Moreton Island
TWENTY FOUR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS JOINED YOUNG ENDEAVOUR FOR THEIR ADVENTURE UNDER SAIL IN BRISBANE AT DOCKSIDE MARINA. THE PROGRAM STARTED WITH AN EMERGENCY DRILL BRIEF THEN SHIP TOURS AND ‘GETTING TO KNOW YOU’ ICE BREAKERS BEFORE EVERYONE ENJOYED A WONDERFUL DINNER. AFTER SUNSET ALL YOUTH CREW RETURNED ON DECK AND WERE GIVENTHE CLIMBING HARNESS AND SAFETY BRIEF. ON COMPLETION ALL LAID ALOFT AND CLIMBED OVER THE LOWER TOP PLATFORM AND RETURNED ON DECK.A GREAT EFFORT AND AS AN EXTRA SURPRISE THE CHEF HAD PREPARED HOT COCCO FOR SUPPER. OVERNIGHT ALL WATCHES CONTINUED PROGRESSINGCLIMBING ALOFT TO THE TOPGALLANT YARD AND STARTED ROPE WORK.AT 0630 EVERYONE ONBOARD WENT JOGGING AROUND THE UPPER DECK BEFORE BREAKFAST. YOUNG ENDEAVOUR DEPARTED DOCKSIDE DURING THE MORNING AND PROCEEDED DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS MORETON BAY. ON DECK YOUTH CREW WERE INTRODUCED TO MORNING BRIEF AND HAPPY HOUR BEFORE COMMENCING DECK SAFTEY AND LINE HANDLING DRILLS. A FABULOUS DAY, ALL VERY WELL AND HAVE EXTREMELY HEALTHY APPETITES.YOURS AYEBRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDER, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
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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