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Command Day
Ahoy there Shipmates,After a restful night at anchor in Broken Bay, the crew were awoken by Sail Master Harry at 0700 to a fine sunny morning. Once everyone was on deck Harry ran a quick heart-starter game of ‘Knights, Mounts and Cavaliers’. We then dined on another of Marcus’ delicious breakfasts, this time cooked on the BBQ on deck, prior to the Morning Brief, which as usual was followed by Happy Hour.At 1000 we began running the youthies ashore for some organised PT, run by Super Jay, followed by some free time for a stroll along the beach or a swim. All the crew had returned onboard by 1230 and the watches then cycled through lunch.At 1300 we held ‘Opposites’ where the elected Youth Crew talked with their opposite number in the Staff Crew. This is aimed at enabling the youthies to get an understanding of the full scope of the duties of each position to enable them to perform better in their role during Command Day.At 1400 the Staff Crew and I got dressed-up in our best holiday outfits and conducted the handover ceremony at which I handed Young Endeavour over to Captain Sam H and his able-bodied crew to use for Command Day to achieve their tasks and most importantly to have fun!Until tomorrow at 1400 when the adventure of Command Day draws to a close! Yours Aye, Captain Mike ———————————————- Arghhhh, Ahoy there,Our Command Day started with a quick talk of “Opposites†where our Youth Command team spent some time with the respective Staffie Command member.Our Youth Crew Command team includes: Sailmaster William Brazier, our Navigators Mollie D Murton and Sam Button, Watch Officer Grady Tyson.Following ‘Opposites’ we had the Command Handover with myself receiving a captains hat, original Ships telescope, and the long awaited Command Day Instructions and Navigator Instructions. Our departing Staffie crew sang a farewell number “Going on a holiday†and proceeded to back flipped into the ocean from our infamous rope swing which was warmly greeted with an uproar of excited cheering from our Youthies.Shortly after revealing the Command Day instructions our Youthie Command Team decided to open the “Pool†and did an impromptu SWIMEX (with staffie overview!!). We got to use the rope swing too… whoohooAfter closure of our big blue pool we got stuck into our assigned challenges including a giant chalk mural illustrating our voyage from Melbourne so far featuring day-by-day sketches of each day’s adventures.As time passed 1715 Blue Watch were the first called to a highlight of the day; dinner. This was also the first meal cooked entirely by our new chefs (Olivia Richards, Alex Shorey, Amy Nguyen Chong), the Italian themed cuisine sure went down a treat.With the day finally coming to a close we weighed anchor at 2030 sailing into the big blue heading to Sydney!! Keeping you updated,Youth Crew Captain Sam
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Ahoy followers of our Young Endeavour journey! Command Day. We made it.
The beautiful weather at our anchor point at Jervis Bay made for a spectacular day under the command of our fellow Youth Crew! A morning stretch and some wise words from the Ship Crew gave Captain Waz and the team a step in the right direction.
With the new watches all set and ready to go, Captain’s Setting and Furling gave all our youthies the chance to prove their abilities on the high seas. Strong performances from all three watches; Sharkies, Chompers and Narwhals!!
Morning brief gave the Sailmaster a chance to give us the daily orders and help get everyone on the same page. With the staff crew getting ready for a holiday and giving us the ship, floral shirts and party music filled the deck and, with some final preparations, the ship was ours.
The Captain was given a small but very significant envelope that contained the essential, non-essential and completely optional tasks to be done over the course of the next 24 hours. 2 tacks were to be made at a minimum before leaving the bay and safety checks were the essential tasks to start our journey. However.
More amusing, optional tasks allowed some of our youthies to become part of the “Beach Assault Team” while others were put to the task of making a slideshow of the voyage, tying all the knots on the list, etc. These were some activities that bided the time for our incredible navigator - Ruscoe to set out a plan and work together with the Sailmaster - Hugh to create a sail plan.
Tacking stations were the focus for our late afternoon, preparing to weigh anchor and leave such a beautiful bay, for our last stretch of this incredible voyage.
Happy Birthday to the Capitan, Warwick, who turned 24 today! The wonderful MasterChef’s created a “cherry ripe” cake out of rice crispies, coconut, chocolate, and love. With a beautiful ceremony to end our day.
Sailing into the night leaves us the ability to see the lights from our destination. Sydney, here we come!
Wish us luck! From Nat and Tom!!
