Flogging a dead horse
Ahoy there, Welcome to day five of our voyage. It was a rough night with west to south-westerly winds averaging 25 kn and swells from the west at 4.5 m it was an uncomfortable night during which most crew members achieved little sleep. We made good progress northwards along the Tasmanian west coast overnight with the Fore Staysail, Main Staysail and the Storm Tri-sail set, on a beam reach.We had the usual Morning Brief at 0900, which was attended by ‘Salty the Seadog’ who used the opportunity to explain some common English language expressions that had nautical origins. These included ‘Flogging a dead horse’ which was illustrated by Staffy actors of very dubious ability. After the brief it was into the usual Happy Hour. At 1000 Engineer Brett ran round two of ‘Rope Races’ which was followed by another of Zac’s sensational lunches. Unfortunately not all of the crew were able to enjoy it as the rough seas had taken their toll on some of the crew who had lost their sea legs again.As the wind and seas were gradually abating during the day we gave the crew some down time after lunch to enable them to have a power nap following last night’s challenging conditions. At 1500 we conducted Rotational Tacks during which the crew rotates through the other watches’ tacking positions so that they can learn what the other watches’ responsibilities are. On completion I rotated through with each of the watches giving them my Sail Theory brief. It is intended to remain at sea overnight continuing our passage to King Island, anchoring there in the morning. Until tomorrow evening, Yours aye Captain Mike
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Conditions:
Weather - overcast with passing light showers, Wind - south-westerly 14 kn, Swell - westerly 2 metres, Temp - 14 deg. C
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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