Youth sail training ship ‘Young Endeavour’ docks after almost 40 years of service

ABC NEWS (Australia)

A tall ship that's hosted a youth development program for 38 years has docked in Hobart for the last time. The 38-year-old Young Endeavour vessel is set to be replaced with a newer boat, with more room to welcome the next generation of young sailors.

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00:00Sailing into Hobart for the last time, this crew won't farewell their ship quietly.

00:15The 24 young people are back on dry land after a 10-day voyage.

00:21For almost 40 years, a youth development program has run aboard the Young Endeavour,

00:26encouraging 16 to 23-year-olds to build confidence and life skills alongside sailing expertise.

00:33Friends for life because they've forged that friendship through a shared experience

00:36and they've done things they never thought they could.

00:38So each person changes in a different way but the common denominator is they all change.

00:43It's a really close connection and everyone now is really confident

00:46and they're all really happy about the experience they had.

00:49The 38-year-old vessel is set to be replaced with a new training ship which is currently being built.

00:55For us to keep the program going, what we required was a slightly bigger vessel and of course a newer one.

01:01As with all ships, they age.

01:03The future of this ship is yet to be decided.

01:05For now, it'll keep sailing until a bigger, more environmentally sustainable replacement is ready later this year.

01:11The people who run the program say, while the ship will be different,

01:14their commitment to changing young lives will stay the same.

01:17We will manage a transition so that we keep delivering the program to young Australians

01:22and then when that new ship's online, it's just to scale up on what we're doing.

01:26New beginnings ahead for a ship and its sailors.

01:29Main Crisis

01:30Cutting

01:42theme

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