Heading eastward and setting sails
Ahoy there shipmates, Overnight the crew were kept busy with anchor watches ensuring the Ship’s safety by monitoring the running machinery onboard, the weather and wind in particular, the proximity of other vessels around us and that the Ship was remaining within the anchor swinging circle. Sail Master Ev woke us at 0630 for a quick pre-breakfast game on deck.  After morning brief and happy hour we weighed anchor at 0930 and departed the Gold Coast Seaway heading eastward and setting sails as we went. The crew then did more sail handling work as well as getting some practical coastal navigation training up to lunch time.  After lunch it was round 3 of rope races followed by some deck games run by the Sail Master. At 1500 we conducted a practical Man overboard exercise, which included handing in all sail and recovering the ‘man’ by the Swimmer of the Watch, Brendon. We had planned to conduct ‘Demonstrational Tacks this afternoon but the light and variable wind conditions prevented us from doing so. It was decided to postpone that until tomorrow and instead the  Watches did more sail handling training and some climbed aloft to gain more experience.At 1600 the night watches began and the watches rotated through another of Marcus’ delicious meals. Dessert was Will Stanley-Davies’ birthday cake. Will turned 19 today and we all sang him Happy Birthday. The watches will further consolidate their sail handling skills overnight as well as undertaking the self-reflection and self-awareness activity we call ‘Apples and Onions’. Until tomorrow,  Yours Aye, Captain Mike
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Conditions:
Weather- fine and dry, Wind - NNW at 12 knots, Swell - from the east at 1.0 m, Temp - 16 deg. C
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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