Day 2 Command Day

Ahoy there!Today we woke up to a beautiful morning in Twofold Bay thanks to the trusty work of our youthie navigators Kate and Rory. The youthie crew put in a hard night of work to reach our final destination and we are all very proud of our efforts. However it was a 7 am wake up because we had tasks to do. Our morning started with a morning brief run by the trusty youthie crew, it was funny, entertaining and educational. Then our favourite time of day was upon us, happy hour, we had the ship shining from top to bottom. After happy hour we had three of our youthie crew present us with a special interest and talents, from AFL skills to how to fight a fire. Our crew have a wide range of knowledge and this is part of the reason we all work so well together. Our last challenge of the 24hours was to row a boat to the beach in the bay and take a pic of us with our youthie crew mascot (our fellow youthie crew member Dan dressed as a beautiful siren). Our sea mates over at HMAS Darwin noticed us anchored and offered us a grand tour of their ship. The crew showed ten of our youthies some of the day to day operations on board their vessels, such as the bridge, the armoury and the mess (sleeping quarters) where apparently its normal for 60 guys to sleep in the same room? While a few of the youthies were at HMAS Darwin, others were still stuck ashore at Eden unknowing when their saviour James was gonna pick them up. After waiting for a long strenuous amount of time (most likely five minutes) the idea to make a hut for shelter came about as rescue was still not in sight. The task was completed by none other then Dan and Cody, unfortunately Larry the lobster is still patiently protecting the hut from the Eden locals. You will be missed Larry but never forgotten.Our afternoon concluded with a handing over of the ship back to Captain Mike and the crew. —————————-Thank you Captain Flick and friends for your informative narrative of your day in command of Young Endeavour.After taking the Ship back the Staffies conducted a thorough command day debrief, designed to maximise the Youthies retention of the lessons learnt from the experience.The intention is to remain in our current anchorage overnight.Yours Aye, Captain Mike
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Conditions:
Wind SW at 8 Kn, Weather cloudy with passing showers, Swell nil, Temp 21 deg. c
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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”


After a rather nonchalant guts watch with the Bluies, Reddies came in guns a blazing, setting our beautiful square sails preparing us for a speedy and eventful day at sea. Scaling (laying aloft) the Foremast, whilst the ship swayed kept the Reddies on their toes, holding on for dear life as they let out the gaskets for the Topgallant and Topsail Yards. A challenging activity to start off our day rewarded with a beautiful sunrise over Starboard.
During the day we participated in a Meteorology Brief led by our resident Nav guru TOMO, learning everything there is about fluffy, rainy and stormy clouds. This was followed by Lunch and a needed Siesta.
Whilst some slumbered, Bluies kept watch. They had brave volunteers to climb both main mast and to the topgallant yard to sea furl the sails.
In the afternoon, our Watches came together to have Mid Voyage Chats, where we had the opportunity to reflect on our voyage goals, experiences and discuss our hopes for Command Day. There were some very heartfelt talks, from overcoming fears, to gaining confidence in working as a team, and we set our eyes upon what we want to achieve in the rest of the voyage.
The first dog (Reddies) (from 1545 to 1745) was full of excitement, with over 50kn winds and up to 50 degrees on the OOOH AAAH meter (heel). Watching the waves break higher than the rails was an exhilarating experience and kept us holding on tight. Sites of sharks and a Cargo ship kept our lookouts entertained, while Callum lead an engaging activity on Charts. At the end of the first dog watch, Nick and Phil braved these treacherous conditions to lay aloft on the mainmast to wrangle the mainsail!
Rockin and rolling, Youthies (the newest salty sea dogs) Hugh, Bridget, and Nick!!