NORTHERN ENTRANCE TO HERVEY BAY
EVENING POSITIONHOORAY. SOME GOOD SAILING WEATHER AT LAST. AFTER THE MORNING FLAG RAISING CEREMONY, AND A HEARTY RENDITION OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, WE SAILED FROM 1770 THIS MORNING AND FINALLY GOT TO EXPERIENCE SOME GREAT SAILING.WITH ALL PLAIN SAIL SET, THE YOUTH CREW PRACTICED THEIR TACKINGSKILLS DURING A SET OF ‘ROTATIONAL TACKS’. THIS IS WHERE EACH WATCH GETS TO ROTATE THROUGH THE OTHER WATCHES’ POSITIONS AS WE ALTERED COURSE SEVERAL TIMES ACROSS THE TOP OF HERVEY BAY. ONCE AGAIN WE WERE ACCOMPANIED FOR A WHILE BY A POD OF DOLPHINS WHO SEEMED TO ENJOY REMINDING US HOW MUCH FASTER THEY ARE. THE DAILY ROUNDS OF ROPE RACES ARE GETTING MORE COMPLICATED AS THE CREW LEARN THEIR WAY AROUND THESHIP, AND BLUE WATCH ARE STILL LEADING THE WAY. WELL DONE TO STEPH, SAMMY, ASHLEY, DANIEL, JAC, SAL MICK AND ROHAN.DURING THE AFTERNOON THE YOUTH CREW PARTICIPATED IN A LECTURE ON RULE OF THE ROAD, OR HOW NOT TO RUN INTO OTHER SHIPS AT SEA. WE THEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET SOME OF THE YOUNG ENDEAVOUR’S LARGER SAIILS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NICE AFTERNOON BREEZE. THIS EVENING SEES US CINTINUING TO TACK ACROSS THE TOP OF HERVEY BAY IN AN EFFORT TO ROUND BREAKSEA SPIT (TOP END OF MORETON ISLAND) BEFORE WE TURN SOUTH FOR MOOLOOLABA.TODAY THE YOUTH CREW ALSO REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN THEIR VOYAGE IN THAT THEY ARE NOW ALLOWED TO CLIMB ALOFT WITHOUT THEIR WATCHLEADER. THIS IS A GREAT ACHIEVMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO BATTLE SEA SICKNESS AND THE CHALLENGE OF WORKING SO HIGH UP IN THE AIR.WITH PLENTY OF TACKS AND A LOT OF SAILING HANDLING FROM SHIFTINGWINDS, THE YOUTH CREW ARE MORE THAN READY FOR BED AT THE END OF THE DAY, BUT STILL REMAIN A HAPPY AND INTERESTING GROUP.YOURS AYEMATT MONCRIEFFCOMMANDER, 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