Sailing North to East Cape
Youth crew had an enjoyable time ashore at Tolaga Bay. Anchor was weighed at 1600 and the ship commenced passage North to East Cape. Typically wind was on the nose and we tacked at 2000, 0001, 0400 and finally at 0800. That’s life in a tall ship.Shortly after the last tack we found ourselves becalmed and have been motoring ever since. We are hoping for an afternoon sea breeze. The ship is 4 nautical miles north of Cape Runaway which is a lovely part of NZ. Cape Runaway was named by Cook when five canoe loads of Maoris were observed to runaway when grapeshot was fired over their heads. Hardly surprising I would have thought. We are hoping to anchor at our volcano (White Island) by 1600. Apparently it last erupted 80 years ago – maybe we are due for another one.
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Conditions:
Course 265, Speed 8, Wind 300/5kts, Temp 22
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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