COMMAND DAY ELECTIONS
IN THE AFTERNOON EACH WATCH DEMONSTRATED THEIR ABILITY TO SET NOMINATED SAILS IN PREPARATION FOR COMMAND. TO EVERYONE’S CREDIT ALL WATCHES COMPLETED THESE TASKS EXTREMELY WELL AND IN A SEAMANSHIPMANNER. AS THE WINDS FRESHENED ALL FORE AND AFT SAILS WERE SET INCLUDING THE UPPER SQUARES, TOP GALLANT AND TOPSAIL. THIS ALLOWED YOUNG ENDEAVOUR TO SAIL ON A BROAD REACH TO THE ANCHORAGE IN TRUETALL SHIP TRADITION. THE DECK WAS EXCEPTIONALLY BUSY WITH ALL WATCHESEITHER FURLING OR CLEWING UP SAIL ON THE APPROACH TO THE ANCHORAGE. A FABULOUS PASSAGE WITH MANY SPECTATOR CRAFT ALSO ENJOYING THE MAGNIFICENT EXPERIENCE. ONCE AT THE ANCHORAGE ALL YOUTH CREW LAYEDALOFT ON BOTH MASTS AND PASSED GASKETS TO SECURE SAILS. AFTER SUNSET THE COMMAND DAY BRIEF WAS GIVEN WITH THE PRIMARY CHALLENGE TO SAIL YOUNG ENDEAVOUR TO SYDNEY. ON COMPLETION OF THE ELECTIONS YOUTH CREWCAPTAIN JAMES ANNOUNCED HIS TEAM:XO, SARAH.NAV, GIBBO.WOS, NICK, KITTY, BRENTON.CHEF, MILK.ASS. CHEFS, TRACY, SACHA, STEPH.WATCHES,GOLD. BRENTON, SPIDER, GIBBO, NARISSA, NARRISSA, MORGS, SACHA, JILL.GREEN. KITTY, GRAHAM JESSE, CATHERINE, MARK, KARA, STEPH, SARAH.SCARLET. NICK, SHANE, TRACEY, LOZ, FRANCE, SARAH, ALEX, JAMES.ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR COMMAND DAY.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