5NM DUE EAST OF WINE GLASS BAY, TASMANIA
PAST 24 HOURSFABULOUS CONDITIONS. ALL YOUTH CREW HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED BEINGROARING FORTIES SAILORS FEELING THE CHILL OF THE POLAR MARITIME AIR MASS FROM ANTARTICA. RUGGED UP WELL ON WATCH ALL PROGRESSING EXTREMELY WELL IN NAVIGATION AND ROUTINES ONBOARD. THIS MORNING THE WINDS ABATED ALLOWING THE UPPER DECK RESTRICTIONS TO BE LIFTED AND PLENTY OF SAIL HANDLING. AFTER HAPPY HOUR IT WAS ‘HANDS TO TACKING STATIONS’ AND ALL ROTATED THROUGH THE BRIDGE DURING THESE DEMONSTRATIONS. ALL WELL AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BEACH WALK AT WINE GLASS BAY.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSKIM, SYDNEYWE’VE JUST ANCHORED IN WINE GLASS BAY AND ITS BEEN AN AMAZING TRIP SO FAR AND WE’RE ONLY HALF WAY. THIS HAS BEEN SUCH AN UNUSUAL AND WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE SO FAR AND I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO ENJOYING THE REST OF IT.DYLAN, WESTERN AUSTRALIAI JUST HAVE TO START WITH WOW. THIS JOURNEY HAS TAUGHT ME ALOT ABOUT GETTING UP AND BEING A PART OF A TEAM, TEAM WORK IS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS US ALL GOING AND YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU DONT PUT YOUR FULL EFFORTS IN THEN SOMEONE HAS TO DO YOUR SHARE. THE SIGHTS HAVE BEEN GREAT THE PEOPLE ARE WONDERFUL AND THE SEAS HAVE BEEN SHOCKING BUT THIS IS ALL PART OF THE REASON WE JOINED UP.MICHAEL, GRENFELLTHERE IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL ABOUT WATCHING THE BOW SPRIT DIVE UNDER THE WATER, WHILE SITTING OUT ON THE COURSE YARD. IT’SBRILLIANT. T#, EDITHVALE, MELBOURNEI NEVER THOUGHT THAT SAILING BASS STRAIT WOULD BE SUCH AN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE, ACHIVING MY DREAM WITH SUCH AMAZING PEOPLE HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE AND HONOUR.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