Our first night …
Good evening everyone from a slightly chilly Hobart.This afternoon family, friends and loved ones said farewell from Elizabeth Street Pier in overcast conditions with the ocassional light shower, not the weather dampened our spirits. 26 youth crew from all over Australia are on board and along with the 9 staff crew have sailed on a voyage of adventure, learning, challenge and of course FUN!Having said all that we haven\’t sailed that far today – 1.4 miles to be exact! That\’s okay, it was the plan … we needed to be at anchor not only to do tours of the ship and some more safety stuff but importantly to provide a nice stable platform for our first \’peak experience\’, climbing to the top of the 33 metre mast. As I speak the youth crew are learning about their safety harnesses in preparation for nthe climb. The view of Hobart should be well worth it.I\’ll let you know how we go tomorrow. Until then take care,Dave Jordan (Yak)Voyage Captain
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Conditions:
SW winds at 10-15 knots, ocassional shower, temperature 12 degrees (hmmm). Nil sea or swell.
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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