Coffs Harbour
PAST 24 HOURSABSOLUTELY MARVELLOUS SAILING CONDITONS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. FRESH SW’LY BREEZE PERSISTING ALLOWING ALL TO REALLY EXPERIENCE TALL SHIP SAILING. ALL YOUTH CREW HAVE SETTLED WELL INTO WATCH KEEPING ROUTINES AND GETTING ON WITH THE JOB AT HAND. ALL FORE AND AFT SAILS SET AND THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON ALL THREE SQUARE SAILS WERECAST LOOSE AND SET. MOST YOUTH CREW HAVE MASTERED THE ART OF STEERING AND AFTER EACH WATCH MORE HAVE WORKED ALOFT GAINING A REALINSIGHT INTO THE TERM WORKING ALOFT. SPIRITS REMAIN HIGH AS SEA SICKNESS IS VIRTUALLY ALL BUT GONE. YOUNG ENDEAVOUR IS NOW AT ANCHOR AT COFFS HARBOUR FOR A WELL EARNED BREAK.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSMEL MANLY, BRISBANEHAVING A FANTASTIC TIME, NOT SEASICK SO LOVIN IT. MUSCLES ARE A LILTLE WORN BUT STILL SMILING. WE ALL LOVE MUM (??)MARK ADELAIDEHAVING A FANTASTIC TIME AS A YOUTH CREW ON BOARD THE YOUNG ENDEAVOUR. HAVEN’T BEEN SEA SICK EITHER BEEN A BIT COLD AT NIGHTS BUT THE TRIP SO FAR HAS BEEN AWESOME. LOVE CLIMBING THE MAST, SETTING THE SAILSAND EATING THE GREAT FOOD PREPARED BY OUR WONDERFUL CHEF.ALEXANDER FROM CANBERRAIT’S A SWAN. SUFFERING FROM A COMPLETE LACK OF SEASICKNESS. DON’T KNOW WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME. HAVING A GREAT TIME SCURRYING UP MASTSAND BOWSPRITS, GETTING UP AT ALL HOURS TO STEER, AND DREAMING OF PIRATES. LOVE TO ALLYOURS AYEBRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDER, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
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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