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Day Eight – Command Day
Hi Everyone,
Welcome to day eight of our voyage. It was a rather cool morning that greeted the Youth Crew this morning but that did not discourage the majority of us from enjoying a brisk swim as our early morning activity.
An enjoyable BBQ breakfast, morning brief and cleaning stations followed then at 1000 the Youth Crew Command Team were given 30 minutes with the Staff Crew so that they could ask questions that may assist them in their elected positions throughout their Command period.
At 1300 all of the Youth Crew were mustered at midships where I conducted a brief ceremony then handed over the ‘telescope of challenge’ to Youth Crew Captain Kiki which officially commenced the 24hr Command Day period.
The first task for the Youth Crew was to locate the Command Day Instructions which had earlier been placed over on Port Arthur’s ‘Island of the Dead’ by some sneaky Staffies. Once the Command Team had worked this out they quickly dispatched two of their crew to the island on the ship’s rescue board and surf sky where they quickly recovered the instructions and returned them to the ship.
With these instructions now safely in the hands of the Command Team they quickly conducted a short planning phase then set completing as many tasks as possible before deciding to weigh anchor at 1900.
Regrettably prior to this happening we had a cold front pass through with the wind backing to the south. This has now meant that on departing Port Arthur the Youth Crew have had to sail out past Tasman Island and have just tacked and are now endeavouring to cross Storm Bay to reach their next.
Normally the Youth Crew Captain would be writing tonight’s log entry but she has been rather busy running the ship so I decided to do it tonight and she will put her log tomorrow.
Currently we are located 3nm to the south of Tasman Island sailing close hauled under fore and aft sail and experiencing moderate to strong SSW winds with passing showers.
Until tomorrow evening, take care.
Yours Aye
Captain Gav
Latitude/Longitude:
Conditions:
Currently located 3nm to the SW of Tasman Island and experiencing strong 18-20kt SSW winds with a 1.5m SW swell. Our current speed is 5kts and the temperature is a cool 12 degrees.
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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!!
