Day 5 – Back in Cadiz
Hi Everyone,                  Welcome to day 5 of our voyage. Well life onboard Young Endeavour is never boring and the past 24hrs has proved that. When you last heard from us we were about to go to anchor just north of the Straits of Gibraltar which we did but didn\’t manage to stay for to long as the conditions were that bad that we dragged our anchor, so we again had to move and try and find another sheltered anchorage not far from the Straits.  That was not as easy as it sounds as in these conditions the only safe place to anchor or go alongside is Cadiz, which given the conditions I decided was our safest option. So to cut a long story short we arrived back in Cadiz at 0300 this morning and are now back alongside waiting for this severe weather system to pass. This should occur within the next 24-36hrs and if all goes to plan we will then depart Cadiz and tackle the Straits of Gibraltar once again.  While we are here we will be continuing with our training program, topping up with fuel and fresh water and looking after some ship repairs that need to be looked at prior to sailing again.  All of the Youth Crew remain in high spirits with all looking forward to the challenges and adventures ahead.  Until tomorrow, take care.  Yours Aye  Captain Gav             Â
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Currently alongside in Cadiz
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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