Middle Percy Island
PAST 24 HOURSAS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR SAILED NORTH ALL HANDS CLOSED UP TOROTATIONAL AND DEMONSTRATION TACKING STATIONS. THIS PARTICULAREVOLUTION PREPARES ALL YOUTH CREW FOR COMMAND DAY. IT ALLOWSEVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE DRILL FROM A DIFFERENT STATION AND FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE BRIDGE. OVERNIGHT THE BREEZE EASED REQUIRING THE SHIP TO MOTOR SAIL AGAIN TO REACH MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND. EACH WATCH CONDUCTED A TEAMWORK EXERCISE AND COMPLETED THESE DRILLS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL. DURING THE FORENOON WATCH EACH WATCH WERE REQUIRED TO SET SET AND FURL NOMINATED SAILS. COLLECTIVELY THEY COMPLETED THESE DRILLS IN A SEAMAN LIKE MANNER. WELL DONE TO ALL WATCHES. YOUNG ENDEAVOUR ANCHORED OFF MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE ISLAND AND ELECT THEIR COMMAND TEAM.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSSTACY, SMITHTON. IT IS NOW DAY FIVE OF THE TRIP AND I AM REALLYENJOYING IT. MY MOST MEMORABLE THING ABOUT THE TRIP AT THE MOMENT IS WHEN WE ANCHORED AT GREAT KEPPEL ISLAND. A DOWN POINT OF THE TRIP I HAVE’NT REALLY HAD ANY. HAVING A GREAT TIME.DAMON, RIVERSIDE TASMANIA. I’M HAVING A GOOD TIME APART FROM BEING SEA SICK YESTERDAY. BUT I AM READY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS OF THE VOYAGE.MIKI, GEMFIELDS.HELLO TO ALL. HAVING AN AWESOME TIME. CLIMBING ALOFT, MAKING NEWFRIENDS AND LEARNING HEAPS ABOUT SAILING HAVE BEEN THE BEST. THEOCEAN SWIMS HAVE BEEN GORGEOUS, ALL MEALS ARE LIKE DINING ATSIZZLER’S AND THE PEOPLE ARE LOVELY. APART FROM MILD SEASICKNESS INROUGH SEAS, THE VOYAGE SO FAR HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.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