South Stradbroke Island
PAST 24 HOURSA BEAUTIFUL NORTHERN NSW AFTERNOON WITH THE BREEZE SLOWLY FRESHENING. A BUSY AFTERNOON FIRSTLY WITH THE COMMMUNICATION EXERCISE INPREPARATION FOR COMMAND DAY. SHORTLY AFTER ALL WATCHES TOOK ADVANTAGE TO HONE THEIR SAIL SETTING AND CLIMBING ALOFT SKILLS WITHEVERYONE GOING ALOFT AT SOME STAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON. A MAGNIFICENT SUNSET CAPTURED THE BUDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS ALL 24 OF THEM BEFORE CLOSING UP ON WATCH TO CONDUCT THE ‘BEAR’ EXERCISE. THIS IS A TEAMWORK EXERCISE DESIGNED TO CHALLENGE THE WATCHES GIVEN SET TASKS TO UNDERTAKE IN A LIMITED TIME FRAME NOMINATED BY THEMSELVES.EVERYONE WAS SURPRISED WITH THE OUTCOME AND MORE IMPORTANTLY GAINED AN ENORMOUS INSIGHT INTO THE GROUPS DYNAMICS. THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT SAILS WERE CONTINUOUSLY SET AND TRIMMED TO CAPTURE THE PREVAILINGCONDITIONS. ALL WELL.YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSCHRISTINE, BATHURSTJUST WENT SWIMMING OFF THE YE, IT WAS REALLY GOOD I’M FEELING VERY REFRESHED. WE ALL SAW A MINI WHALE THIS MORNING IT KIND’VE LOOKEDLIKED A BIG DOLPHIN BUT IT WAS A WHALE. FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW ALMOST OVER THE FLU. HI TO EVERYONE SEE YOU ALL SOON.TWINNIE, CANBERRAWE HAVE SEEN LOTS OF WILD LIFE, DOLPHINS, WHALES ALBATROSS’, YOU NAME IT WE’VE SEEN IT. WE HAD A GREAT STOP OFF IN COFFS HARBOUR, AND PICKED UP ANOTHER BOX OF BANANAS AND A SWIM. EVERY ONE IS OVER THESEA SICKNESS NOW AND ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE.KATHRYN, CANBERRAI’M HAVING SO MUCH FUN, IT’S THE TIME OF MY LIFE. SEEN HEAPS OF DOLPHINS AND WHALES. WENT SWIMMING AND JUMPED OFF THE BOW SPRIT. I’M OVER THE SEA SICKNESS THAT I WAS HAVING AND ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE OF THE VOYAGE. HI TO MUM AND EMI, SEE YOU SOON.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