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A Fairly Active Morning!
Today we cleaned, ate, polished, climbed, sang, set sails, furled sails, brailed sails, laughed, clewed sails, slept, ran, swam, got stung, swung on a swing, screamed, dived, sailed, pinched, spewed, had a birthday, drawed, navigated, cried, sea furled, saved a lifering overboard, knotted, sun baked, typed, cooked, danced and pranced.And all before morning tea…. Tomorrow may be a little busier.We plan on sailing south and reaching Broken Bay late Sunday afternoon. Youth Crew entry by Monique Mitchelhill 23 years of age from McGraths Hill, NSW and Skye Piggott 19 years of age from Newcastle, NSW.Well it is now our sixth day on board the ship and we feel like there is nothing that we cannot achieve, except being punctual……Today we conquered the 33-meter foremast once again, and set all three square sails. It felt very rewarding once back on deck to see what we had achieved and we know now we can accept any challenge set for us – not only on board Young Endeavour but in whatever obstacles lay ahead of us in life.This afternoon our hard work was recognised and we were rewarded with a deep-sea swim. The rope was brought out and everyone took turns swinging out off the bow, this refreshed all of us and then we were then ready to head back to our watches and tackle another night at sea.The two of us have realised that everyone cooperating with each other really makes a difference when trying to reach a common goal.Love to our Family and Friends ��� Blue watch babes signing off…..Monique and Skye xoxoStay tunedAndrew Davis
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CO's Log Saturday 17 Feb 01Current situation at 1800: At sea off Swansea. Wind southerly (which is where we want to go) at 18 knots. Temp 22C.
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The beautiful weather at our anchor point at Jervis Bay made for a spectacular day under the command of our fellow Youth Crew! A morning stretch and some wise words from the Ship Crew gave Captain Waz and the team a step in the right direction.
With the new watches all set and ready to go, Captain’s Setting and Furling gave all our youthies the chance to prove their abilities on the high seas. Strong performances from all three watches; Sharkies, Chompers and Narwhals!!
Morning brief gave the Sailmaster a chance to give us the daily orders and help get everyone on the same page. With the staff crew getting ready for a holiday and giving us the ship, floral shirts and party music filled the deck and, with some final preparations, the ship was ours.
The Captain was given a small but very significant envelope that contained the essential, non-essential and completely optional tasks to be done over the course of the next 24 hours. 2 tacks were to be made at a minimum before leaving the bay and safety checks were the essential tasks to start our journey. However.
More amusing, optional tasks allowed some of our youthies to become part of the “Beach Assault Team” while others were put to the task of making a slideshow of the voyage, tying all the knots on the list, etc. These were some activities that bided the time for our incredible navigator - Ruscoe to set out a plan and work together with the Sailmaster - Hugh to create a sail plan.
Tacking stations were the focus for our late afternoon, preparing to weigh anchor and leave such a beautiful bay, for our last stretch of this incredible voyage.
Happy Birthday to the Capitan, Warwick, who turned 24 today! The wonderful MasterChef’s created a “cherry ripe” cake out of rice crispies, coconut, chocolate, and love. With a beautiful ceremony to end our day.
Sailing into the night leaves us the ability to see the lights from our destination. Sydney, here we come!
Wish us luck! From Nat and Tom!!
