Final Night Of Voyage 17-09

Hi Everyone, Throughout Saturday evening and the early hours of this morning the Youth Crew continued to do a commendable job of sailing the ship. By 0500 the wind had moderated to less than 5kts and the ship was becalmed. Given these conditions I approved the use of engines so that the Youth Crew could achieve their anchorage prior to the agreed handover time. At 1000 Young Endeavour came safely to anchor just to the west of Semaphore which signalled the completion of Command Day. On completion of a much needed stand-down period the Youth Crew completed harbour furls followed by the Command Day debrief. By late afternoon most of the end of voyage administration and safety checks had been completed so it was decided to open the pool for 30 minutes so everyone could gain some respite from the sweltering 40 degree Adelaide heat. To finish of the evening a slide show of photographs taken throughout the voyage was held on deck which gave all of us the opportunity to reflect on the past 11 days.At 1000 tomorrow morning Young Endeavour, with Youth Crew manning the yards will berth at 2 Dock Port Adelaide for the final time for this voyage. Following our official welcome to Port Adelaide, we will say an emotional farewell to the Youth Crew of Voyage 17-09.Young Endeavour will remain alongside in Port Adelaide until Wednesday 18 November 09 when she will embark our new Youth Crew for Voyage 18-09 from Adelaide to Williamstown (Melbourne). Until next voyage, take care.Yours AyeCaptain Gav PS Please find below some late night entries from the Youth Crew Hi Everyone, All is coming to and end here on the Young Endeavour Voyage 17 2009. It has been AWESOME. Yesterday we were given the boat, warned how much it is worth and told to get from Kangaroo Island to Port Adelaide by ourselves. Yepï¿½ï¿½_ Command Day. We did it!! So cool!! We had a debriefing day today and have been winding down with a swim and a BBQ. Can’t wait to see you all tomorrow night.I have loved the cut of this Jib, it has nice lines fore & aftï¿½ï¿½_ So Cool!Signing off see you tomorrow. Gerard. Hey Van Haa Fam,Trip awesome, Call Ya’s tomorrow!! Love Reub!Hi everyone back in brisvegas. Voyage has nearly come to an end and it has been absolutely amazing. People are amazing, am really going to miss everyone. Would love to stay here for a bit longer. 40 degrees today-very hot for Adelaide. See you all tomorrowïŠIzzyAhoy there paine clan!!Hope pete is well!Having a fabulous time here.. Adelaide is beautiful.. I think.. we anchored 4 th night here.Missing u all lots and lots.. cant wait to c u all 2moz night.. All my love always and forever.. shan xxxWhat’s up famzHaving a great time and learnt a lot over the past few days. Unfortunately it is the last night, but it is still just as fun, if not more, then the other nights aboard this fine ship. Had a lot of people come out to look at the ship today as we came into Port Adelaide. Twenty-four youth crew stepped aboard on the 6th of November and on the eve of the last time we will be converging with each other; we enjoy and remember the experiences we have been through. It will not only be a night to remember but an end to a once in a life time opportunity that I have had the pleasure of undertaking. It is funny how on the last day everyone brings up the topic of sea goggles. Some tell the truth, some are obvious, and some are just plane noticeable, but some friendships are just destined to advance. For me I have spent the last few days with an eye on a special girl that just has something about her, the glow of her eyes and a smile that could cheer you up no matter how sad you are. I hope a stronger friendship will be obtained no matter how close or how far away this person lies. Well that’s enough from me, but I have had an experience of a lifetime and this voyage has changed the way I will look at life, especially for the future.Signing off.Your jib is sure looking nice :PCameronAhoy there to the guys from Warrnambool again.Just getting ready for bed on our last day on the Young Endeavourï¿½ï¿½_ It will be sad to leave tomorrow after is has been our home for the last 10 days, a place to grow and learn, but all good things must come to an end, so we will pack out bags before bed, saying our last goodbyes and get ready to make the long trip home tomorrow.I know we have come from all over Australia, but I’m sure many of us will be friends for a long time yet and I can’t wait to go and visit them sometime.Yesterday as has been mentioned above, we took command of the ship for 24 hours, it was a great experienced at working in an actual team with a real common goal. We were all motivated to achieve the same things, and everyone pulled together to make sure it happened. That’s it for me, it will be a sad night tonight as tomorrow we’ll all be heading back to our old routines again, but hopefully we can all take something special from the trip and apply it to our normal lives- I know I will be.Looking forward to seeing you in the next few days guys. Keep it real

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34Â° 45' South / 138Â° 28' East

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Currently at anchore just of Semaphore and experiencing moderate S-SW winds with nil swell.

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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Day 9 – Command Day Part 2

Ahoy from Sydney! For today’s Captain’s Log: the Youthies took over and completed several tasks including singing the national anthem in three different tunes as well as giving salty sea facts to start the day in a nautical way. We finally made it! After a long and weary effort of the command team and watches, we were able to fully sail into Sydney Harbour. At approximately 11:50 we anchored in Hunters Bay. To celebrate we had a groovtastic disco in the 12 berth due to excessive rainfall but the youthies made it work, having a blast dancing to Billie Jean. Afterwards, the youthies as well as the staff reflected on our efforts during command day, following the handover of the ship to the Staffies, where we highlighted what we did well, what we could improve on and what lessons we can take back to our normal lives, of which there are many. Continuing on from the previous log, with command day still ongoing. We encountered multiple problems. One of which being that mother nature didn’t bless us and gave us little to no wind to work with. However with the efforts of the Youthies we were able to successfully gather up to 8 knots of speed after a 4am tack in which the youthies persevered despite a lack of sleep enabling us to make our way into Sydney. Before our reflection the Youthies finished their day strong with a ‘Happy Hour’ cleaning session and one final dance. The afternoon was spent relaxing and recharging from ‘Command Day’, going aloft and furling the square sails. For dinner, Ash prepared a barbecue with steak, sausages, chicken kebabs with buns and an assortment of salads with a delicious chocolate cake for dessert. The Youthies are looking forward to the Community Day Sail tomorrow which will be a great opportunity to give back to Australia and put our sailing knowledge to the test. We have learned many lessons during ‘Command Day’, we pushed ourselves out of our comfort zone and together a crew of 24 youth were able to sail a tall ship into the harbour of Sydney. Today’s score: 9 camels and a donkey (Amazing) Until next time Rock on! Tarvi, Kaeden and Matt. P.S. Happy Birthday for tomorrow little bro, love Lil xx P.S.S. Kai, sorry I didn’t do the thing for Meg. I just remembered and will do it when back.

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