Day 2 – To sea to sea

Ahoy there dear readers, what an action packed day, phew!… Up at 0630 for a little early morning activity, we were woken by a lovely tune by Supergrass called “Grace”. It’s Grace’s birthday dont you know!? She had a lovely birthday thanks for asking, except for the sea sickness! whoops.. spoiler!! Just kidding, stomach tough as nails, old Grace. Anyway, Keely cooked us up a choice breaky then we had our morning brief, with Jordo detailing the plan of the day. And then because we have a business hours exemption (well that’s what Jordo reckons), we all lined up for Happy Hour! “You beauty!!” said everyone. Little did they know it was the ships hour of happiness, as we all dusted, mopped and disinfected. Let me tell you, ladies and gentlemen, she was a very happy ship indeed 🙂
Youthies were introduced to their harnesses next. Thats right, time to lay aloft. Challenge accepted. It was so pleasing to see everyone push their boundaries and exceed their own self belief. They all got up higher than expected. I was a very happy and proud Captain, I must say. Well done them! Then it was time for a bit of a sing song and some birthday cake. Happy Birthday Grace. Lunch was next, yum (note to self: aerobics oz style mister!) – (selfs note back to self: ok). Someone yelled “anchor’s aweigh!” and we proceeded out to sea. Yay said they, as we set and furled and furled and set, the sails that is, okay? (rhyming section). We tacked ship several times to ensure youthies knew the process and yes indeed, they picked up what we put down. Smart lot these!
So then we tacked again and shaped a course for the Whitsundays. Enroute youthies learned the skills of “Watch on deck” meaning steering the ship, lookout duties and rounds. And just as they were about to say, “Gee, we’re a little pooped!” (old nautical expression), the ship came to anchor in the vicinity of Hayman Island. Then we finished our census. Yay us. Intend remaining here overnight with the youthies keeping us safe in their anchor watches. Good night and stay safe. Captain Adam Charlie Farley……..
Shout out from the birthday girl: “Thank you everyone for an awesome birthday! Yes mum, I took my kwells. Grace 🙂 “
Latitude/Longitude:
Conditions:
Wind: SE @ 10. Temp: 19. Swell: Nil. Weather: Fine and clear.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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”
