Still the Adrenalin Pumps
Overnight the wind almost stopped blowing and at 7am the YC successfully completed Command Day and the ship berthed at Station Pier. Today is Young Endeavour’s 13th birthday and Woody and Karen made a great cake to celebrate the occasion. We had some media join us so you may see us on the news. In accordance with tradition I was joined by the youngest YC member, Chris Steele, 16 and Melinda Cross of Voyage 01 of 1988 (yes, 13 years ago) in cutting the cake with a sword.Today has been a busy day as we ready the ship for sailing all day on Australia Day and store the ship in readiness for the next voyage. Tomorrow the Premier of Victoria will join us to start the Festival of Sail race to Geelong. When he departs we will race the other Tall Ships ‘One and All’ and ‘Enterprise’ and be joined late in the day by HM Bark ‘Endeavour’ for a parade of Tall Ships into Geelong led by Young Endeavour. It should be a great day and I’ve got a fully worked up team to ensure we win. As for the remainder of today we will get ready our secret weapon or the race tomorrow and conduct end of voyage talks. The YC are exhausted after a busy and successful Day in charge. They need a good rest but still the adrenalin pumps ��� and after all, sleep is just wasted time.Stay tunedAndrew Davis
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Current situation at 1800: Alongside Station Pier, Melbourne. Temp 28C. Wind Southerly at 10 knots.
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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