PLENTY OF SUNSHINE BUT LITTLE WIND

Hi Everyone,Welcome to day 3 of our voyage. Since sailing from Aalborg we have been blessed with good weather and where I would normally expect to have half the new crew down with seasickness on our second day at sea just about everyone is fine which is really helping us to move along with our training program.Given the light and variable conditions overnight the watches were kept busy with numerous set and furls of sails including the squares which also meant plenty of climbing as well. All of this sail work culminated in us completing our first set of tacks as a crew this morning (put the bow of the ship through the wind) which worked extremely well and demonstrated to the Staff that our new World Voyagers are quickly becoming proficient at sailing the ship.Following one of Chef Marcosâ€™s fantastic lunches we had a short â€˜siestaâ€™ then it was straight into a set of â€˜rope racesâ€™. This activity is designed to teach the crew how to locate and identify the many sheets, tacks, halyards, buntlines, braces and many other lines that we have onboard Young Endeavour. Todayâ€™s focus was not so much on lines but more on safety equipment with all of the watches doing really well.On completion of rope races it was straight into a navigation brief given by our resident Navigator Miquela. During this voyage we hope to teach all of the World Voyages how to navigate the ship not only by modern methods but also bringing back a little of yesteryear with some instruction on how to navigate by the stars using a sextant.This evening the winds remain light so I predict that all of the watches will be kept busy throughout the night setting and furling sails trying to take advantage of the lightest of breezes that will keep us moving through the water.The current forecast is for these conditions to continue for the next 24hrs so we will make the most of this pleasant weather whilst we can because here in the North Sea it can change very quickly.Writing tonightâ€™s edition of Captains Log is Red Watch, Enjoy!Until tomorrow, take care.Yours AyeCaptain GavCAPTAINS LOG â€“ 05 AUG 15There could not have been a better way for the WV05B crew to start the day than sunshine and calm weather. Coin slot and pass the orange games caused us all a lot of laughter and a good chance to know each other. A siesta in the sun was beautiful with many of us lying down on the deck to soak up the sunshine which was followed by a great introduction into navigation by Miquela! We have been amazed at the awesome food we are provided with here on the ship, it is top quality and the staff are so great and fun to be with!Todayâ€™s glorious weather was in stark contrast to the previous nightâ€™s thunderstorm, with lightning and horizontal rain. We came off watch looking like drowned rats, so it was quite a relief to come on deck this morning to be greeted by sunshine and warmth.Morning brief introduced the Bravo Crew to Salty while the continuing crew had to live through the same jokes from Knuckle as at the start of Voyage 05A. Salty brought the Bravos up to speed with ship to ship hailing, which apparently also works with members of the opposite sex (I like the cut of your jib). Happy hour followed (brief as per usual) and Bravos learned some of the many spots Knuckle checks for dirt. Hands were called for the first set of tacking stations of the voyage just before lunch and a tack and a wear were completed without a hitch.The post lunch siesta was followed by round one of Bravo rope races, covering the safety equipment from Taffyâ€™s brief yesterday. Ropeys was followed by Miquelaâ€™s Navstraviganza, then deck games.Red Watch had the Second Dog Watch with Knuckle, who asked everyone 4 set questions and a random one so we could learn more about each other. Watch was finished off with a climb to the lower top.Red Watch signing off from the KattegatSending love to my family both in Australia and Denmark! Hope you see this, this trip is amazing! Love ErinHey Puneet hope you are all safe and well and missing you lots! Talk soon, love Alyce. P.S can you tell mum and dad Iâ€™m having lots of fun.Happy Birthday to my very best friend Kivvie! It was so very lovely to get a quick birthday chat in with you today. I hope you enjoyed your day and dinner with family and friends. All my love and I canâ€™t wait to be there next year for the BIG oneâ€¦. 30!!! Jodes xxHi mum, dad, Sarah, Terrance, Bek and Shayne! Missing you guys heaps but also having a great time sailing between Denmark and Sweden (never thought Iâ€™d get to say that!) I canâ€™t believe Iâ€™m halfway through my voyage already, it has gone so quickly. Talk to you when we get to Germany. Give Luie and Rhubarb a hug for me. Love Lauren xx (also if any V05A white watch are reading this, we won rope races!!!!)

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57 degrees 49 minutes North / 11 degrees 13 minutes East

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Currently located 20nm to the east of Cape Skagen and experiencing light and variable SW winds with nil swell. Current speed is only 1kt and the temperature is 18 degrees.

AUTHOR: Commanding Officer STS Young Endeavour

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Good evening shipmates, After a well-earned quality night’s sleep at anchor in Hunters Bay, Sail Master Sara woke us with another of her soothing tunes to get us on deck for a quick early morning activity. After breakfast the staff crew weighed anchor and conducted the transit to HMAS Waterhen, at Waverton. We berthed there at 0900 and prepared to embark our guests for the Community Day Sail. At 1015 we cast off our berthing lines and departed with our 34 guests and commenced our 3 hour tour of the harbour. Our Community Day Sailors were a group 30 members and staff from the Windgap Foundation. We also embarked some defence personnel as well. We again passed under the Harbour Bridge and then proceeded into Rose Bay where we set some sails and commenced sailing back towards Waterhen. Whilst on the harbour our fantastic youth crew helped us host our Windgap special guests. They encouraged our guests to participate in setting the staysails and a square sail by helping to pull on the sheets and clewlines. The youth crew also helped Chef Ash to prepare and deliver the food to our guests on deck. At 1300, after 3 fun-packed hours on the harbour, we berthed back at the southern wharf at HMAS Waterhen. Once we had farewelled our guests it was time to commence our end-of-voyage activities and preparations. The staff crew managed to organise a visit to the RAN Ship MATV Sycamore, which is crewed by a mixture of civilians and Navy staff, is a multi-role aviation training vessel. The youth crew embarked with their watch leaders and were given a 45 minute tour of the ship by some of the Navy crew. On completion they returned onboard and Young Endeavour sailed and proceeded to our anchorage in Athol Bay, which affords a great view of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. During the transit to the anchorage the Youthies undertook their end-of-voyage chats, facilitated by their watch leaders, to examine if they had achieved everything in their full-value contracts they had completed at the start of the voyage. After the traditional last voyage dinner of home made pizzas, Sara gave the Youthies the Harbour Furl brief, who then donned their climbing harnesses and laid aloft to undertake the ‘Harbour Furl’ of the square sails to make them look immaculate for our ceremonial arrival at the end of the voyage tomorrow. Once that was completed, the youth crew then finished off their final outstanding Command Day tasks, which were planned for the last night onboard. These included the Voyage Slide Show compiled of photos taken by everyone. This was excellent and provided a touching reminder of what we had experienced and the beautiful coastlines and islands that we had visited during the voyage. The final activity of the day was the end-of-voyage administration, which for the youth crew included a feedback questionnaire asking for feedback on their experience of the voyage, as well as a letter for each crew member to write to themselves on their experiences during the voyage, which the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme will post to the youth crew in 6 months time. The aim of this is to help reinforce what the youth crew have learned about leadership, teamwork and about themselves from the experience of the voyage. Once these were completed the crew were encouraged to go to bed. The Ship will remain in Athol Bay overnight and weigh anchor and sail in the morning at 0900 and undertake the transit to HMAS Waterhen, where family and friends will meet the Ship on arrival at 1000. Until you hear from me tomorrow for the final instalment of Voyage 04/24. Yours aye, Captain Mike

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Day 9 – Command Day Part 2

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