Day 5 – Patonga Anchorage
Ahoy there Shipmates,Overnight the Ship continued to make ground to the northwards along the NSW coast. We entered Broken Bay at 0800 and proceeded to anchor at Patonga, a quaint little fishing village and holiday destination. Once morning brief was completed we put the youthies ashore to play some organised sport at the local sports ground and then give them some free time for an hour. Some went for a swim at the local beach and others decided to enjoy the Patonga beach café. They returned onboard at 1200 in time for another of Haydo’s appetising lunches.At 1300 we gathered the crew together for the Team STS Young Endeavour ‘Shave for a Cure’. The choice was to either shave your hair and/or beard or colour your hair. We took before photos then all the participants were shaved with electric clippers one at a time. We then took after photos of everyone. A few are attached. It is not too late to donate to this very worthy cause in the name of our Team above.We had a quick swim, followed by the next round of ‘Ropies’ before weighing anchor at 1530 and proceeding to sea again. Once clear of Broken Bay we undertook Rotational Tacks during which the watches got to rotate through the other watches’ positions to experience what they do at Tacking Stations.After dinner we settled into our passage northwards which will continue through the night. The Youthies will undertake a number of activities during tonight’s watches aimed at better preparing them for Command Day, which will start around midday on Monday.Until tomorrow.Yours AyeCaptain Mike       “Â
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Weather: partly cloudy, Wind: 015/16 knots, Swell: NE at 1.5 metres, Temp: 17 deg. C
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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