ANCHORED OFF LADY MUSGRAVE ISLAND
PAST 24 HOURSSAILING UNDER ALL FORE AND AFT SAILS MAKING GROUND TOWARDS THECAPRICORN BUNKER GROUP. MID AFTERNOON YOUTH CREW HAD LAYED ALOFT AND CASTED LOOSE GASKETS ON ALL THE UPPER SQUARES. THE TOP GALLANT AND TOPSAIL WERE SET AND YOUNG ENDEAVOUR WAS UNDER ALL PLAIN SAIL. ‘WHALES AHOY’ WAS THE CALL AND THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON MANY WHALES WERE OBSERVED. AS THE PREVAILING WIND VEERED THE SQUARES WERE HANDED IN AND THE SHIP MOTOR SAILED CLOSE HAULED. OVERNIGHT ALL WATCHES TRIMMED, SET AND FURLED SAILS AND ONE WATCH DRAW ALL SAILS OVER TO THE OTHER TACK AND BRACED THE YARDS, QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. THIS MORNING ROPE RACES CERTAINLY FIRED BLUE WATCH AS THE COMPETITION IS RED HOT. THE FIRST OF THE SAIL THEORY PRESENTED ALL YOUTH CREW WITH AFEW CHALLENGES. ALL WELL AND CERTAINLY ENJOYING THE WONDERFULDELIGHTS FROM THE GALLEY.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSJESSE, SHEPPARTON VIC. TODAY I AM GOING TO A ISLAND AND GOINGSWIMMING FOR A FEW HOURS. I’VE ENJOYED THE FOOD AND CLIMBING ALOFT AS WELL AS GETTING TO KNOW EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO GO FISHING, IT’S A NICE DAY TODAY.STEVE, MELBOURNE VIC. SO FAR IT’S BEEN GREAT LEARNING ABOUT THE SHIP AND GETTING TO KNOW ALL THE CREW. ITS NICE AND HOT HERE AND I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING FOR A SWIM. CLIMBING ALOFT IS THE BEST PART OF WORKING ON THE SHIP. SLEEP DEPRAVATION IS THE WAY TO GO ONBOARD. FROM STEVO JOEL, WAGGA NSW. AFTER THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF FEELING SEA SICK THETRIP HAS BEEN WICKED. CLIMBING 30M MASTS AND SEEING DOLPHINS SWIMMING ALONG SIDE THE BOAT HAS BEEN AWESOME. THE STAFF AND CREW HAVE BEEN LOADS OF FUN WITH MANY LAUGHS GOING ROUND. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE TRIP.CAITLIN WODONGA VIC. IT’S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND LOADS OF FUN WITH HEAPS OF LAUGHS, MEETING GREAT NEW PEOPLE. LEARNING HEAPS ABOUT SAILING AND NEVER REALLY GETTING REST IS A NEW EXPERIENCE BUT WICKED AS. GOTTA GO NOW, GOING SNOKLING, HAVE FUN IN THE COLD. LUV CAT.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