Berthed at Devonport Navy Base
Yesterday afternoon all crew proceeded ashore for a zany sports afternoon. This was followed by the Command Day debrief that was very thought provoking. Both good and bad points wereraised which made it more meaningful. As some say, there is no gain without pain.In the evening an excellent concert was held on the upper deck that provided a few really good belly laughes.Following an early morning upper deck scrub, anchor was weighed at 0810 and the ship motored into Auckland Harbour. As the ship berthed at 1000, the youth crew manned the yards and in joyful strains sang the national anthem with gusto. They would make a lousy choir but were a great youth crew. Shortly afterwards it was my pleasure to award voyage certificates to the youth crew and thank our Kiwi friends from the Spirit of New Zealand, Peters Kiwi 1 and Kiwi 2 who were both a great help to us during the voyage. I awarded the Order of Australia Emblem to Becca Willis for her outstanding efforts.This voyage was very special with the Auckland Day Regatta, sailing with Spirit of New Zealand, being part of Waitangi Day celebrations and cruising some of the worlds most beautiful waters. The calibre and spirit of Youth Crew 03/00 added to that.
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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