Day 6 – Heading South
Hi Everyone, Welcome to Day 6 of our voyage. By sunrise this morning we were located 10nm to the north of the Cumberland Islands sailing close hauled under fore and aft sail and enjoying a pleasant 10-15kt south easterly. At morning brief Salty again amazed us with his nautical stories from days of old. This morning he enlightened us on the origins of the terms ‘Shake a Leg’ and ‘Son of a Gun’ with the Staff Crew providing theatrical support with props to bring Salty’s stories to life. On completion of Salty’s stories I announced to the Youth Crew that they had successfully demonstrated that they are safe at climbing the masts and they can now undertake this task without being accompanied by a Watch Leader. To reach this level by day 6 is a major achievement and the Youth Crew should be proud of their efforts thus far. Following lunch the ship was called to tacking stations and we conducted a good set of demonstrational tacks. This activity gives the Youth Crew the opportunity to come to the bridge and observe the orders and procedures which occur when we tack the ship (alter course, putting the bow of the ship through the wind). As always happens during this activity we were temporarily interrupted by the sighting of numerous whales. One thing that I have learnt in my time on Young Endeavour is that whales and dolphins will always beat any presentation given by yours truly. During their watches tonight the Youth Crew will sit down with their Watch Leaders and complete mid voyage chats and then undertake the ‘Apples and Onions’ exercise. On completion of these activities they will continued to fine tune their navigation and sailing skills in preparation for tomorrows Captains setting and furling drills and Captains challenge. Currently it is our intention to continue sailing south overnight to the Percy Island Group where we plan to anchor at Middle Percy Island late tomorrow morning. Until tomorrow, take care. Yours Aye Captain Gav
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Currently located 13nm to the SE of Penrith Island sailing close hauled under fore and aft sail and experiencing moderate 12-15kt ESE winds with nil swell. Current temperature is 18 degrees.
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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