Back at Sea
PAST 24 HOURS 24 YOUNG AUSTRALIANS JOINED YOUNG ENDEAVOUR FOR AN ADVENTURE UNDER SAIL FOR VOYAGE 17/03 BOUND FOR SYDNEY. FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FORGACS DOCKYARD STAFF WAVED GOOD BYE AS THE SHIP CLEARED THE BERTH AT 1600. DUE TO THE HEAVY WEATHER BEING EXPERIENCED OFF SHORE YOUNG ENDEAVOUR BERTHED AT QUEENS WHARF, NEWCASTLE AND COMMENCED THE YOUTH PROGRAM. AT DUSK THE YOUTH CREW COMMENCED CLIMBING ALOFT TO THE LOWER TOP. THIS WAS A FIRST TIME EXPERIENCE AND ALL YOUTH CREWSUCCESSFULY COMPLETED THE CHALLENGE, A WONDERFULL EFFORT. OVERNIGHT ALL WATCHES AGAIN CLIMBED ALOFT AND CONTINUED WITH SHIP TOURS AND ROPE WORK. THE NEW DAY STARTED WITH A JOG AROUND THE UPPER DECK AT 0630 FOLLOWED SOON AFTER WITH A SCRUMPTIOUS BREAKFAST. MORNING BRIEF AT 0800 INTRODUCED THE YOUTH CREW TO THE FINER DETAILS OF SHIP BOARD LIFE ON A TALL SHIP. THE FORENOON WATCH COMPRISED OF A SAFETY BRIEF AND LINE HANDLING PRACTICE.NAUTICAL TERMBUNTLINE: LINES USED TO HAUL UP THE BODY OF A SQUARE SAIL.ALL THE BESTLCDR BRENTON WITTCAPTAINSTS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
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NOON POSITION DEPARTING NEWCASTLE HARBOUR.
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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