AT ANCHOR WHITEHAVEN BEACH, WHITSUNDAY ISLAND
PAST 24 HOURSWINDS HAVE BACKED SLIGHTLY AND HAVE SEEN A CONSISTENT 10-15 KNOTSFROM THE SOUTH/SOUTH-EAST, WHICH HAS MADE FOR SOME FANTASTIC SAILING TO THE NORTH. OVERNIGHT WATCHES CONSOLIDATED SOME SAIL HANDLING, NAVIGATION AND CLIMBING SKILLS, ALONG WITH SOME MORE GETTING TO NOW EACH OTHER ACTIVITIES.EARLY THIS MORNING THE SHIP SHAPED A COURSE FOR SOLWAY PASSAGE, A TIGHT LITTLE PASSSAGE THAT ACTS AS A GATEWAY TO ARGUABLY ONE OFAUSTRALIAS MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACHES. AT LOW WATER TO ENSURE MINIMAL TIDAL STREAM AND INFLUENCE YOUNG ENDEAVOUR TRANSITED THIS BEAUTIFUL PASSAGE TO ARRIVE AT WHITEHAVEN BEACH, WHITSUNDAY ISLAND AT 0900. WITHOUT HESITATION, THE RUNS ASHORE COMMENCED TO ENSURE MAXIMUM ENJOYMENT OF THIS NATURAL WONDER. WHILST ASHORE THE YOUTH CREW CONDUCTED THEIR MID VOYAGE TALKS, WHERE GOALS AND AIMS WERE DISCUSSED AND RE-ASSESSED. THE VOYAGE THUS FAR WAS SUMMED UP WITH SOME HIGHS AND LOWS AND THEN IT WAS INTO A QUALITY GAME OF YOUNG ENDEAVOUR WORLD SERIES BEACH CRICKET AND SOME SWIMMING.JUST A SHORT VISIT, (THAT REALLY IS A MUST WHEN IN THIS NECK OF THEWOODS) SO AS NOT TO LOSE TOO MUCH QUALITY SAILING TIME AND THEN IT WAS INTO LUNCH BACK ON BOARD AND THEN SOME MORE SAILING. A VERY ENTERTAINING AFTERNOON BRIEF WAS CONDUCTED AND THEN IT WAS TIME FOR YET ANOTHER HAPPY HOUR.THE AFTERNOON WAS CAPPED OFF WITH A QUICK SUM UP OF SAIL THEORY AND THEN SOME DEMONSTRATIONAL TACKS. THE AIM BEING TO GIVE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TACKING AND WEARING WORKS PRIOR TO COMMAND DAY, WHICH IS NOW JUST AROUND THE CORNER.OUR TEAM IS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP STRONGLY AND ALL APPEAR TO BEMAKING THE MOST OF THE OPPORTUNITY. COMMENTS FROM YOUTH CREWFROM SHEREE:WHAT AN ADVENTURE. I AM HAVING UNDOUBTABLY ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING AND REWARDING EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE. THE CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE FACING ARE SO EXCITING AND I’M DEFINTITELY GLAD I MADE THE VOYAGE. AS A GROUP THE PEOPLE ARE AWESOME AND THE CREW FOREVER ENTERTAINING. I’LL SEE YOU MUM AND DAD IN TOWNSVILLE ON THE 30TH, MAY EVEN STAY WITH YOU A BIT. HI TO EVERYONE ELSE BACK IN SUNNY VICTORIA.FROM TIM AND JIMMY:WE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME AND ITS DEFINITELY BEEN THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT IT IS TRUE.NAUTICAL TERM OF THE DAYHEADS: THE TOILET. SO CALLED BECAUSE MANY YEARS AGO ON SQUARE RIG SAILING SHIPS ABLUTIONS WERE CARRIED OUT AT THE SHIPS FIGURE HEAD.YOURS AYEDION CURTISLIEUTENANT, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
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A CONSISTENT 10-15 KNOTS SOUTH/SOUTH-EAST
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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