Eden, CommuniDay Sail, 47 knots (Wind)…and a Final Farewell!

Ahoy shipmates, and greetings from a somewhat windy Eden, and an eventful Day 10 (see below). Our Community Day sail went ahead as planned with the youth crew playing host to guests less fortunate than themselves…and I think it’s safe to say everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Luckily we made it back alongside and farewelled our visitors before a strong southerly front hit…plenty of breeze, maxing out at 47 knots! As such harbour furls were deferred, maybe in the morning…no complaints however about the traditional last night pizza before the youth crew completed some end of voyage admin and settled in for their last night onboard together. On behalf of my crew and myself may I say it has been an absolute pleasure having this diverse group of young Australians with us for the last 10 days. I’m fairly certain they’ve had fun, made some firm friends, and have all enjoyed an amazing adventure on this magnificent tall ship. Sadly, all good things must come to an end, so, for the final time for Voyage 14/19, wishing you all fair winds and following seas, Captain Kenny…out!———-

Ahoy there shipmates Ebony & Bazdaddy here. We are on day 10 of our voyage and are all feeling sad. Lol. This morning Marcus whipped up the usual breakfast at 6:45am, a quick morning brief from Captain Kenny and Salty then Happy hour commenced, cleaning the WHOLE ship at 8am. The youthies put on their Young Endeavor shirts and wore them proud when greeting our guests from the Tulgeen Disability center who would be joining us at 9:00am for our half day sail. We set off on calm seas around 10:00am but as the weather progressed it was not on our side…storm clouds gathered and the sea became a bit bumpy so we decided to dock earlier than expected. On a brighter note the guests had heaps of fun, some dolphins were spotted alongside with a Humpback whale that swam right in front of the tall ship forcing us to stop and wait for the whale to pass. Marcus had made some party pies and sausage rolls for lunch at 11:30am with amazing chocolate & caramel slices for desert lunch which was enjoyed by all. Around 12:30pm we waved our guests goodbye as they all left with smiles on their faces. We broke off into our watch groups after that around 1:00pm and walked down town for hot chips & coke and debriefed our voyage going through our goals and remembering all the memorable moments from being so sea sick and still pushing on to Jervis Bays rope swing. As we were discussing this it started pouring rain and winds up to 40knots so we had to run back to the safety of the ship. Lol. The discussion was continued in the galley. Shortly after the youthies were all called back too midship to play the final round of ropeys. The over all winners were the White Watch team with 30 points followed by Blue Watch team on 26 points and finally third Red Watch team with 25 points. Baz and Ebony were the better players of the round. Lol. White team won the prize of sitting on the togallent staysail tomorrow then blue in the middle and red on the course staysail. After the applause the awning was put away and the youthies headed down stairs to write letters to their future selves. Whilst the youthies wrote the letters, dinner was prepared, aka homemade â€˜PIZZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!â€™ ïŠ which smelt amazing. Then the youthies passed around a sheet of paper collecting all social media accounts. Sub to my channel on YT: Aussiegaming. Lol. The day has gone quickly and everyone is becoming more emotional by the minute realizing that the voyage is coming to an end. We have all had a blast and are so grateful for the opportunities we were given by our amazing parents and the staffies. A slideshow will be shown tonight, made by the youthies showing all the pictures taken over our grand journey.
This is our last log, so signing off for good! (voyage 14 2k19) â€“ Ebony G & Baz out.

Latitude/Longitude:

37 04s / 149 54e

Conditions:

Wind: SSW gusting to 40 knots (47 max) Weather: Passing showers Sea: Choppy Location: Berthed Breakwater Wharf, Eden.

AUTHOR: Commanding Officer STS Young Endeavour

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Good evening shipmates, After a well-earned quality night’s sleep at anchor in Hunters Bay, Sail Master Sara woke us with another of her soothing tunes to get us on deck for a quick early morning activity. After breakfast the staff crew weighed anchor and conducted the transit to HMAS Waterhen, at Waverton. We berthed there at 0900 and prepared to embark our guests for the Community Day Sail. At 1015 we cast off our berthing lines and departed with our 34 guests and commenced our 3 hour tour of the harbour. Our Community Day Sailors were a group 30 members and staff from the Windgap Foundation. We also embarked some defence personnel as well. We again passed under the Harbour Bridge and then proceeded into Rose Bay where we set some sails and commenced sailing back towards Waterhen. Whilst on the harbour our fantastic youth crew helped us host our Windgap special guests. They encouraged our guests to participate in setting the staysails and a square sail by helping to pull on the sheets and clewlines. The youth crew also helped Chef Ash to prepare and deliver the food to our guests on deck. At 1300, after 3 fun-packed hours on the harbour, we berthed back at the southern wharf at HMAS Waterhen. Once we had farewelled our guests it was time to commence our end-of-voyage activities and preparations. The staff crew managed to organise a visit to the RAN Ship MATV Sycamore, which is crewed by a mixture of civilians and Navy staff, is a multi-role aviation training vessel. The youth crew embarked with their watch leaders and were given a 45 minute tour of the ship by some of the Navy crew. On completion they returned onboard and Young Endeavour sailed and proceeded to our anchorage in Athol Bay, which affords a great view of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. During the transit to the anchorage the Youthies undertook their end-of-voyage chats, facilitated by their watch leaders, to examine if they had achieved everything in their full-value contracts they had completed at the start of the voyage. After the traditional last voyage dinner of home made pizzas, Sara gave the Youthies the Harbour Furl brief, who then donned their climbing harnesses and laid aloft to undertake the ‘Harbour Furl’ of the square sails to make them look immaculate for our ceremonial arrival at the end of the voyage tomorrow. Once that was completed, the youth crew then finished off their final outstanding Command Day tasks, which were planned for the last night onboard. These included the Voyage Slide Show compiled of photos taken by everyone. This was excellent and provided a touching reminder of what we had experienced and the beautiful coastlines and islands that we had visited during the voyage. The final activity of the day was the end-of-voyage administration, which for the youth crew included a feedback questionnaire asking for feedback on their experience of the voyage, as well as a letter for each crew member to write to themselves on their experiences during the voyage, which the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme will post to the youth crew in 6 months time. The aim of this is to help reinforce what the youth crew have learned about leadership, teamwork and about themselves from the experience of the voyage. Once these were completed the crew were encouraged to go to bed. The Ship will remain in Athol Bay overnight and weigh anchor and sail in the morning at 0900 and undertake the transit to HMAS Waterhen, where family and friends will meet the Ship on arrival at 1000. Until you hear from me tomorrow for the final instalment of Voyage 04/24. Yours aye, Captain Mike

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