Sea to Whitehaven to Sea

Our morning started at midnight with the guts watch where we practiced setting and furling the forestay sail under the skilful hand of our watch leader Bobby. After handing over to the morning watch we then woke up sailing into the Whitsundays. After a quick anchorage at Whitehaven Beach and a snappy happy hour clean, and then gathered our watches to complete our mid-voyage goals review.
After yet another fabulous lunch prepared by the one and only Adam, we set across to Whitehaven Beach to explore the lookout and Tongue Bay. After taking in the spectacular views, we proceeded back down to the beach to play some beach games. We then went for a swim to cool off in some of the clearest waters Australia has to offer. Amidst this, many references to Jack Sparrow’s famous jar of dirt were made, much to the humour of the Youth Crew.
A treacherous journey on the RHIB then took us back to Young Endeavour, where everyone had a quick hot shower and took the opportunity to wash our swimmers on deck. Not long after, we prepared to set sail. All hands to the deck to set the: Jib, Forestay Sail, Main Sail and the Main Staysail. This was the first time we left anchorage using only our sails! Once the sails were set, the first watch of the evening commenced while the other watches had dinner and prepared for their night watches.
With only 5 days to go, everything is kicking into top gear as Command Day looms in the distance. It’s safe to say that we are all keen for a good night’s rest because we will surely need it for the challenges we will face in the days to come.
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Thank you Gibby and Schalk for your entertaining narrative of yesterday’s events. Firstly apologies for being unable to transmit this log last night, but connectivity, or the lack of it, conspired against me. A very full day yesterday, getting to see the beautiful Hill Inlet and the breathtaking view from the lookout, as well as some quality seatime overnight to further consolidate what the youth crew has learnt so far, and leading into Command Day.
We have another fun-packed day planned today and then another night at sea tonight, before anchoring in Cid Harbour tomorrow.
Until tonight. Yours Aye, Captain Mike
Latitude/Longitude:
Conditions:
Wind: 110 / 12 kn, Sea: 1.0 m from ESE Swell: 1.0 m from SE, Weather: Overcast with occasional showers Temp: 19 deg C
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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.
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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.
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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
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Signing off from our anchor watch, Ben and Giles.
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