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Outer Harbour, Adelaide
The youth crew came to within a few miles of their final objective before the wind died shortly after lunch. Engines were turned on for the final minutes of Command Day and these guys had done very well. They had worked hard and achieved a great deal. Once at anchor off Semaphore Beach, just to the south of Port Adelaide, the Beach Assault Team charged ashore. Once ashore they drummed up support from the locals for a wonderful rendition of our national anthem.The Command Day was now over but the fun was not. All of the crew proceeded ashore for a sports afternoon followed by a BBQ. It was a lovely afternoon and evening and the magnificent sunset with the ship in the foreground made for a great Kodak moment.Later in the evening with everybody back onboard, we debriefed the Command Day. This was thought provoking as both the good and not so good elements of the experience were discussed.This morning we weighed anchor shortly after 0800 and proceeded to Adelaide Outer Harbour berthing at 0900. We are about to embark about 30 guests, mostly young intellectually disabled kids, and take them for a three-hour sail. We’ve got a fresh breeze so I think we’re in for an exciting time. I’ll let you know how it goes tomorrow in my final instalment for this voyage.
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Wind NW 20 kts, Temp 19, Clear skies.
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Ahoy followers of our Young Endeavour journey! Command Day. We made it.
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!!
