Young Endeavour

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Young Endeavour and Søren Larson. Last two.




I'll take the decscription from their website:

"Young Endeavour was a gift from the United Kingdom to the Government and people of Australia to mark the Bicentenary in 1988.

"Construction began on the ship in May 1986 in Lowestoft, England and on 3 August 1987 she began the long voyage to Australia with a crew which included 24 young people from Britain and Australia. The official handover ceremony took place on 25 January 1988 in the presence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales in Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour.

"In his acceptance speech, the ship was pledged by the then Prime Minister, Mr Bob Hawke, to serve Australian youth. For a land girt by sea, the ship was a reminder of the maritime heritage shared by the two countries. Her arrival heralded the start of a new era of sail training in Australia.

"The Government decided that the Royal Australian Navy would operate and maintain the ship, and that the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme would be set up to manage the associated sail training program."



Going backwards today: tail to tip! Just a change. Also, minimal comments.























Other side, looking back.



And looking forward (or foreward if you want).






















I have some more photos from a bleary January day in 2008, when there were less people and the empty places were more apparent, but they're small and not really that different. Although I found it interesting to see what I took notice of that day.