Day 8 – Command Day Part 1

Ahoy shipmates…Day 8…Command Day…Captain Kenny is on a break! Over to Captain Ben and his cronies.
Captains Log Day 8 V15/19
Today is the day we take on the task of mastering the art of sailing the majestic tall ship, the STS Young Endeavor. With the new crew ready to take on this task with some even thinking about it all night. We started the day off easy with Eggs and Bacon on the deck as we admired the beauty of Jerusalem Bay. With majestic sounds of us shaking it off to Katy Perry with an evolution challenge of rock, paper, scissors. Salty paid us a visit in the morning brief and told us the meaning behind ‘2-6-Heave’ using Tommy as a human cannon showering us in cherry tomato cannon balls. Afterwards, Nana came out more Metallica than ever to embarrass the untidy shipmates, this outfit was topped off with fish nets.
At 1000 Captain Kenny passed over the Young Endeavour to us with a list of tasks to be completed in our 24 hours of command day. Including but not limited to songs, videos and a majestic climb. The first task was to find the navigation requirements, a small group had to paddle ashore in the RHIB and find the hidden envelope. They also took the majestic squealing pig as a mascot to photograph at that location. This was completed in true endeavor fashion. We also set up a hammock across mid-ships that was able to hold all 27 youth crew and Baggers! This was majestic sight of rope tying skills. We then all set aloft the yards for a majestic group photo.
We had a rough start as the engines where turned off with no sails set and we were still getting our heads around our new positions, this was not majestic. The wind was reasonably light and it took a while to get underway once we had set some sails. It was definitely exciting to see the first sail set under youth command. We were majestically sailing baby… sort of, not long after as the wind died off we were not moving as all. Fingers crossed out majestic team can pull through the night and make it to our new destination in morning.
Shout out to our three amazing youth chefs for cooking up a storm in the Galley.
Over and Out, Elliot and Lily-rose-tulip-daffodil-sunflower-lotus-canola (word of the day…majestic!)
Latitude/Longitude:
Conditions:
Wind: SE at 4 knots Weather: Overcast/Smoke Sea: Mild Course: 150 Speed: 1.3 knots Location: Off the northern beaches of Sydney
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Ahoy followers of our Young Endeavour journey! Command Day. We made it.
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.
With the new watches all set and ready to go, Captain’s Setting and Furling gave all our youthies the chance to prove their abilities on the high seas. Strong performances from all three watches; Sharkies, Chompers and Narwhals!!
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.
Roast lamb for lunch was prepped by the staffies in the absence of our culinary wizard Steve. Once cleaned up, we took the RHIB’s across to Captains Beach bordering HMAS Creswell which was a mind-blowingly beautiful little spot. Pretty much everyone had a dip in the drink and a roll in the sand and played some creative beach games run by our Suitability legends, Speedy Sam and Eggs.
A few hours at the beach made everyone ready to head back home and attack a teak deck barbeque, devouring cheese platters, steaks, sangas, and salads. With our full stomachs, us youthies initiated the highly anticipated elections for our command day roles. Which will commence sometime around midday tomorrow. We held a vote for each available role that all willing youthies put themselves forward for.
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
We were greeted after our elections by a low flying anti-submarine MH60-Romeo Helicopter which did a cool fly around our ship. *Thanks Squizz!!* And then watched an amazing film about the rounding of Cape Horn back in 1929 on a 7 story tall sail ship.
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”
