It’s the EAC, Dude!
Ahoy there Shipmates, Overnight the ship remained at anchor off Lady Musgrave Island lagoon. Bagers’ Wakey Wakey was at 0700 with the promise of an early morning swim and rope swing before breakfast. After a good night’s sleep with the Ship’s gentle rolling motion rocking everyone to sleep, the crew came up on deck with a spring in their step, eager for their first go on the rope swing. At 0800 we had the usual morning brief and heard from Adam the Navigator, Salty the Sea Dog and Nana. The Youth Crew then launched into Happy Hour while the Staffies made preparations to weigh anchor. Once we were underway and Happy Hour was complete Staffy Jo gave the Youthies a Meteorological and Oceanographic brief. After lunch we held the next edition of ‘Ropies’, which was followed by Demonstrational Tacks, during which two members of each watch came to the bridge at a time to witness what happens there when the Ship does a tack or a wear. We had completed that by 1530 and the Youthies then had a little down-time before closing up for night watches. By this time we were just rounding Breaksea Spit on the northern end of Fraser Island and started to pick up the effects of the East Australia Current (EAC). This added 3 knots to our Speed over the Ground which increased it by 25%. The intentions are to remain at sea overnight continuing our passage to Noosa, where we will check out the feasibility of anchoring there and remaining there overnight tomorrow night. In the morning the engineer Alan and I will conduct the Captain’s Setting and Furling assessment of the competence of the Youth Crew to work the sails with a reduced level of supervision, followed by my Captain’s Challenge, which I will keep as a surprise for the YC. Until tomorrow, take care. Yours Aye Captain Mike
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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