SAILING OFF JERVIS BAY
PAST 24 HOURSYESTERDAY AFTERNOON WAS SPENT AT ANCHOR AND DUE TO THEINCLEMENT WEATHER A WELL EARNED SIESTA WAS ENJOYED BY EVERYONE BEFORE THE INTER WATCH QUIZ. THE WEATHER EASED FOR YOUNG ENDEAVOURS’ FAMOUS TEAK DECK BBQ AND DURING THE EVENING THREE WAY TALKS WERE CONDUCTED. THIS ACTIVITY PROVIDES A VERY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE PUBLIC SPEAKING IN A FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. OVERNIGHT ALL YOUTH CREW KEPT HOURLY ANCHOR WATCHES IN GROUPS OF THREE. THIS MORNING YOUNG ENDEAVOUR SAILED AWAY FROM THE ANCHORAGE IN TRUE TALL SHIP TRADITION AND CONDUCTED A SERIES OF DEMONSTRATIONAL TACKS. A NAVY SEAKING HELICOPTER FLEW OVER AND AS GROUND WAS MADE TO CLEAR JERVIS BAY A SCHOOL OF DOLPHINS PASSED UNDER THE BOW. ALL WELL. YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSCICCAWE HAVE NOW BEEN ON THE SHIP FOR 5 DAYS NOW AND HAVE EXPERIENCED BOTH GOOD AND BAD WEATHER. RIGHT NOW THE WEATHER IS FANTASTIC WHICH IS A CHANGE FROM THE SWELLS OF 2 NIGHTS AGO. OUR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTTURE FROM JERVIS BAY SAW GOOD WEATHER BUT OUR ANCHORAGE OVERNIGHT SAW RAIN AND WIND.TAMSINSO FAR, SO BRILLIANT (BESIDES THE SEASICKNESS THAT IS). THERES BEENSO MUCH TO LEARN AND DO, SO MANY PEOPLE TO GET TO KNOW, AND GREAT FUN THATS BEEN HAD BY ALL(AND YET TO COME). WE’VE ALSO HAD A FEW GO OMENS- LOTS OF DOLPHINS COMMING ALONG TO SAY HELLO AND EVEN A SEAL OR TWO. MADSAWSOME TIME AND COOL FUN CLIMBING UP THE MAST. GREAT WEATHER, SUN SHINNING, BIT OF RAIN LAST NIGHT BUT ITS ALL GOOD NOW. FOOD ISALSO WICKEDT AS WELL. CYA X YOURS AYEBRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDER, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
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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