Day 1 – The Derwent River and Storm Bay
Ahoy shipmates and welcome to Voyage 4/19. Young Endeavour has been in Hobart supporting the Wooden Boats Festival and we have had a fantastic time, as we alway do in Tasmania (bit cool though!). Over last weekend we had nearly 2000 people visit the ship during open days…a busy time indeed. But now it is time for the next challenge, and at 1500 this afternoon 24 young Australians joined us for the trip to Sydney, with a small number of friends and family in tow. After stowing their gear we conducted the official welcome and introduction of the staff crew for the voyage…they are as follows:
Captain – Kenny, Sail Master – Dion, Navigator – Jerome, Boats Officer – Darren, White Watch Leader – Morgan, Red Watch Leader – Ivanka, Blue Watch Leader – Tracey, Engineer – Mark, Chef – Zac. At 1600 we departed our berth at Macquarie 1 and commenced a leisurely passage down the Derwent River. Our destination for tomorrow is Port Arthur where the Youth Crew will be going ashore for tours…a very interesting and historic place. We are currently at anchor just south of Hobart, off Kingston Beach. The intent is to stay here in the relative calm while we tick off the necessary briefs before hitting the open ocean, hearing from the Engineer, Sail Master and myself. We are also taking this opportunity to take our newly embarked adventurers through the harness brief, instructing them on how to correctly wear their safety harnesses. We will weigh anchor around 2100 for the short transit across Storm Bay to Port Arthur, aiming to be at anchor off the ‘Isle of the Dead’ around 0600 tomorrow morning. The relaxed start to the trip brings good news…no-one is sea sick yet (emphasis on yet). We have around 640 nautical miles to Sydney, but despite the distance we have still planned some adventures ashore…fun times ahead. I’ll leave it there for now…until tomorrow, fair winds, Captain Kenny.
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Conditions:
Wind: W at 5kts Weather: Overcast and cool Swell: Nil Location: At anchor off Kingston Beach Hobart
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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