TASMAN SEA
Ahoy there everyone, Welcome to day three on our adventure under sail. The ship continued sailing along handsomely at five knots overnight under all plain sail on a close starboard tack. The wind abated completely at midnight before a stunning lightning storm and rain squall approached from the south bringing 35+ knot winds and two metre seas.With the rising of the sun in an overcast blue sky, a cheerful wakey wakey song from the on watch Youth Crew, breakfast was a very quiet affair as the majority of the crew were adjusting to the motion of the ship and keeping four hour watches through the night. After a quick set of cleaning rounds a respite period was granted for the forenoon.After lunch, the daily brief was conducted followed by the inaugural round of rope races. This activity enabled the Youth Crew to challenge each other in a non-competitive activity by remembering and identifying different items of safety equipment located around the upper decks. Sea watches were then maintained for the remainder of the afternoon and evening as the ship continued to beat south towards Jervis Bay for the next scheduled anchorage.Until tomorrow evening, take care.Yours AyeCaptain Damien
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2300 at sea - weather overcast, wind light and variable, swell S 1.0 metre, temperature 20 degrees, barometer 1018 hpa
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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