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Day 6 – South Pacific Ocean
Ahoy there everyone,Welcome to day six of our voyage, after conducting a challenging teamwork and leadership exercise overnight, White Watch rocked our morning with a self composed wakey wakey song, setting the benchmark for the day. During an epic morning brief we passed Botany Bay motor sailing north in light winds. During the forenoon Sail Master Paul presented a maritime Rules of the Road activity, this is an important component of safely navigating the ship to avoid colliding with other vessels or running aground by correctly identifying various lights, shapes and navigation markers. After lunch the next round of ‘rope races’ was held raising the non-competitive stakes to a new level. This was followed by demonstrational tacks enabling 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. The intention is to remain at sea overnight continuing to make ground to the north closing our next scheduled anchorage in Broken Bay. The Youth Crew have displayed remarkable teamwork and endurance today as the voyage continues to gain momentum. Until tomorrow evening, take care. Yours Aye Captain Damien
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Conditions:
2300 at sea - weather scattered cloud, wind knots, swell NNE 1.5 metre, temperature 12 degrees, barometer 1015 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+
