Middle Percy isles
DURING THE AFTERNOON LINE AND SAILING HANDLING DRILLS PROGRESSED VERY WELL WITH THE SHIP SUCCESSFULLY TACKING BEFORE THE EVENING MEAL. THE EFFECTS OF THE PREVAILING WIND AND SEAS HAS CAUSED A FEW YOUTH CREWTO FEEL SEA SICK. FELLOW SHIP MATES ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THEM AND PROVIDING GREAT SUPPORT AND REASSURANCE. FANTASTIC SAILING WEATHER WITH ALL FORE AND AFT SAILS SET WITH THE SHIP BEATING TO WINDWARD CLOSE HAULED. THROUGHOUT THE EVENING ALL WATCHES WERE INTRODUCED TO WATCHKEEPING ROUTINES WHICH INCLUDED TRICKS ON THE HELM, ROUNDS, SAIL HANDLING AND TRIMMMING. AT MIDNIGHT EVERYONE TURNED TO TACKING STATIONS AND TACKED SHIP TO SHAPE A COURSE CLEAROF THE COAST. THIS WAS AGAIN REPEATED AT THE CHANGE OF THE NEXT WATCH. THE MORNING BRIEF PROVIDED ALL WITH A NEW SALTY SEA DOG TERM FOR THE DAY FOLLOWED BY HAPPY HOUR AND A SNAPPY SET OF ROPE RACES. THIS IS WHERE WATCHES DEVELOP THEIR SHIP KNOWLEDGE HOSTED BY THE SHIP’S ENGINEER.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSSTEPHANIE, VIC,THE WEATHER HAS BEEN A BIT CHOPPY BUT IT MADE AN AWSOME FIRST TRIP. PEOPLE ARE GREAT AND LOADS OF LAUGHS ALL ROUND. CANT WAIT FORTHE NEXT LEG.CLAIRE, VIC,TRIP HAS BEEN AMAZING SO FAR, PEOPLE ARE GREAT, HAVEN’T BEEN SICK YET. CLIMED THE MAST THIS MORNING AND SAW THE SUNSET, IT WASAWESOME. BAILLIE LE STRANGE QLD, SLOWLY BUT SURELY ATTEMPTING TO OVER COME FEAR OF HEIGHTS. THE STAFF ARE GREAT AND THE YOUTH CREW ARE ALL VERY SUPPORTIVE AND FRIENDLY. HAVING A GREAT TIME NOW THAT THE SEA SICKNESS IS OVER…WELL I HOPESO.YOURS AYE,BRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDERCAPTAIN 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