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10 May 2004
Monday, 10 May 2004
PAST 24 HOURSA FABULOUS DAY SAILING WITH ALL FORE AND AFT AND UPPER TWO SQUARES SET. MID AFTERNOON ALL WATCHES CLOSED UP FOR ROTATION AND DEMONSTRATION TACKS. THIS IS WHERE ALL YOUTH CREW ROTATE THROUGH THEDIFFERENT STATIONS AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW TACKING FROM THEBRIDGE. AFTERWARDS ALL WATCHES HONED THEIR NAVIGATION AND SAIL SETTING SKILLS OVERNIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS TERRIFIC ALLOWING THE SHIP TO RUN ON A BROAD REACH. THIS MORNING ALL WATCHES CLOSED UP TO PROVESETTING AND FURLING IN PREPARATION FOR COMMAND DAY. EVERYONE COMPLETED THESE DRILLS IN A TIMELY AND SEAMANLIKE MANNER. THE SHIP HAS ANCHORED OFF DUNK ISLAND FOR A VISIT AND A WELL EARNED BREAK.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONS.CARLY, REDCLIFFE – ITS BEEN AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE, WATCHING THE SUNRISE FROM THE YARDS AND DOLPHINS PLAYING AT THE BOW.HOODY, BARGARA – VERY BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY POSSE, RECOMEND IT TO ANYONE.JAMES, TOOWOOMBA – LOTS OF FUN, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE. GOOD AS GOLD.ALL THE BESTBRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDER, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
Latitude/Longitude: 17° 56' South / 146° 8' East
Conditions:
WIND SE'LY 10 KTS
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Youth crew conducted a sunrise climb in Athol Bay and then did one final happy hour. Then at 0915 we weighed anchor and manned the yards for our arrival.
At 1000 we berthed alongside HMAS Waterhen at Waverton and were greeted by friends and family. I've had a fantastic voyage and I know the other staff members did too. Thanks to the persistence, resilience and adaptability of the youthies, because they are the ones who made it a success. Thanks must also go to the staff crew who did an amazing job throughout.
Well that's it from me, but like I said to the gang today, their voyage is over but the journey never ends... you may be leaving Young Endeavour but the Young Endeavour never leaves you.
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Well, it's almost a wrap dearest followers. At anchor in Athol Bay as I write this, the penultimate log of our fantastic voyage and I must say, it has been a wonderful adventure. Ships staff have completed all post voyage administration, including voyage debrief and a safety team meeting. And now the youth crew are all but in bed… I’m about to shift into pj’s myself, but let me first handover to YC elected Command Day Captain, Declan, to recap our day for you…
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Ahoy eager readers
Command day was at its closure today at 1000 but it still had some surprises in store for us before the handover! Such as the emergency tacking station that was called at the wee hours of 0400 by the discretion of the elected Officer of the Watch (Sam) and one of the navigators (Iain). Rushing up from the decks weary youthies adapted quickly and managed to wear the ship through the wind and alter to course to make it to Sydney before 0800. A wonderful coincidence to this 0400 wear was the appearance of dolphins, which up to this point remained elusive to the eager eyes of the youthie crew.
As we crept closer to Sydney, multiple changes of course were made (7 altogether) to push us close enough to the waypoint needed. When anchorage occurred a morning brief was made to the youthies and the staffies by the elected youth crew on various topics of the day, some in fun mimicry of the staffies own briefs. Such as Nav mum, who made sure people protected themselves from the sun at all times and kept the ship spotless by properly storing their belongings and “Chewing the ham with Sam” who shared the insight that while humpty dumpty was depicted as an egg, it’s never said that he was.
After having some more fun and giving the ship some much needed care through happy hour (cleaning all areas of the ship) the ship was handed back to the staff and we went into command day debrief, where the goods, bads and takeaways were discussed involving the elected positions and the youthie sailors to discuss. The discussion was incredibly insightful and delve into what it truly means to be a leader to people and what it means to be a good team member as well.
Afterwards youthies, no longer in command of the ship, departed to a Sydney beach to write down and discuss what the scheme could improve on and what it had achieved well. The discussion lead to many people realising they had come further then they thought possible and making them realise that the only thing stopping themselves in matters of confidence was themselves.
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It was an absolute pleasure serving with this merry band of seadogs and a great honour to serve as their captain for a moment, Cpt Dec signing off.
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This command day was also commemorated by achieving the milestone of all the youthies laying aloft across the foremast yards and having a photograph taken. A Mexican themed dinner was prepared by the wonderful chefs and was a hit with all. After a few minor hiccups, we were finally on our way, ready to begin a long night of watches, navigating and setting/furling sails in order to reach our destination.
We are now in full command of the ship, and not going to lie, we are all a little bit nervous. Nevertheless, we trust in our newfound abilities and each other too successfully to sail the ship back into Sydney harbor.
Hope everyone back home isn’t missing us too much, we don’t really want to come home yet.
Special shoutout to our family’s, the Boundy’s, the Sutherland’s and the Searle’s, because their amazing kids wrote this.
