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Cid Harbour
Good evening Shipmates, After our 50kt plus wild and woolly experience, the ship continued southwards overnight under storm sails. Come sunrise the rain had finally stopped and the wind had abated to a comfortable 30kts! As the ship entered the Whitsunday Passage we actually saw the sun and because of the reduced fetch, the seas had much less bite and sailing was very comfortable. The ship came to anchor in Cid Harbour just before midday. After lunch and a set of rope races the Youth Crew proceeded ashore for a mid voyage chat and then enjoyed a bit of down time on the beach. Meanwhile back onboard, the staff spent three frustrating hours trying to replace the damaged head sail which was firmly stuck in its track. Success finally came and when we weigh anchor tomorrow we will have our full suit of sails available and we’re all looking forward to some good hard sailing in the beautiful Whitsunday Passage region. Even the rain will not be able to spoil that.Captain GunnaCarpe\’ diem
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At anchor Cid Harbour. Wind 090 / 15 kts, passing showers
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Dear readers,
STS Young Endeavour is, by the definition and origin of her name, about Aussie youths trying hard to achieve something difficult. This voyage certainly provided that... and then some. A challenging experience from all angles and areas. Yet the Youth Crew prevailed and found success. They should therefore be justifiably proud of themselves for persevering, seeing the silver lining and never wavering in their mission to have a great adventure. I am very proud of all of them and I'm sure you are too!
9 Days ago 23 Youth Crew from all over Australia, came together to sail this vessel, have fun and challenge themselves. They have not only done that, but have faced and overcome fears, and learnt a lot about themselves and each other.
They leave with new skills, improved persistence, resilience and adaptability, as well as generally knowing they are more capable than what they probably thought. And of course, having made great new friends - most probably, friends for life. It never gets old for us staff members, as we truly love our work.
Fair winds and following seas.
Captain Adam Charlie Farley+
