Sailing in Tasman Bay NZ
Command day elections went well and a strong team was selected. Conducted a man overboard exerciseand handed in all sail at 1600. With no sail or engines, I handed the ship over to youth crew Captain. Sails were set and we were underway pointing in the right direction in pretty quick time – a good start.Unfortunately the wind Gods have not been kind and every time we try and make a course change we get a wind shift onto the nose. Bottom line is that to keep in touch with planned arrival time we have had to motor sail all bar the first hour. As such command day not particularly challenging. Youth crew chefs have performed well and everybody still having fun. Still getting fresh SE wind which will quite probably get worse as strait narrows.Saw a fishing boat last night – first vessel since Storm Bay. Also late in afternoon saw some porpoise which is always nice followed shortly afterwards by some whales (not sure which type).
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Current situation: 4038S 17315E (Tasman Bay), Course 070 Speed 7.5kts, Wind 140/15kts, Temp 17C, glorious sunny day, would be perfect if wind did a 180.
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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