ANCHORED OFF LADY MUSGRAVE ISLAND
PAST 24 HOURSTHE PREVAILING BREEZE EASED WHICH ALLOWED ALL WATCHES TO FOCUS ON SAIL THEORY IN AN ATTEMPT SET THE APPROPRIATE SAIL SUIT TO IMPROVE HEADWAY. DURING THE FIRST DOG WATCH HANDS CLOSED UP TO STATIONS AND CONDUCTED FOUR LIGHT AIR, WEAR SHIP MANOUVRES. A TIMELY EVENT THOUGH IT BROUGHT HOME THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GOOD CALLS AND CORRECT PROCEDURES ON DECK.OVERNIGHT ALL WATCHES FOCUSED ON NAVIGATION AND SAIL HANDLING. LANDFALL WAS MADE EARLY THIS MORNING AS THE WATCHES WERE ALOFT ON THE TOPGALLANT YARD. THE FINAL EVOLUTION TODAY WAS SAIL SETTING DRILLS WHERE ALL WATCHES WERE GIVEN TWO SAILS TO SET ANDFURL WHILST BEING ASSESSED BY STAFF. TO EVERYONES CREDIT THE DRILLS WERE UNDERTAKEN SAFELY, WELL DONE TO ALL INVOLVED.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSSAM, BRISBANETHE YOUNG ENDEAVOUR FOR ME HAS BEEN AN EXHILERATING EXPERIENCE FOR ME. THE VOYAGE HAS BROUGHT A SENSE OF HAPPINESS TO EVERYONE NOT JUST MYSELF. IT HAS MADE US DISCOVER WHAT REALLY LIES UNDERNEATH US. APART FROM THAT THE CLIMBING ALOFT HAS BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING PART FOR ME. ANYWAY I MISS YOU ALL AT HOME CHRIS, MUM, BELLA AND ASAKO, NANNA AND GRANDAD, I’LL SEE U SOON.KEVIN,THE YOUNG ENDERVOUR IS GO FUN. LIKE DAY ONE WE DID A LOT OF CLIMING THEN WE DID THE FIRST NIGHT EVERYONE GOT SEASICK. THE WATER GOT REAL BAD. WE ALL WHERE GETTING SOME SLEEP THE THE BOAT CAUGHT A WAVE AND THE WAVE SPRAYED US ON WATCH.KIM, VICTORIATHIS HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN. AS WELL AS LEARNING ABOUT SAILING,CLIMBING ALOFT AND STEERING WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING HEAPS OF GAMES AND SEEN SEASNAKES AND LOTS OF DOLPHINS. DION (THE EXECTUTIVE OFFICER) SAYS HI. OUR WATCH OFFICER LEMLEM IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I WANT TO SAY HI TO JUSTIN, CLAIRE, AMY, TARA-ANN AND MY FAMILY, LOVE YOU ALL HEAPS AND SEE YOU SOON.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