Day 6 – Easter Sunday
Ahoy there everyone, Overnight the ship remained underway motor sailing south through the Inner Great Barrier Reef, tacking the ship at various times throughout the night to maintain the navigation plan. This kept the watches busy along with applying practical navigation techniques and conducting engineering rounds. In addition each watch conducted an unfamiliar team orientated task without instruction in a limited time; needless to say each of the watches acquitted themselves well and explored various methods of communication, leadership and teamwork. Wakey wakey at 0700 saw the on watch Youth Crew perform a stirring tune to arouse all onboard for a hearty breakfast, all hands were then again back on the upper deck with vigour for the morning brief. We had a very special guest who either somehow managed to stow away on the ship at Great Keppel Island or miraculously board the ship during the night. It was in fact the Easter Bunny with enough Easter eggs to re ballast the ship, this had the opposite effect with the Youth Crew who consumed the chocolate in a frenzy.During the day the watches continued deck and sail work in the challenging conditions with 25 knot SE winds and a 1.5 metre swell. Collectively they are displaying magnificent determination and applying themselves to all tasks with vigour. Rope races round four required extra special dexterity and coordination on the rolling deck as each watch were determined to be the first to locate the nominated upper deck items.After rope races had concluded then the ship was called to taking stations in order to conduct demonstrational tacks. This enabled each watch the opportunity to stand on the bridge and observe the command and control aspects as the ship was tacked through the wind. These set of tacks consolidated the sail theory and practical deck work instruction gained over the previous six days.With the completion of dinner the intention is to remain at sea overnight shaping a course for Moreton Bay.Until tomorrow evening, take care.Yours AyeCaptain Damien
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Conditions:
2200 at sea - Weather scattered cloud, Wind SE 18 knots, Swell SE 1.0 metre, Temperature 24 degrees, Barometer 1020 hpa
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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