BROKEN BAY
WEATHER REMAINING FRESH FOR THE AFTERNOON AS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR WEIGHED ANCHOR AND CONDUCTED SAIL SETTING DRILLS WITHIN SYDNEY HARBOUR. ALL YOUTH CREW PROGRESSED EXTREMELY WELL ENJOYING THE BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS OF SYDNEY. THE SHIP WENT TO TACKING STATIONS ANDSUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED TWO TACKS OFF BRADLEYS HEAD BEFORE DEPARTING SYDNEY. CLEARING THE HEADS BEFORE SUNSET PROVIDED EVERYONE ANOTHER MEMORABLE OCCASION. AS THE SWELL INCREASED SOME YOUTH CREW BEGAN TOFEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE MOTION. FORTUNATELY THEIR FELLOW SHIPMATES WERE AT HAND TO PROVIDE REASSURANCE AND SUPPORT. OVERNIGHT ALL YOUTH CREW SETTLED INTO WATCHKEEPING ROUTINES, IE KEEPING TRICKS ON THE HELM, CONDUCTING ROUNDS AND SAIL SETTING. A FEW MANAGED TO CLIMB ALOFT TO CAST LOOSE GASKETS OFF THE TOPSAIL. AS WELL, THE SHIP TACKED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TO MAKE GROUND TO BROKEN BAY. AT SUNRISE THE SPIRITS OF THOSE FEELING SEASICK SHOWED SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT.MORNING BRIEF PROVIDED ALL WITH THE BACKGROUND TO THE TERM ‘HEADS’ MUCH TO THE AMUSEMENT OF THE YOUTH CREW. EACH DAY A SALTY SEA TERM IS EXPLAINED. CONDITIONS IMPROVING AND SEA SICKNESS EASING ALL STILL ENJOYING THE VOYAGE.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSFIONA, CENTENNIAL PARK SYDNEYAFTER A DAY AND A HALF IN THE HARBOUR, WE FINALLY HEADED THROUGH THE HEADS. PRETTY ROUGH AT FIRST – LOST A FEW TO SEASICKNESS. CALMED THROUGH THE NIGHT AND FABULOUS TODAY. RED WATCH IS ON FIRE AND WON THE ROPE RACES 6-2. CHEERS AND OUT.ADAM, NEWCASTLE/ BATHURSTI DIDNT REALISE HOW BIG A 2-3 METRE SWELL WAS UNTIL WE WERE SITTING OUT ON THE BOWSPIRIT PLOUGHING THROUGH THE WAVES, LEAVING SYDNEY AND A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET BEHIND US. AMAZING.CAROLINE, CANBERRAI ASKED FOR A CHALLENGE AND IT WAS DEFINITELY DELIVERED CLIMBING ALOFT TO THE TOPSAIL YARD TO LET DOWN THE SAIL. VIEW WAS… BLUE AND STUNNING. BRING ON THE BANANAS AND SAO BISCUITS.YOURS AYEBRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDER, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
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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