Friday, 7 May 2004
ALL YOUTH CREW PROGRESSING EXTREMELY WELL IN LINE HANDLING AND SAILSETTING DRILLS. BY LATE AFTERNOON THE SHIP CLOSED UP AT TACKINGSTATIONS AND COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL TACK. A GREAT ACHIEVEMENTCONSIDERING THIS WAS UNDERTAKEN WITHIN THE FIRST 24 HOURS OF THEVOYAGE. EVERYONE KEEP AN OVERNIGHT WATCH REFINING ON THE SKILLSPPREVIOUSLY ACQUIORED AS WELL AS CONDUCTING ROUNDS, HELMSMAN TRICKSON THE WHEEL AND SOME EVEN WENT ALOFT. A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE WASENJOYED BY WHITE WATCH BEFORE WASHING DOWN THE FORE DECK BEFOREHANDING OVER TO BLUE WATCH. AFTER MORNING BRIEF IT WAS HAPPY HOUR,MORNING TEA AND A FABULOUS SET OF ROPE RACES HOSTED BY THE SHIP’S OWNENGINEER. A FEW ARE STILL FEELING SEA SICK THOUGH ANCHORING TONIGHTSHOULD PROVIDE POSITIVE RELIEF. YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONS.ELLIE, CANBERRA. HEY PHIL AND JOHN HAVING A GOOD TIME. THANKS FORSENDING ME ON EXPERIENCE OF A LIFE TIME TOZ AND GWEN.CATH, TEWANTIN. HAVING THE BEST TIME EVER DAD YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUTTHE FOOD IT’S FANTASTIC. DONT WANT TO EVER LEAVE THE SHIP.GABRIELLE JUNEE. WELL FOODS GOOD BUT SEA SICKNESS IS STILL IN THESYSTEM WILL BE GOING ASHORE ON SAT.ANGELA, NOWRA. ALL IS GREAT TODAY NOW THE SEA SICKNESS IS OVERLOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE TRIP.ALL THE BESTBRENTON 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