COMMAND DAY
PAST 24 HOURSCOMMAND DAY RUN DOWNCAPTAIN – SARAHEXECUTIVE OFFICER – NEILYNAVIGATORS – TESSA, CARLY, JOHNOFFICER OF THE WATCH (AND SUPER HELMSMAN) – DYLANRED WATCH LEADER – MACCABLUE AND WHITE WATCH LEADERS – ASSORTEDGOURMENT COOKS – OLLIE, GINGY, AAZACOMMAND DAY BEGAN WITH THE HANDOVER OF THE SHIP FROM CAPTAIN BRENTON TO OUR FABULOUS YOUTH CAPTAIN SARAH. THE YOUTH CREW CONDUCTED A HIGHLY ENTERTAINING MORNING BRIEF WITH MACCA PLAYING THE PART SALTYSEA DOG, AND KATE, TRUDY, AND CATHY SINGING US A SONG. THE STAFFIES ENJOYED THE ROLE REVERSAL AND TOOK FULL OPPORTUNITY TO HECKLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THEY’RE GOOD AT IT TOO.THE BEACH ASSULT TEAM WAS LAUNCHED SHORTLY AFTER. THEIR MISSION,WHICH THEY CHOOSE TO ACCEPT, WAS TO ROW TO SHORE (DUNK ISLAND), AND GATHER AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IN A CELEBRATION OF THE NATION’S YOUTH. THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF HEARDING TOGETHER THIRTY, YES, THIRTY PEOPLE TO SING.WHILE THEY WERE AWAY QUITE A FEW OF THE BOYS SET ABOUT CONSTRUCTING A ROPE HAMMOCK OVER MIDSHIPS. IN THE END, IT WAS BIG ENOUGH AND STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE YOUTH CREW AS WELL AS ALL THE STAFFMEMBERS. WELL DONE GUYS.UPON THE BAT RETURN WE RAISED ANCHOR, AND SET SAIL. SOME TEETHING PROBLEMS CROPPED UP, BUT IN THE END WE HAD OUR SAILS SET, AND LEAVING DUNK ISLAND BEHIND US, MOVING ONLY WITH WIND DRIVE AND NO ENGINES.WITH THE NAVIGATORS BUSY PLOTTING AWAY VARIOUS COURSES TO SET WAYPOINTS, OTHER PROJECTS WERE BEING WORKED UPON. KATE AND TRUDY DESIGNED A BEAUTIFUL MURAL ON THE DECK, HOODY WORKED HARD AWAY AT TYING AS MANY COMPLICATED KNOTS AS HE COULD FIND, THE COOKS PREPARED A SPECIAL THEME DINNER (PIRATES, ARRR. GOOD FOOD TOO.), AND ALWAYSCAPTAIN SARAH AND X.O. NEILY (MUM AND DAD) WERE CHECKING UP TO SEE HOW THEY WERE GOING.WE ARRIVED IN CAIRNS AT 0730 THIS MORNING, RIGHT ON TIME, WITH THE ONLY MISHAP OF THE ENTIRE DAY INVOLVING A SHOWER CURTAIN BECOMING CAUGHT IN A FURLING DRUM. NOT EXACTLY HIGH DRAMA. OH, AND STONIILEAVING CUPS EVERYWHERE. THANK YOU, STONII.WE ALL DID A FANTASTIC JOB, AND HAD A GREAT TIME DOING IT. ALTHOUGH WE’RE ALL EXHAUSTED, WE ARE HAPPY LITTLE VEGEMITES, AND WOULD DO IT ALL AGAIN IN A SNAP. CONGRATS TO SARAH AND ALL THE YOUTH CREW. PAT ON THE BACK, EVERYONE.TESSA, MELBOURNEALL THE BESTBRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDER, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOURÂ
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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