17 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF MALLACOOTA CALM
PAST 24 HOURSCONDITIONS MODERATED OVERNIGHT AND ANOTHER EXCELLENT DAYS RUN WITH ALL YOUTH CREW ARE VERY MUCH ACCUSTOMED TO THEIR NEW HOME AWAY FROM HOME! ON DECK PLENTY OF SAIL SETTING, CLIMBING ALOFT, PLOTTING NAVIGATION FIXES, KEEPING A GOOD LOOKOUT AND NEARLY EVERYONE IS MAINTAINING THE SHIP ON TRACK WHEN ON THE HELM. ALL WELL AND ENJOYING THE VOYAGE.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSNICK, TASMANIATHE VOYAGE HAS BEEN VERY EXCITING WITH PLENTY OF CLIMBS ALOFT ANDPLENTY OF BIG WAVES. THE WEATHER HAS IMPROVED AND THE SUN IS OUT AND DOLPHINS CAN BE SEEN. SHOULD BE A GOOD DAYJASON, ALICE SPRINGSIT HAS BEEN A VERY EXCITING TIME. INITIALLY, MOST OF US WERE FEELINGPRETTY SEA SICK BUT IT HAS BEEN A FEW DAYS AND WE ALL FEEL GOOD.THE SWAYING AND THE TIPPING TAKES SOME TIME TO GET USED TO,EVERYTHING ON BOARD IS SECURED, EVEN TABLES HAVE SPECIAL MATS WHICH STOP THINGS SLIDING AROUND.SARAH, HOBARTTHE CREW ARE VERY FUNNY AND HAVE BEEN KEEPING US WELL- ENTERTAINED. WE’VE LEARNT SONGS AND DANCES AND HEARD SOME INTERESTING STORIES ABOUT ‘DAYS OF THE OLD’.YOURS 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