Sailing, Command Day
Hello, Captain Dimity here! (Hi Mum and Dad). Today was the beginning of Command Day. Two Command Teams were voted in last night, the first taking control of the ship from midday to midnight. The positions are: Captain – Dimity, Sail Master – Pat, Navagator – Jaryd, Watch Leaders – Carla, Kylie and Lachie. After a Beach Assault Team claimed part of Hayman Island for the Youth of Australia, we set sail from the island heading for Holbourne Island. We battled through 2 metre seas and extremely hectic tacks, where one crew member put her body on the line to successfully tack this $15 million piece of Australian heritage. We are now slowly making our way to our final destination of Magnetic Island at a speed of 7-8 knots. With four hours left in Command, this is Captain Dimity signing off.
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Wind SE 20-25 knots, sea moderate, swell low SE'LY
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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