MOTOR SAILING OFF SHOALHAVEN, NSW
PAST 24 HOURSANCHORED AT JERVIS BAY PROVIDED A GREAT BREAK AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO ASHORE TO ENJOY BEACH SPORTS AND THOSE WHO WERE MORE DARING A QUICK SWIM. ONCE ONBOARD THE ‘TEAK DECK BBQ’ WAS HELD BELOW DECKS DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS THE FAMOUS TALL SHIP QUIZ WAS CONDUCTED WITH WHITE WATCH TAKING LINE HONOURS.CAPTAIN IRVINS JOHNSON ACCOUNT OF ROUNDING CAPE HORN ON THE RENOUWNED PEKING WAS SCREENED FOR ALL TO ENJOY BEFORE CLOSING UP ON HOURLY ANCHOR WATCHES OVERNIGHT. EARLY MORNING YOUNG ENDEAVOUR DEPARTED THE ANCHORAGE AND MOTOR SAILED NORTH DUE TO THE LIGHT AIRS. ALL WELL AND RESTED.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSKELLY, PORT MACQUARIE ITS BEEN HEAPS OF FUN.SHIFT WATCH’S AROUND THE CLOCK MAKE YOU A BIT TIRED BUT THE EXPERIENCE IS WORTH IT. WERE ALL LOVIN’ IT ANNA, MOSMANSITTING 100 FT ABOVE THE DECK ON THE FOREMAST, ANCHORD AT ROSE BAY AND LOOKING ACCROSS TO THE HARBOUR BRIDGE AT NIGHT, WAS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE. WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE IT. APART FROM HOLDING ON IT FEELS LIKE YOU DON’T HAVE A CARE IN THE WORLD.BEN, WARRAGULSO FAR THE VOYAGE HAS BEEN AND AWSOME EXPERIENCE, I HAVE CLIMBED 100 FEET ABOVE DECK A NUMBER OF TIMES AND NOW HAVE NO FEAR ABOUT DOING IT AT ALL ALL THE YOUTH CREW AND MYSELF ARE HAVING GREAT FUN.GRANT, NEWCASTLETHIS TRIP IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED, IT HAS TAUGHT ME SO MANY SKILLSTHAT I WILL USE NOW AND LATER IN LIFE. EVERY ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS IS GREAT AND EVERYONE IS HAVING AN AWESOME TIME. 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