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139 47 EASTPAST 24 HOURSFABULOUS SAILING CONDITION AS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR SAILED AWAY FROM THE ANCHORAGE AT ROBE. CLOSE HAULED ON A PORT TACK ALLOWED ALL YOUTH TO EXPERIENCE THE SHEER THRILL OF SAILING. EACH WATCH CONTINUED SETTING AND TRIMMING SAILS AS THE SHIP COMMENCED BEATING TO WINDWARD BOUND FOR PORTLAND, VICTORIA FOR THE NEXT VISIT. THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT YOUNG ENDEAVOUR CLOSED UP TO TACKING STATIONS AND TACKED OR IN SOME CASES WEARED SHIP. SENSATIONAL CLEAR SKIES GREETED EVERYONE TODAY AND AFTER A GRAND SET OF CLEANING STATIONS THE ENGINEER CONDUCTED A VERY LIVELY SET OF ROPE RACES. FOLLOWED STRAIGHT AFTERWARDS WITH THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF SAIL THEORY. ALL THOROUGHLY ENJOYING THE VOYAGE, ALL VERY WELL INDEED.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSCLINTON, STANLEYWHAT AN EXPERIENCE. WE STARTED OFF AS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS BUT NOW WE ARE A WELL OILED TEAM! WE’VE ALL HAD OUR HIGHS AND LOWS BUT THE HIGHS OUT-NUMBER THE LOWS. THORPIE WOULD SAY IT’S FULLY SICK! CARRIEWOW. WHAT A CHALLENGE MENTALLY PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALY. THE SPEW-O- METER WAS MAXED OUT AFTER DAY THREE AND ITS MOSTLY ALL SMOOTH SAILING NOW. SLOWLY PROWLING OUR WAY AROUND COAST TOWARD PORTLAND FOR ETA SUN MORNING. AND YES THORRPIE IS CORRECT!!!YOURS AYEBRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDER, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
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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