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Entering Sydney Heads
The ship was handed over to Captain Craig and his crew at 1400 yesterday afternoon. All sail had been handed in, so the ship was left drifting with about 100 nautical miles to run to Sydney. Very soon after handover the crew had all sail set and had the ship broad reaching towards Sydney at over 10 kts in a stiff NE breeze. The wind that we had all been hoping for had finally come in. With things going so well for the crew, I invented an Island that had to be rounded that required square sail to be handed in and the ship worked to windward. This was accomplished with the minimum of fuss and tacking stations were called at 0400 this morning and the ship wore around to the SE. The ship wore again at 0800 and commenced her run towards Sydney Harbour.We are now passing through Sydney Heads under full sail on a typically wonderful Sydney summers day. Although not quite over, I think it is safe to say that the Command Day has been very successful. There are certainly smiles all round and everybody should be proud of their achievements.Once at anchor we will conduct harbour furls, debrief the Command Day and then prepare for the end of voyage concert. We will arrive alongside tomorrow morning at 1000.
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Course 290, Speed 6kts, Wind 045/15kts, Temp 24, clear skies, fresh breeze - great sailing day.
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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!!
