Captain's Log
21 June 2005

35 NM TO THE NORTH OF BURNETT HDS

PAST 24 HOURS24 YOUNG AUSTRALIANS JOINED THE SHIP IN BUNDABERG FOR THEIR ADVENTURE UNDER SAIL. A NUMBER OF FAMILY AND FREINDS CAME DOWN TO BID WHAT COULD ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A WET FAREWELL TO OUR BUDDING YOUNG ADVENTURERS. THEN BRAVING THE UNPLEASANT WEATHER CONDITIONS OUR NEW TEAM BEGAN TO BREAK THE ICE AND BOND TOGETHER.OVERNIGHT CLIMBS WERE CONDUCTED ALONG WITH LEARNING SOME OF THE KNOTS THAT WILL BE USED ON BOARD AND ALL YOUTH CREW PROVED THEY WERE WELL AND TRULY READY FOR THIS CHALLENGE.THIS MORNING BRINGING A NEW DAY AND SLIGHTLY BETTER WEATHER SAW AN EARLY START AND SOME FUN AND GAMES ON THE DECK AT 0630. NOT LONG AFTER, IT WAS TIME TO GET UNDERWAY AND START MAKING SOME VALUABLE GROUND TO THE NORTH.A VERY SPECIAL GUEST MADE AN APPEARANCE TO CONSOLIDATE SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY POINTERS AND THEN IT WAS INTO PULLING ON LINES AND WORKING SOME SAILS. THE WIND BY THIS STAGE HAD SWUNG TO THE W/NW, WHICH OF COURSE WAS ROUGHLY THE DIRECTION OUR YOUNG HEROS WANTED TO HEAD, SO EVEN ON DAY TWO THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF CHALLENGES.ALL YOUTH CREW REMAIN IN HIGH SPIRITS WITH ONLY A FEW FEELING THEILL EFFECTS OF THE MOTION OF THE SEA. ALREADY OUR TEAM IS COMINGTOGETHER NICELY.NAUTICAL TERM OF THE DAYBROW: GANGWAY USED TO LINK THE SHIP TO SHORE.YOURS AYEDION CURTISLIEUTENANT, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR

Latitude/Longitude:

24° 31' South / 152° 25' East

Conditions:

FINE