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Day 09 – V20/25, Sydney -Sydney
Good evening friends, families and loved ones, past, present and potentially future STS Young Endeavour crew!!! Today was a huge day. Overnight our Youth gave absolutely everything they had to navigate this ship from Broken Bay to Sydney Harbour (with a complex tacking plan!) for their Command Day and I am pleased to report we made it!
Day 9 of Voyage 20/25 was sensational. The dawn broke in a grey sky with light 10kn South-Easterly winds giving us just enough drive to achieve the arrival time of 0700L at Line Zulu demarking the entrance to Sydney Harbour. Our elected Command Day crew were incredibly well supported by the rest of the youth crew and their performance was inspiring.
Navigator Matt drove the ship into harbour and berthed on the northern arm of HMAS Waterhen. In the previous 24 hours the ship had used 63% of its water overnight. An amount far too great to organically re-make using the Reverse Osmosis units. The precise cause of the excessive water use is thought to be multiple Hollywood showers and some poor fresh water discipline compounded by flow-restrictors in the pipework not doing their job! No problem too great for the crew of STS YE though. We berthed, plugged in the 3 1/4 hose and within a few hours Engineer Dan had us back up at 100%.
While we refilled the freshwater tanks the youth crew rested. I had taken back the ship and the sense of relief from the crew was palpable. Chefo Kingy served up some sensational duck breasts and salads to reinvigorate the crew and we reset ourselves for the afternoon.
HMAS Diamantina graciously offered to provide the crew with a ship tour and a discussion around Mine Warfare and what life is like on a Navy Ship. Thank you to the crew for facilitating this we are very appreciative!! On return to STS YE we focussed on our Command Day Debrief discussions. These are key to drawing life lessons from this unique experience and the crew were characteristically honest, open and engaged. Excellent chat lead to some profound reflection and we all walked away a little bit wiser. Perhaps a little bit more resilient, confident, aware of our own limits and certainly with a whole lot of new friends for life having had that shared experience.
Tonight we harbour furl our square sails and clean up the upper decks after 9 days at sea. We are ready to receive our Community Day Sail guests tomorrow and showcase this beautiful ship and talk about our adventures.
The crew will go to bed tonight feeling fulfilled, proud and hopefully satisfied with all of their efforts. All we asked was they give everything that have and that they did. Respect!
Youthies will round out the Captains Log tomorrow night – check in tomorrow to read all about it!
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Weather: Overcast Wind: 5kn NE Temp: 26C
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Hi Everyone,
Welcome to Young Endeavour’s Second voyage for 2026. This voyage will see us sail from Hobart to Geelong via the West Coast of Tasmania, which will give us the chance to see some spectacular scenery and be tested by some very unpredictable weather conditions, which is all part of the adventure. I have always loved sailing the Tasmanian Coast and of course, the notorious Bass Strait because of the challenges they throw at us but it really is a special part of this wonderful country. We have put together another talented Staff Crew for this voyage who I know will take great care of our new Youth Crew ensuring that they all have an amazing experience.
The Young Endeavour Staff Crew for this voyage are as follows:
Captain – Gav
Sail Master – Dion
Navigator – Jack
Watch Officer - Karson
Red Watch Leader – Mick
White Watch Leader – Simon assisted by Benny
Blue Watch Leader – Mitch
Chef – Nathan
Engineer - Dan
YEYS Voyage Coordinator - Matt
The voyage commenced at 1500 today when the new Youth Crew joined Young Endeavour berthed alongside Hobarts Princess No 2 Berth (UTAS). Once we had everyone on board and gear had been stowed, we mustered our new Youth Crew and a large gathering of family and friends on deck for my welcome address followed by Staff Crew introductions. On completion we farewelled family and friends then got straight into a safety brief. Ice breaker’ activities and ship tours. Dinner followed, with tonight’s menu consisting of Roast Lamb, Chicken Kiev, Americana Pasta Bake and numerous vegetables and a wonderful selection of deserts. Once we had cleaned up from dinner, I completed my Captain’s Brief, which was followed by Dion’s Sail Master Chat. With these chats out of the way we spent the rest of the evening doing full value contacts and deck safety then turned-in for a good night’s sleep.
Tomorrow morning we will depart our berth, head down the Derwent River and into the D’Entrecasteaux Channel where we will anchor for a few hours and complete first climbs of the foremast.
Until tomorrow, take care. Yours aye, Captain Gav.
