Our First Night …
Evening Everyone,A wonderful farewell from the wharf at Newcastle this afternoon. As promised we did some manouevering in the harbour before moving to another berth further upstream at the Forgacs Shipyard so we could have benign sea conditions for our first big task. Benign conditions indeed – no rain, sea like glass and snug next to a wharf in the middle of the City!After settling into our watches (sea talk for groups or teams) we unpacked our gear, did tours of the Ship and enjoyed a fantastic meal cooked by our chef Adrian. The Sail Master and I provided the Youth Crew with a feel for the Voyage and we started to collectively think about what we all wanted from this opportunity.From there it was into the first big challenge – climbing the fore mast (30 metres to the top and all the way out to the end of the yards). Some fantastic efforts throughout the evening with some truely remarkable climbing techniques shown by some of the Youth Crew. I don\’t think anyone really noticed we were next to a wharf in a big City. It makes for a long day and as IÂ type everyone is heading to bed.Until tomorrow, take care.Yours Aye,YakVoyage Captain
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Calm, 11 degrees C with a light and variable wind with a predominance from the West.
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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