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At Anchor, Keswick Is, Southern Whitsundays
From Youth Crew Captain Jess:With the hectic, happy and sometimes heated 24hours of Command Day now behind us, the youth crew have taken the opportunity to discuss points of achievment, improvement areas and what lessons can be taken away with us. Command Day itself saw 24 youth crew navigate and sail the ship from Middle Percy Island to Mackay, passing directly through four waypoints and completing vairous excercises on the way to arrive on time at 1300 at our final destination just off Mackay. Among other things the youth crew partook in a theme breakfast of ‘friendship’ with the aim of building positive team spirit, successful overnight tacking of the ship, and completion of regular ship monitoring procedures known as rounds. As more (and yet still more) obstacles appeared, the commanding youth crew where pushed to our limits,discovering along the way how much more can be achieved than first believed. The debreifing discussion following the completion of Comand Day brought to light the positive aspects of the 24hour journey including a respect for different staff roles, the importance of teamwork and a positive regard for all,and the benefits to a team when each individual gives more than is expected of him or her. We discovered that comunicating dirrections to all the youth crew is not always as easy as the staff make it look and learnt to love and appreciate the work of the on board Chef in his absence. Despite numerous setbacks, complications, some frustration and confusion at times, the 24hour period has proven to be a valuble learning experiance for all and one which eveyone may take a lesson home from. The entire youth crew performed outstandingly and should be proud of what we have accomplished. Its not eveyrday you get to take charge of a tallship!R’sCaptain Jess
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Wind SSE 20-25knotsSea State moderate - 1-1.5m swells
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Ahoy followers of our Young Endeavour journey! Command Day. We made it.
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!!
