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Day 6 – IGBR
Ahoy there everyone,Welcome to day six, the morning commenced at 0630 with an Early Morning Activity after which the ship weighed anchor at 0700, departing Goldsmith Island and shaping a course north with a 15 knot sou’ easterly assisting. After morning brief the Landing Craft Heavy HMAS WEWAK was observed exiting Whitsunday Passage. She closed Young Endeavour passing close by which enabled the Youth Crew the opportunity to give them a hearty cheer before they departed. After ‘happy hour’ I presented a lesson on the art of sailing in Young Endeavour to the Youth Crew, this provided the basic fundamentals for safely sailing the ship come Command Day. Then with lunch completed the ship was called to ‘tacking stations’ for demonstrational tacks. This set of manoeuvres enabled the Youth Crew to observe the intricacies of altering course under sail from the bridge. With the last tack completed the ship entered scenic Hook Passage passing between Whitsunday and Hook Islands exiting to the east just prior to sunset. Overnight the ship will continue sailing making ground to the next overnight anchorage at Whitehaven Beach. It has been a wonderful day with both the weather and various locations providing some challenging and rewarding sailing through the Whitsunday Island Group. Until tomorrow evening. Yours Aye Captain Damien
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2100 at sea - weather scattered cloud, wind SE 15 knots, swell SE 0.5 metre, temperature 24 degrees, barometer 1017 hpa
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Dear readers,
STS Young Endeavour is, by the definition and origin of her name, about Aussie youths trying hard to achieve something difficult. This voyage certainly provided that... and then some. A challenging experience from all angles and areas. Yet the Youth Crew prevailed and found success. They should therefore be justifiably proud of themselves for persevering, seeing the silver lining and never wavering in their mission to have a great adventure. I am very proud of all of them and I'm sure you are too!
9 Days ago 23 Youth Crew from all over Australia, came together to sail this vessel, have fun and challenge themselves. They have not only done that, but have faced and overcome fears, and learnt a lot about themselves and each other.
They leave with new skills, improved persistence, resilience and adaptability, as well as generally knowing they are more capable than what they probably thought. And of course, having made great new friends - most probably, friends for life. It never gets old for us staff members, as we truly love our work.
Fair winds and following seas.
Captain Adam Charlie Farley+
