and teams across all levels of public administration in Australia. The Young Endeavour Youth Scheme beat a field of 26 nominees to take out the Gold Award at a ceremony in Canberra on 25 November 2010.
"The Young Endeavour Youth Scheme has changed countless young lives over the years," Mr Snowdon said.
"Since 1988 more than 11,000 Australians have undertaken a voyage in Young Endeavour. This award is a tribute to all those who work to provide young people with this extraordinary adventure at sea".
The Young Endeavour Youth Scheme has been operating for 22 years, providing challenging voyages for Australian youth in the national sail training ship Young Endeavour. The ship was gifted to Australia by the United Kingdom on the occasion of the Bicentenary in 1988.
The Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Russ Crane said the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme can be rightly proud of its award.
"The Scheme is at the forefront of Navy's community engagement strategy. This Award recognises the excellent work they have carried out with Australian youth," said Vice Admiral Crane.
The Awards focus on specific projects, initiatives or change processes, which demonstrate success against four demanding criteria and show the results are a product of a methodical approach to improving the Agency's practices in client satisfaction, leadership, change management, planning, governance and innovation. Self-sustaining excellence is the hallmark of an Award winner.
2010 Admiral 100 Dinner - Supporting Australian Youth
On Thursday 21 October the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme will host our biennial fundraising event, the Admiral 100 Dinner, in Sydney. This black tie event will be attended by Admirals and Commodores of the Royal Australian Navy and over 200 corporate and community leaders.
A night of dining, auctions and entertainment, the Admiral 100 Dinner will raise funds to provide disadvantaged young Australians the learning and development experience of a lifetime aboard Young Endeavour. It is also an opportunity for us to recognise the important contribution made by our existing corporate partners, members of the Admiral 100 Club.
We are proud to invite you to support the Youth Endeavour Youth Scheme by making a tax deductable donation to the Young Endeavour Trust, by purchasing tickets to attend the event, or by donating an item for the auction to be held on the night.
Some of the wonderful items which have been donated for the auction include:
- a champagne lunch for eight people on the yacht HRI Ammonite
- a Whitsunday holiday package, courtesy of Hamilton Island
- a Sportcity Scooter, courtesy of the John Sample Group
- a modern/historical flight package in an Eurocopter B3 and a vintage De-Havilland Tiger Moth
- the Ultimate Navy Experience - all the thrills of life at sea on board a modern warship
- a coaching session with former Australian and Oceania Snooker Champion Glen Wilkinson
- Sail like Captain Cook! An Australia Day Family Pass aboard HMB Endeavour
For more information or to show your support for Australia's leading youth development program please contact the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme on 1800 020 444 or at mail@youngendeavour.gov.au.
Returnee Voyage - Sydney To Hobart - December 2010
Young Endeavour is supporting the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010 and needs a young, motivated and experienced crew. If you are 18-25 years old and have completed a voyage from 2008 onwards, then this is your chance to sail again.
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race brings in vessels and crew from around the country and around the world. This is an opportunity to take what you learned during your voyage, and use it to support Australia's most famous sailing event.
Starting in Sydney Harbour on 26 December and arriving in Hobart on 31 December 2010, the voyage won't be anything like your first Young Endeavour experience.
It will be tougher. It will be faster. It will be harder.
It will be a whole new experience and a fun, new adventure.
Young Endeavour will act as the Support Communication Vessel for the event, and it will be your job to make sure the ship keeps pace with the fleet. This means you will need to work as a team to sail the ship, supporting close to 100 yachts as they undertake what is often described as the most gruelling long ocean race in the world.
Returnee Youth Crew berths will cost $2,100 (including GST). Applications close Wednesday, 28 July 2010.
The 628-nautical mile course will be the experience of a lifetime. It will take what you already know from Young Endeavour and give you a whole new opportunity to challenge yourself, to push your limits, to expand your horizons.
If you think you're ready to take it on, then fill out an application form or call the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme on 1800 020 444, and lets talk adventure.
Indigenous youth leading the way: Deanna Kennedy of Beswick, NT
Born in Katherine, Deanna Kennedy was a young girl with big dreams. She wanted to travel to new places, and do something to benefit her community.
At 24 years of age Deanna successfully completed the FaHCSIA Indigenous Leadership Program (ILP), including a voyage aboard STS Young Endeavour.
"I chose to do the Young Endeavour program so I could learn new things about the sea, and about me," says Deanna. Aboard the ship, Deanna learnt about navigation, rope knotting and working in a team. She says she moved out of her comfort zone, making great new friends in the process.
Since completing the ILP, Deanna has gone on to complete the Certificate II in Indigenous Leadership and has become a strong advocate for youth. Her plans for the future include finishing her studies and continuing with community work. She will also keep a lookout for opportunities in Perth, as that's one place she'd really like to see.
Deanna believes community is a place where different groups come together as one and she sees her community as one of the main motivations behind her success. She's learnt that if you persevere and keep a positive mind, then you will have the chance to show your community the value you bring, and make a difference.
Deanna's efforts have been recognised by her local community. She was recently awarded the Beswick Young Citizen of the Year, by the Australia Day Council NT 2010 Local Government Awards and was selected to attend the 2010 Oxfam Straight Talk forum in Canberra recently.
"Jumping off the ship in the open sea was scary," says Deanna," but it was also fun". And it's the best way to make a splash!
The Indigenous Leadership Program has been running since 2004 and assists Indigenous Australians by offering opportunities to emerging and potential leaders.
- courtesy of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/indigenous/pubs/general/linking_leaders/Documents/issue1_april.htm