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Sailing, Sunrise Climbs, Tacks…and Jervis Bay!
Ahoy shipmates…Day 3. Tacking stations, rope races and rules of the road (at sea)…plus plenty of downtime for the afflicted! After a pleasant (not all would agree) transit south under sail, and a busy day at sea, we arrived in Jervis Bay at just before sunset…much to the relief of a few green youth crew. As promised I have enlisted the aid of some of the youth crew to enlighten you with their version of events, so I will hand over to Lachlan and Marica. Until tomorrow, fair winds, Captain Kenny———- Ahoy landlubbers…day three is a success. We have arrived at Jervis Bay and are going to anchor at the time derived by our up and coming navigators under the direction of head navigator Jerome. During the night, the rocky seas meant many struggled to sleep and many more struggled to keep their food down. However with the prospect of land appearing on the horizon sea sickness is a thing of the past. The watches have grown close but we as a crew aboard the Young Endeavour have managed to sail the ship as a team proving that no sickness can overcome comradery and the thought of an early nights sleep. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case for the white and blue watch getting the guts watch (0000 – 0400) and the morning watch (0400 – 0800). However they still maintained a strong composure throughout the day and continued to assist the entire crew in tacking the ship…an extra shoutout to the navigator Jerome for “accidentally” tacking us the wrong way meaning we had to work as a team to get back on track with extra tacks. Despite the confuddle it was good practice. A huge shoutout to chef Keely for once again delivering magnificent meals to all the crew, the ship would not be the same without you. Everyone is missing their family’s and pets, a special message from Marica (I miss my little doggie Lucy so much!! Please give her a little pat for me please mama!). And myself (Lachlan – i love you mum and i miss you, cant wait to be back on dry land). A surprise visit from Salty the stowaway helped us learn the origins of S.H.I.T.(Store High In Transit), as well as the master of disguise T.J. as our cheeky sailor. In the middle of the day Reggie gathered us together and we played rope races, as expected White Watch came out victorious with 5 points while red and blue tying in second place with one each. To close the day, Jerome taught us where to drive in a channel and what to avoid. then as a crew we came together and brought the sails in and set the engines on with Captain Kenny at the helm currently to guide us into a great location to anchor and spend the night. With full bellies and a steady ship, a good nights sleep will prepare us for the challenges, experiences and games ready for us tomorrow. – Lachlan and Marica
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Wind: NE at 15 knots Weather: Overcast Sea: Calm Location: At anchor Jervis Bay
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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!!
ARRRGH, ahoy there from the spectacular Jervis Bay! We’ve all been taken A-back by the crystal clear blue waters and snow white sands.
After a well deserved sleep in these sheltered waters which was a refreshing change to clinging to our bunk racks for dear life for the past few days, the ship rose to another banger of a morale tune “sung” by Blue Watch. Brekkie was fun after the early morning activity to get us all up and moving. We held another round of competitive not-competitive rope races which culminated in smashed eggs on deck and the mummification of said egg smashers.
Roast lamb for lunch was prepped by the staffies in the absence of our culinary wizard Steve. Once cleaned up, we took the RHIB’s across to Captains Beach bordering HMAS Creswell which was a mind-blowingly beautiful little spot. Pretty much everyone had a dip in the drink and a roll in the sand and played some creative beach games run by our Suitability legends, Speedy Sam and Eggs.
A few hours at the beach made everyone ready to head back home and attack a teak deck barbeque, devouring cheese platters, steaks, sangas, and salads. With our full stomachs, us youthies initiated the highly anticipated elections for our command day roles. Which will commence sometime around midday tomorrow. We held a vote for each available role that all willing youthies put themselves forward for.
The following roles were voted as follows: Captain – Warwick, Sailmaster – Hugh, Navigator – Ruscoe, Officer of the Watch – Dan, Watch Leader – Nick, Ben, Bridget, Master chef – Emily, Mackenzie, Alyshia
We were greeted after our elections by a low flying anti-submarine MH60-Romeo Helicopter which did a cool fly around our ship. *Thanks Squizz!!* And then watched an amazing film about the rounding of Cape Horn back in 1929 on a 7 story tall sail ship.
Signing off from our anchor watch, Ben and Giles.
“I believe that positive energy and optimism help us to take up any challenge in life and to succeed in even the most difficult tasks. I also believe that positive energy is contagious: We can transmit it to others”
