By date

July 31, 2000

Time to go to sea

23 of the youth crew had joined the ship by 1530 and we got on with our program of getting to know one another and getting to know the ship.

July 27, 2000

There Will Be Tears

Last night the Staff and Youth Crew entertained each other with the end of voyage concert and each watch provided us with some very amusing skits.

July 26, 2000

Determination and Persistence

Yesterday we left our intrepid Youth Crew with the first part of their mission completed, having safely brought the ship to anchor off Scawfell Island and delivering the Beach Assault Team ashore.

July 25, 2000

The Flat Aback Tack

The big day has arrived and the Youth Crew have taken over the ship. Thus far all has gone well.

July 24, 2000

Ten Fingers and Toes

Last night was another very pleasant sail with light south-easterlies of 10-15 knots.

July 23, 2000

Dancing with Dolphins

We have kept a light but steady breeze today enabling us to catch up on all the sail training we needed for this stage of the voyage.

July 22, 2000

An Ethereal Glow

At last we've got a bit of wind, not a lot but we are sailing. Last night we remained at sea to conduct navigation training and to see if we could find some wind.

July 21, 2000

Covered in anchor mud

We have had a couple of patches of light wind today just to tease us, which we've made the most of.

July 20, 2000

Eggs Might Fly

STILL NO WIND, not even a puff, so today we decided to focus on some touristy things.

July 19, 2000

Humpbacks

Shortly after completing tacking drills yesterday afternoon the wind died so we started motors and continued on our way to the Whitsundays.