Day 10 – Community Day Sail and a Final Farewell!

Ahoy shipmates…Day 10, the penultimate of Voyage 02/20. It has been an absolute pleasure having this diverse and adventurous group of young Australians onboard. Hobart, Tasman Island, Wineglass Bay, Coles Bay, Bass Strait, Rye, Port Phillip Bay and Williamstown…and some awesome sailing thrown in for good measure…not too shabby for 11 days. We wish them every success in their future endeavours, and welcome them to the Young Endeavour family….14000 strong and growing, as of this voyage (the 14000th youth crew was onboard this voyage). I must thank the staff crew, whose tireless efforts ensure the program runs smoothly, keep the youth crew safe, and make sure they (and we) manage to have a heap of fun along the way. That’s about it from me…for the final time this voyage, fair winds, Captain Kenny…out!
Our final full day has arrived *sobs*.
The day started off as always with a loud 0630 wakeup and laps around the deck. To get the day started we had a repeat game of Knights, Mounts and Cavaliers with a beautiful view of Melbourne city. We were even lucky enough to see a few hot air balloons!
After the usual morning brief we went into a very important happy hour to prepare for our guests from the Vietnamese Special Needs Society of Melbourne. With Jerome’s tick of approval on the ship’s state of cleanliness, we berthed in Seaworks and picked up our guests to take them sailing for the day. In pairs, we gave them tours of the boat and later had great help from some of them while setting the Jib – amongst other sails – which is hard work! Our guests munched on some lovely finger food prepared by Adam, while watching some dolphin friends who decided to say hello.
After saying goodbye to our new buddies, we berthed at Williamstown to explore in our watches for a couple hours. With yummy ice cream in hand, we sat in a park to reflect on our journey and how far we’ve come. We all found that we reached so many personal and group goals and have lots take to back to our lives ashore. Upon returning to our lovely ship, we held the final round of Rope Races to determine the victors (Congratulations White Watch, and good effort to the other watches)! Victory in hand, all three watches climbed the foremast to harbor furl the square sails in preparation for our dramatic entrance in the morning.
To finish the night, we had a cheese board and delicious pizzas – courtesy of Adam, once again – at midships. Following that, we’re having a presentation of a slideshow, song and poem (all tasks from Command Day).
Even though we’ll see you all tomorrow, shout out to our families and friends*, have a wonderful night, thanks for reading!
*Ian, Bernice, Bridie and Connie – Lily
Trin, Riv, Yoss and Nana Ruth – Sarah
Sandie, Murray and Sam – Ariana
P.S. Arki would like to request for his parents to bring Zulu on board tomorrow for pick up!
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Conditions:
Wind: S at 18 knots Weather: Fine Sea: Mild Location: At anchor Hobsons Bay, Melbourne.
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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!!

ARRRGH, ahoy there from the spectacular Jervis Bay! We’ve all been taken A-back by the crystal clear blue waters and snow white sands.
After a well deserved sleep in these sheltered waters which was a refreshing change to clinging to our bunk racks for dear life for the past few days, the ship rose to another banger of a morale tune “sung” by Blue Watch. Brekkie was fun after the early morning activity to get us all up and moving. We held another round of competitive not-competitive rope races which culminated in smashed eggs on deck and the mummification of said egg smashers.
Roast lamb for lunch was prepped by the staffies in the absence of our culinary wizard Steve. Once cleaned up, we took the RHIB’s across to Captains Beach bordering HMAS Creswell which was a mind-blowingly beautiful little spot. Pretty much everyone had a dip in the drink and a roll in the sand and played some creative beach games run by our Suitability legends, Speedy Sam and Eggs.
A few hours at the beach made everyone ready to head back home and attack a teak deck barbeque, devouring cheese platters, steaks, sangas, and salads. With our full stomachs, us youthies initiated the highly anticipated elections for our command day roles. Which will commence sometime around midday tomorrow. We held a vote for each available role that all willing youthies put themselves forward for.
The following roles were voted as follows: Captain – Warwick, Sailmaster – Hugh, Navigator – Ruscoe, Officer of the Watch – Dan, Watch Leader – Nick, Ben, Bridget, Master chef – Emily, Mackenzie, Alyshia
We were greeted after our elections by a low flying anti-submarine MH60-Romeo Helicopter which did a cool fly around our ship. *Thanks Squizz!!* And then watched an amazing film about the rounding of Cape Horn back in 1929 on a 7 story tall sail ship.
Signing off from our anchor watch, Ben and Giles.
“I believe that positive energy and optimism help us to take up any challenge in life and to succeed in even the most difficult tasks. I also believe that positive energy is contagious: We can transmit it to others”
