8 NAUTICAL MILES SE OF CALOUNDRA, QLD
PAST 24 HOURSABSOLUTELY GRAND CONDITIONS AS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR MADE GROUND INTO QUEENSLAND WATERS. ON DECK A SERIES OF ROTATIONAL TACKINGDRILLS ALLOWED ALL YOUTH CREW THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THEEVOLUTION FROM A DIFFERENT STATION. AFTER SUNSET ALL WATCHES WERE INDIVIDUALLY CHALLENGED IN PREPARTATION FOR COMMAND DAY FOCUSING ON TEAM DEVELOPMENT AND SELF ASSESSMENT. BY EARLY MORNING THE SHIP WAS NORTH OF CAPE MORETON AND CLOSED UP FOR A SERIES OF DEMONSTRATIONAL TACKS WHERE THE EMPHASIS IS ON APPRECIATION OF THE DRILL FROM THE BRIDGE. A FABULOUS SET OF TACKS WITH ALL DRILLS BEING CONDUCTED VERY EFFICENTLY AND SAFELY. WELL DONE TO ALL.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSCHONTELLE, WAGGATHIS VOYAGE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, THE WEATHER IS GORGEOUS AND THE OCEAN OH SO CALM. WE ARE ALL GETTING ALONG REALLY WELL AND ARE TAKING COMMAND OF THE SHIP TOMMORROW…SO EXCITING. CHEERS, P.S HI WAGGARIANSTRISTANN, INGLEBURNHELLO MUM AND ALL THE GIRLS AT WORK…HAVING AN ABSOLUTE TOPS TIME, ITS NOTHING LIKE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE LIKE. DISCOVERING MYSELF A BIT MORE EVERYDAY, INNER STRENGTH IS GROWING..OH AND KYM IM MISSING LISTENING TO PANTERA MAN HAHAHA, LIKE OTHERS SAID WERE ANCHORED AT MOOLOOLABAHA AND THE WEATHER IS GREAT, MIGHT COME HOME WITH A TAN HAHA…LOVE YOU ALL,TAKE IT EASY,TRIS.. .AL, TAMBOHI EVERYONE, HAVING AN AMAZING TIME. THE PAST 5 DAYS HAVE BEEN GREAT, WE HAVE MADE IT TO MOOLOOLABAHA ND WE ARE ANCHORED. CLIMBING ALOFT IS REALLY EXCITING AND STARTING TO BE EASY. COMMAND DAY IS TOMORROW, STARTING AT ONE. SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK. EXCITEMENT PLUS.JAMES, GOLD COASTTHIS VOYAGE IS FANTASTIC. EVERYDAY IS A NEW CHALLENGE, A NEW CHANCE. WE’RE LEARNING ALOT ABOUT OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER AND HAVING A AN AMAZING TIME. COMMAND DAY TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF ALL BUT WE WILL ALL RISE TO THE OCCASSION. MISS YOU ALL CHEERS.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