Knots, Bends, Hitches, Whales!
Situation at 20:00Today has been chock full of activities and there are some weary looking faces onboard. Throughout the night watches the Youth Crew completed their second climb aloft, this time to the T’Gallant yard.Knots, bends and hitches practise also helped their four hours on watch fly by.At today’s morning brief Watch Officer Nathan explained the nautical connection of several common place terms and put out a challenge to the Youth Crew that he can provide a nautical answer to any possible question they can think of. Good Luck Nathan.After Happy Hour, Captain Safety made an appearance and, along with his beautiful assistant ‘Ragella’, explained in detail thecorrect use of each piece of safety equipment onboard. We weighed anchor at 10:00 and shaped a course to clear Hervey Bay. During the afternoon we were fortunate enough to see several Whales frollicking on the surface and providing us with quite a spectacle. We also came across a drifting ‘Tinny’ that looked as though it had drifted off a beach at high tide. We marked it with several lights and arranged for a Charter boat to pick it up and return it to its owner.After a quick bite of supper, the Youth Crew continued with setting and furling drills as well as practising their tacking drills. It is a very weary group that are either closing up on watchor catching a few hours sleep before being shaken for their turn back on deck. Despite their tiredness, spirits remain high and everyoneonboard is hoping that tomorrow will see some wind come our way so that the ‘Iron Jib’ can be put to rest and Tallship sailing can beginin earnest.Thought of the day: Do not pray for easy times, pray to be stronger. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, pray for powers equal to your tasks. John F KennedyYours, AyeJohn Cowan
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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