Bribie Island
PAST 24 HOURSANCHORED OFF MOOLOOLABA PROVIDED ALL YOUTH CREW THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ASHORE AND PARTICPATE IN BEACH SPORTS BEFORE EXPLORING THE COASTAL TOWNSHIP. ONCE ONBOARD EVERYONE ENJOYED THE TEAK DECK BBQ, BEFORE SETTLING INTO THE COMBINED BEAR EXERCISE TO DEVELOP TEAMWORK. THE ACTIVITY WAS TO PASS ALL YOUTH CREW THROUGH A ROPE WEB WITHOUT TOUGHING ANY LINE WITHIN A GIVEN TIME LIMIT. THEY MADE IT WITH 6 MINUTES TO SPARE, A FANTASTIC EFFORT. AFTERWARDS ALL VIEWED CAPTAIN IRVIN JOHNSONS FILM ‘ROUNDING CAPE HORN ON THE PEKING’. THIS ABSOLUTELY INSPIRED ALL YOUTH CREW BEFORE CLOSING UP ON ANCHOR WATCHES OVERNIGHT. YOUNG ENDEAVOUR SAILED AWAY FROM THE ANCHORAGE THIS MORNING AND CLEARED POINT CARTWRIGHT BOUND FOR MORETON BAY. UPON ENTERING THE BAY THE WIND FRESHENED AND THOSE ON DECKEXPERIENCED HEAVY SHOWERS FOR THIRTY MINUTES. ALL IN A DAY, ABOARD YOUNG ENDEAVOUR. ALL WELL.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSEMMY FROM BRISBANE: WE’VE SEEN WHALES, DOLPHINS, JELLYFISH, RAINBOWS,DOLPHINS, ALBATROSS AND BEAUTIFUL SUNRISES AND SETS. WE’VE ROCKED AND ROLLED, HURLED AND BURLED, MUNCHED AND CRUNCHED. GREAT FOOD AND MANY MANY LAUGHS.DAVE FROM DEVONPORT. TODAY HAS BEEN A BLAST WE HAVE JUST MADE OUR WAY THROUGH A STORM FRONT, WINDS GOT TO ABOUT 20 KNOTS. I’VE JUST MADE MY WAY DOWN FROM THE TOPGALLAT YARD WHICH IS ABOUT 3O METRES HIGH THE FOOD IS GREAT I RECOMMEND TO ANY ONE ITS A LIFE TIME EXPERIENCEMEGS – CANBERRA. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE. FROM BEAUTIFUL DAYS, ROUGHSEAS, CLEAR CALM WATERS, HEAVY RAIN… THIS EXPERIENCE HAS BEENAMAZING. THE PEOPLE IN MY WATCH ARE AWESOME, BUT SO TOO ARE ALLTHE STAFF AND THE FELLOW WATCHES. TOGETHER WE SHARED EXPERIENCES THAT WILL STAY WITH US FOREVER.YOURS AYEBRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDER, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
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STRONG SW'LY WINDS HEAVY SHOWERS
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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