Sea to Patonga Anchorage
After a night disappointingly spent predominantly motor-sailing, due to the lack of wind, we had the usual Morning Brief, attended by Salty the Seadog who explained the history behind the Naval practice of splitting the ‘dog watches’.On completion we launched into Captain’s Setting and Furling, an assessment of the watches’ competence at setting and furling the staysails to enable them progress to Command Day. All watches passed the assessments. I then issued my Captain’s Challenge, which was for the youth crew to set all the fore and aft sails in under 45 minutes. This was also successfully completed as we proceeded into our anchorage off Patonga in Broken Bay.On arrival we put the Youthies ashore for a couple of hours to enable them to stretch their legs.We had another ‘teak deck barbie’ for dinner, which was followed by my Command Day brief and then the youth crew held their Command Day elections.It is intended to remain at our Patonga anchorage overnight.Until we hear from Youth Crew Captain Hari in tomorrow night’s log.Yours aye, Captain Mike
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At anchor Patonga - Weather: fine, partly cloudy, Wind: light and variable, Swell: nil, Temp: 12 deg. C
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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