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At anchor off Mud Island
Another 24 eager youth crew joined the ship this afternoon for the voyage from Brisbane to Gladstone. At 1530, I formally welcomed them onboard and introduced the staff crew. Preparations were made to get underway and the ship sailed on time at 1600. As the ship motored down the Brisbane River, the youth crew commenced their training program starting with a brief on emergency procedures. The ship has just anchored off Mud Is and the youth crew are finishing dinner. This evening I will have a chat to them all about what to expect on the voyage and what I expect of them. Then the real fun will start. This evening all youth crew will climb aloft to the lower platform and then overnight, within their watches, they will all get the opportunity to climb to the topgallant yard some 30m above the deck.Tomorrow will be busy day with a lot to learn. We will depart Moreton Bay by mid afternoon and hopefully will be sailing north under full sail shortly after that. I’ll let you know how we got on tomorrow evening.Andrew
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Wind 240/15 kts, Temp 15
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Dear readers,
STS Young Endeavour is, by the definition and origin of her name, about Aussie youths trying hard to achieve something difficult. This voyage certainly provided that... and then some. A challenging experience from all angles and areas. Yet the Youth Crew prevailed and found success. They should therefore be justifiably proud of themselves for persevering, seeing the silver lining and never wavering in their mission to have a great adventure. I am very proud of all of them and I'm sure you are too!
9 Days ago 23 Youth Crew from all over Australia, came together to sail this vessel, have fun and challenge themselves. They have not only done that, but have faced and overcome fears, and learnt a lot about themselves and each other.
They leave with new skills, improved persistence, resilience and adaptability, as well as generally knowing they are more capable than what they probably thought. And of course, having made great new friends - most probably, friends for life. It never gets old for us staff members, as we truly love our work.
Fair winds and following seas.
Captain Adam Charlie Farley+
