Saturday, 8 May
CONTINUED PASSAGE NORTH WITH ALL SQUARE SAILS SET ON A BROAD REACH.SAIL HANDLING, ROUNDS AND ROPE RACES ALL PROGESSING VERY WELL.VIRTUALLY EVERYONE HAS BEEN ON THE HELM AND NOW ABLE TO KEEP THESHIP ON THE PLANNED COURSE. CLIMBING ALOFT TO CAST LOOSE GASKETS ANDOVERHAUL BUNTLINES IS BECOMING SECOND NATURE. LAST NIGHT THE SHIPANCHORED AT REFUGE COVE, SCAWFELL ISLAND FOR A WELL EARNED BREAK.THREE WAY TALKS WERE HELD WHERE YOUTH CREW SPOKE ON BEHALF OF OTHERSIN A FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT TO DEVELOP THEIR PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS. TOENCOURAGE OUT OF WATCH INTERACTION EVERYONE KEEP HOURLY ANCHORWATCHES OVERNIGHT. THIS MORNING IT WAS HANDS TO BATH BEFORE BEINGTRANSFERRED ASHORE TO ENJOY BEACH SPORTS, SNORKLING AND MID VOYAGETALKS. EVERYONE HAS RECOVERED FROM THE EFFECTS OF SEA SICKNESSTODAY. ALL WELL. YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONS.TRUDY, NEWCASTLE. I AM HAVING A BALL. AM LEARNING A LOT ABOUT MYSELF,AND OTHERS, THE FOOD IS EXCELLENT. AAZA, LEETON. ENJOYING CLIMBING ALOFT AND SETTING SAILS. WATCH ISGOOD AND WE SNORKELLED, PLAYED SPORTS TODAY. YOUTH AND STAFF ARE VERYFRIENDLY. HAVING A GREAT TIME AT SEA. TESSA, MELBOURNE. BEST WAKE UP CALL THIS MORNING – SWIMMING TODAY, AFOUR METER DROP FROM THE BOWSPIT TO THE WATER. VERY AWAKE NOW.BEING FREE OF SEASICKNESS IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL THING. WHEN ITEVENTUALLY HAPPENS. ARRRRR.ALL THE BESTBRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDER, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
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WIND SE'LY 15 KTS OVER CAST WITH PASSING SHOWERS
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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