ANCHORED JERVIS BAY
PAST 24 HOURSSAILING SOUTH UNDER ALL FORE AND AFT SAIL WAS A MAGNIFICENTEXPERIENCE FOR ALL YOUTH CREW. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FAVOURABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON THOUGH OVERNIGHT THE VARIOUS WIND SHIFTS KEPT ALL WATCHES VERY BUSY CHANGING SAILS AND CONTINUOUSLY TRIMMING. FELLOW SHIPMATES KEPT A CLOSE EYE ON THOSE WHO WERE NOT FEELING THE BEST AND PROVIDED ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT. THIS MORNING WHEN ENTERING JERVIS BAY THE WIND FRESHENED FROM THE SW AS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR CAME TO ANCHOR AT DARLING ROAD. A VERY BUSY PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS AND EVERYONE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A WELL EARNED BREAK. YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSLUKE, MELBOURNE. THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS HAVE BEEN AN EYE OPENER. WE CAME EXPECTING TO LEARN A LOT, BUT IT’S BEEN AMAZING. WE’VE GAINED A NEW APPRECIATION FOR WHAT LIFE AT SEA CAN BE LIKE, AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT LIES BENEATH OUR OUR INITIAL REACTIONS. EXCELLENT. SAM, CANBERRA. WHOA! WHAT AN EXPERIENCE, THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF BEING A MEMBER OF THE YOUTH CREW ARE AMAZING. LEARNING TO LIVE ON A SHIP SUCH AS THE YOUNG ENDEAVOUR HAS ALREADY TAUGHT ME SO MUCH IN JUST THE 2 DAYS ON BOARD. AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE!DANI, CANBERRA. BEING ON BOARD YOUMG ENDEAVOUR IS THE MOSTEXHILERATING ADRENALINE RUSH EVER. COMING ONBOARD AND SAILING WITH 24 OTHER YOUTH CREW AND 9 STAFFIES OUT IN THE BIG WONDERFUL OCEAN IS THE GREATEST EXPERIENCE EVER. YOUNG ENDEAVOUR IS FAST FRIENDY MOVING SHIP THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME.CAITLIN, CANBERRA. BEING ON THE BOAT AND BEING WOKEN UP AT 4-O-CLOCK IN THE MORNING JUST TO CLIMB UP THE TALLEST PART OF THE SHIP, TO LOOK OVER SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO GO THROUGH!!YOURS AYEBRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDER, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
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THE WEATHER HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FAVOURABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON
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Thank you Tarvi, Kaeden and Matt for your narrative of today's events. Intentions are to remain at anchor in Hunters Bay, just off HMAS Penguin, home of the RAN Diving School, a place close to my heart, having spent many a day there under training as a young Officer! The plan is to weigh anchor and proceed to HMAS Waterhen, in Waverton, to pick up our Community Day Sailors from the Windgap Foundation and take them for a sail around the harbour for 3 hours. The Youth Crew will help us host our visitors and give them an experience of Young Endeavour. We will drop them back to Waverton and then proceed to anchor in the harbour where we will have a good view of the Bridge and the Opera House for the Youth Crew's last night onboard. Until tomorrow. Yours Aye, Captain Mike