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Situation at 20:00-Last night it was a very weary group who closed up on watch. The hectic pace of yesterday, along with standing watches overnight and discovering what being seasick is all about combined to provide the Youth Crew with a significant challenge to overcome. The good news is that all hands turned to on time and continued to developtheir sailing and teamwork skills throughout the night.At morning brief Salty Sea Dog Chooka entertained us with several more choice pieces of nautical lore from his repertoire.Engineer Rags managed to harvest a sizeable haul for his scran bag. All but one of the Youth Crew and several of the Staff Crew fellvictim to his prying eyes searching for gear left sculling. In order to reclaim their items they were forced to pay the piper andentertain Rags with a song.After happy hour and morning tea, Engineer Rags led the first set of Rope Races. The Blue watch took out the honours today and lead the competetion. Their were no other scheduled activities for the remainder of the forenoon. Those Youth Crew not on watch were able to recharge their batteries and catch up on missed sleep. There was onlyone activity scheduled for the afternoon. Navigator Luke unravelled the mysteries of his secret art and briefed the Youth Crew on the basics of navigation. They are now familiar with the secret handshakeand other hallmarks of their sect that navigators deign to make known to us mear mortals from time to time. For duff, Chef Polly went all out and prepared a birthday cake in honour of Campbell’s 20th. Allhands joined in to sing him happy birthday and wish him many happy returns.Shortly before sunset we raised the coast of King Island and ill slowly close the shore overnight in preparation for arriving inGrassy Harbour tomorrow morning. Shifting winds and tides will likely require us to tack one or more times during the night watches so hopefully all hands are well rested after today’s light schedule.YOUNG ENDEAVOUR Fact File: The Ship is equipped with a state- of-the-art Global Positioning System (GPS) that usessatellite technology to suppliment the traditional techniques used in celestrial and terrestrial navigation. The Ship’s Officers-of-the Watch are all trained in coastal and ocean navigation and CaptainJohn is a specialist Navigator.YOUNG ENDEAVOUR Glossary: Binnacle- The wooden platform that houses the Ship’s magnetic compass and its correctors andilluminating arrangements. Celestrial Navigation- The astronomical methods of position finding at sea, typically using a sextant or other instrument to measure the angular difference a heavenly body isabove the horizon in order to derive a line of position along which the Ship is located.Thought of the Day: It is the sin of the soul to force young people into opinions-indoctrination is of the devil-but it isculpable neglect not to impel young people into experiences. Kurt Hahn.Yours, AyeJohn CowanLCDR, RAN
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At sea under six sails in position. Wind: South at 10 kts, Sea State:2, Temp:17c, Cloud:1/8
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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!!
