CORAL SEA
Ahoy there everyone, Welcome to day three on our adventure under sail. The ship continued motor sailing along handsomely at five knots overnight under all plain sail on a broad reach starboard tack with the wind abating through the early morning. It was a stunning moonlit clear night at sea though the one metre swell continued to challenge members of the Youth Crew as they spent their first night at sea keeping a four hour watch overnight.With the rising of the sun under a blue sky with scattered cloud, an epic wakey wakey song from blue watch, roused all hands for breakfast with varying levels of consumption. After a quick set of cleaning rounds (happy hour) a period of respite was granted to either enjoy the beautiful day or allow some respite for those adjusting to their equilibrium.After a magnificent lunch, the inaugural round of rope races was conducted. 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.The ship was then called to tacking stations culminating with a series of tacks and wears (gybes) as the ship manouvered under sails altering course. Navigator Rick then presented a lesson in the fine art of maritime navigation espousing that the earth was round instead of flat much to the consternation of many of the Staff Crew.Sea watches were then maintained for the remainder of the afternoon and evening as the ship continued make ground to the north along Fraser Island towards our first scheduled anchorage in Hervey Bay. With the wind continuing to back and veer the Youth Crew watches are being kept busy setting/furling sails and climbing aloft through out the night.Until tomorrow evening, take care.Yours AyeCaptain Damien
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2300 at sea - weather scattered cloud, wind SE 14 knots, swell ESE 1.0 metre, temperature 24 degrees, barometer 1017 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