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Day break had us sailing northwards with all squares set making good ground enabling us to wear ship and shape course into Hervey Bay at 0700. The wind remained fresh and once in the Bay proper we seemed to be the victim of some large wind shifts that worked against us. Nonetheless the sailing was excellent and as the swell died away from the protection of Fraser Island the last of the sea sickness disappeared. I provided each watch with a discussion on sail theory (ho hum) and during one of those lectures we were given an excellent example of sail balance as the ship was hit by a squall of 35 kts. Exciting stuff. The ship came to anchor in ghastly cold wet weather at 1800 and it was certainly good to get below. Not sure what happened with the ���beautiful one day, perfect the next’ weather that Queensland sells itself on.In the evening we celebrated Peta’s 17th birthday and Adrian baked a beaut cake for the occasion. On a personal note it was also my daughters 17th birthday and I miss her dearly. Following the cake out came the pop corn and the YC settled back to watch a video on the exploits of Irving Johnstone and taking the Peking around the horn. This is all good prep as the YC start to think about Command Day which lies ahead. Captain GunnaCarpe’ Diem
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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+
