Sailing yachtAustralia flagIMO 8971164

Young Endeavour

Last known position: Sydney, on October 27, 2026 at 02:41 UTC.

33.86880°S, 151.22140°E Destination Syd

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Length44 m

Beam8.0 m

Draught4.2 m

FlagAustralia

This is Young Endeavour

STS Young Endeavour is an Australian tall ship. Built by Brooke Marine (which became Brooke Yachts during the vessel's construction), Young Endeavour was given to Australia by the British government in 1988, as a gift to celebrate…

Design and construction

Young Endeavour has a displacement of 239 tonnes. The ship is 44 metres (144 ft 4 in) in length overall and 28.3 metres (92 ft 10 in) in waterline length, has a beam of 7.8 metres (25 ft 7 in), and a draught of 4 metres (13 ft 1 in). The vessel is brigantine-rigged, with a 32-metre (105 ft) tall mainmast, and ten sails with a total area of 511 square metres (5,500 sq ft). Auxiliary propulsion is provided by two Perkins V8 M200 TI diesel engines, providing 165 horsepower (123 kW) each. Young Endeavour can achieve speeds of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) under sail, or 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) running on the diesels. The vessel is a sister ship to Tunas Samudera, a Malaysian Navy sail training ship.

Operational history

Young Endeavour left Australian waters for the first time in 1990, when she sailed to New Zealand for celebrations of the sesquicentennial of the Treaty of Waitangi's signing and the opening of the 1990 Commonwealth Games. During 1992, the ship circumnavigated the world and participated in 500th anniversary celebrations of Christopher Columbus' round-the-world voyage. In 1995, Young Endeavour circumnavigated Australia, and visited Indonesia for the nation's 50th anniversary of independence. During 2001, as part of Centenary of Federation celebrations, the tall ship circumnavigated Australia. In 2006, Young Endeavour visited New Zealand. Young Endeavour participated in the International Fleet Review 2013 in Sydney.

Recently at sea

She is among the largest 40% of yachts tracked by Yacht Tracker. Over the past 30 days she spent 1 day at sea, covering about 20 km. Yacht Tracker has been following her position since October 22, 2026.

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