Magnetic Attraction

Ahoy shipmates and welcome to a very productive day 4.It’s Sailmaster Dion here again to fill you in on the day’s activities. We have remained at anchor overnight and the Youth Crew have consolidated all the skills they have acquired to date. They did Navigation challenges, set and furled sails, did rounds and went for climbs. This morning with heavy hearts we said farewell to Mack, one of our amazing young youths who due to personal circumstances, could no longer complete the voyage. A massive shout out to you Mack, we miss you already.Today we concentrated on some small group activities, conducted round 2 of Rope Races and then Daz the Nav from Tas took our eager tall ships sailors through all the things they’d need to know regarding the weather.    The afternoon was spent ashore enjoying the delights of Magnetic Island and playing games, before returning on board for what can only be described as a spectacular sunset. I’ll now hand over to Bree and Kynan now to fill you in on the activities from their perspective.Until tomorrow, fair winds, Sailmaster Dion   Ahoy there Maties from Bree & Kynan.We have been at Anchor since last night in Horseshoe Bay off Magnetic Island. This morning started off with an amazing sun rise including a mixture of stunning colours with the song Beatles Song ‘here comes the sun’ playing perfectly in time for wakey-wakey and the sunrise. We did various onboard activities including pairing up with our 3-way talk buddies to learn more about each other and bring us closer together. All before taking the rubber duckies to shore for a quick swim, small shop and a fun filled day packed with games and fascinating conversations galore. After a hilarious game of Giants, Wizards and Elves and a thrilling but cracker of a mix-up of ball games e.g netball, football & Frisbee, we then headed into the small street of Pacific Drive for a shop and a little touristy action. Once back on board we had a chill/ groovy afternoon getting to know each other just a little better, later on in the evening we had tacos on deck from our very own junior master chefs of the day Filly, Keely and Luke, guided by none other than the finest chef on the seven seas Zack. Dinner was paired with a marvellous sunset that had a phenomenal array of light. After the sun had set we gathered at mid-ships for a snazzy extravaganza producing what we had learnt during our three way talks as we got to know the other people onboard, followed by an intriguing talk about the environment from Jarray. She highlighted the effects of plastic and rubbish in the great barrier reef and the animals that call it home, she then gave all youthies and staff a metal straw to reduce our use of plastic straws and their production. There is a newly started company by her and her mother, which we are looking forward to checking out on Facebook . . . when we get our phones back.Kynan- Hey family, what’s cooking? The weather up here is amazing we had sun all day today. The people onboard are an absolute blast to hang out with and I have made many new mates, see ya soon and have a good one Kynan out.Bree- A massive shout out to mum for making me come on this trip. Groovy days are ahead. Keen to see what good spirited mischief I will get up too next. Catchya on the flip:)
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Wind 160 at 7 knots                     Sea: 1                 Swell: Nil
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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!!

ARRRGH, ahoy there from the spectacular Jervis Bay! We’ve all been taken A-back by the crystal clear blue waters and snow white sands.
After a well deserved sleep in these sheltered waters which was a refreshing change to clinging to our bunk racks for dear life for the past few days, the ship rose to another banger of a morale tune “sung” by Blue Watch. Brekkie was fun after the early morning activity to get us all up and moving. We held another round of competitive not-competitive rope races which culminated in smashed eggs on deck and the mummification of said egg smashers.
Roast lamb for lunch was prepped by the staffies in the absence of our culinary wizard Steve. Once cleaned up, we took the RHIB’s across to Captains Beach bordering HMAS Creswell which was a mind-blowingly beautiful little spot. Pretty much everyone had a dip in the drink and a roll in the sand and played some creative beach games run by our Suitability legends, Speedy Sam and Eggs.
A few hours at the beach made everyone ready to head back home and attack a teak deck barbeque, devouring cheese platters, steaks, sangas, and salads. With our full stomachs, us youthies initiated the highly anticipated elections for our command day roles. Which will commence sometime around midday tomorrow. We held a vote for each available role that all willing youthies put themselves forward for.
The following roles were voted as follows: Captain – Warwick, Sailmaster – Hugh, Navigator – Ruscoe, Officer of the Watch – Dan, Watch Leader – Nick, Ben, Bridget, Master chef – Emily, Mackenzie, Alyshia
We were greeted after our elections by a low flying anti-submarine MH60-Romeo Helicopter which did a cool fly around our ship. *Thanks Squizz!!* And then watched an amazing film about the rounding of Cape Horn back in 1929 on a 7 story tall sail ship.
Signing off from our anchor watch, Ben and Giles.
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