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At Anchor, Gold Coast Seaway
Ahoy Shipmates,We have just had a fantastic day since we came to anchor late this morning – to tell you all about it, here is YC Rachelle:Me-hearty’s,Well, for me this morning started at a cool 3am. I was shaken awake in the wee hours of the morning for my 4am till 8am Watch. (This consists of 8 other ‘red’ team members.) We started the morning setting and furling sails and continuing with some team building activities from our watch the night before.We were also presented with the task of Bear-X. Bear-X is a task set for your team to complete before Command day. This ensures a smooth transistion from the Official Watch Leaders to the Youth Crew. (Because we wouldn’t want to get lost at sea or sink the ship would we?) Other tasks we do also ensure we go about our tasks safely… as the Captain would say, We want to go home with ten little fingers and ten little toes.”Red teams Bear-X task consisted of wearing the ship. (Setting sails and turning the ship so our stern is facing the wind.) I’m glad to report we completed Bear-X successfully
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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!!
