Our first day and our first challenge!
We sailed from Garden Island and then went to anchor about an hour later in Hunter\’s Bay in the northern part of Sydney Harbour. The Sail Master and I had an opportunity to sit down and talk with everyone before we completed some ship familiarisation and enjoyed one of Adrian\’s outstanding meals.Am writing to you late at night after a successful climb of the foremast – 33.3 metres high in a 15 knot wind and a slight roll. It is a real challenge and an achievement for anyone to climb the mast and I was very proud of all the Youth Crew\’s efforts tonight.Off to our beds now as we have a very early start tomorrow – this Captain wants to go sailing!Until tomorrow …YakVoyage Captain
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Southerly wind of 25 knots early in the evening and then 15 knots reducing 10 knots later tonight. Slight effecft from a SE swell but otherwise calm seas here at anchor - a little roll to rock us to sleep!
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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