AT ANCHOR IN BROKEN BAY
PAST 24 HOURSWITH THE SEAS AND WIND MODERATING, BETTER PROGRESS WAS MADE TOOUR NEXT DESTINATION OF BROKEN BAY. THE WIND HAD EASED TO AROUND 14 KNOTS BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND IN ADDITION IT NOW HAD A GOOD WESTERLY COMPONENT.THE AFTERNOON WAS AGAIN CAPPED OFF WITH A DISCUSSION ON SAIL THEORY, THIS BEING THE LAST IN THAT FORUM AND THEN SOME DEMONSTRATIONAL TACKS. THE AIM BEING TO BROADEN AND TO GIVE A MORE THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TACKING AND WEARING WORKS AND THE EFFECTS ON THE SHIP. THIS UNDERSTANDING IS ESSENTIAL PRIOR TO COMMAND DAY, WHICH IS NOW JUST AROUND THE CORNER.OVER NIGHT WATCHES CONDUCTED ANOTHER TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY THAT TESTED THEIR KNOWLEDGE, RESOURCEFULNESS, COMMUNICATION AND FLEXIBILITY. ALL PUT IN A GREAT EFFORT AND OVERALL THE RESULTS WERE VERY PLEASING.AFTER MORNING BRIEF, EACH OF THE WATCHES HAD ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT TASK, TO PROVE THEMSELVES COMPETENT AND SAFE IN SETTING THE SAILS. ALL PERFORMED WELL AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT OUR TEAM WILL CONDUCT THEMSELVES SAFELY WHEN GIVEN CHARGE OF THE SHIP. SATISFIED WITH THIS IT WAS TIME TO HEAD INTO ANCHOR AT BROKEN BAY. COMMAND DAY PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO COMMENCE.OUR TEAM IS WELL POISED TO EMBARK ON THEIR NEXT GREAT ADVENTURE.COMMENTS FROM YOUTH CREWHI FROM BEN AND LYNDONTODAY THE WEATHER WAS A BIT CALMER THAN THE PREVOUS DAY WHICH MADE FOR A MORE HAPPY CREW WITH LESS VOMITING ALL ROUND. THIS COUPLED WITH ARRIVING AT BROKEN BAY AND SOME QUALITY SHORE TIME HAS HELPED TO LIFT THE SPIRITS OF THE YOUTH CREW AFTER THE ROUGH WEATHER OF THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS.CAPTAIN DION TRIED TO TEACH US SOME MORE SAIL THEORY WHICH WAS BETTER RECIVED BY THE CREW AND AT LEAST TO SOME US MADE MORE SENSE WHEN COUPLED WITH SOME DRILL PRACTICE INVOLOVING FURLING AND SETTING SAILS TO CATCH WIND AND ENABLE TACKING OR WEARING.TODAY WAS ALSO THE DAY WE BEGAN TO PREPARE FOR TOMMOROWS COMMAND DAY WHICH INVOLVES THE YOUTH CREW TAKING OVER THE SHIP FOR THE FINAL VOYAGE TO SYDNEY. WE ELECTED A COMMAND CREW THROUGH DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS AND SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAVE COME FROM SURVIVOR. THIS COUPLED WITH SOME FREE TIME ASHORE PLAYING GAMES AND RELAXING ON THE BEACH HAS LEFT THE CREW RELAXED, READY AND EXCITED TO UNDERTAKE THE CHALLENGES OF COMMAND DAY. ON BEHALF OF THE YOUTH CREW WE WISH TO SAY G’DAY TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.NAUTICAL TERM OF THE DAYAVAST: TO HOLD OR STOP IN ANY NAUTICAL OPERATIONYOURS AYEDION CURTISLIEUTENANT, RANACTING CAPTAIN 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