Tarzan Wannabees

Situation at 20:00- The anchorage in Broken Bay provided a good night’s sleep for all hands with watches reduced to only an hour. Early morning briefand happy hour were followed by a chance for all hands to enjoy a swim. The swing rope was rigged and before long some very goodTarzan wantabees were flying through the air with the greatest of ease…At 13:00 all hands were mustered a’midships and the ceremony of handing command of YOUNG ENDEAVOUR to Captain Steve and the remainder of the Youth Crew was carried out. Before long the anchor was aweigh and the difficult job of beating to windward out of BrokenBay was started. Considering that they have had only one week’s experience in sailing a Brigantine, the Youth Crew did a terrific joband by 17:00 Lion Island was abaft the beam with the Ship making a good turn of speed towards the first waypoint.Progress so far has been good, and despite some changes to their plan, the Youth Crew are in good spirits and ready to continueworking hard overnight as they shape a course to pass through as many waypoints as possible enroute to Sydney. With the wing steady at thirty knots, they have their work cut out for them and it will likely be a long night.YOUNG ENDEAVOUR Fact File: The peak experience of a 10-day voyage in YOUNG ENDEAVOUR is command day, where the Youth Crew take charge of all aspects ship for a 24 hour period. They are assigned a mission to complete that will require them to use all of the skills they have bveen taught over the past 8 days. They must sail andnavigate the ship, provide 3 hot meals for all hands and maintain all of the normal daily routine. During command day, the Staff Crew do not assist the Youth Crew in any way and focus only on ensuring the safety of personnel and equipment. The success or otherwise of the day is completely due to the efforts of the Youth Crew.YOUNG ENDEAVOUR Glossary: Brails-The lines used to Brail up (gather up) to the mast a fore-and-aft sail such as the mainsail.Hauling on these lines pulls the sail into the mast to assist in furling it. Buntlines-Lines attached to the foot of square sails used to pull the sail up to the yard and thus take the wind out of it when it is being furled.Thought of the day: The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King Jr.Yours, AyeJohn CowanLCDR, RANI just want to say a big hi to my Mumma, Daddy, Bj, Beck, Matt and everyone and im having a great time. It is so much fun. I cant wait to see you all soon. Love Jay xxG’day I’m Adam, I would like say a big thankyou to my mum and dad who encouraged me and helped me to get on this extraordinary voyage that will stay in the memories in my mind for decades to come. It is atremendous credit to the crew, for the service the have provided. G’day Mum, Dad, Ian, Becky and Geoff. CHEERS. see you later.
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At sea under four sails Wind: South at 30 kts, Sky: 7/8 cloud and rain showers, Temp: 22c.
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Ahoy followers of our Young Endeavour journey! Command Day. We made it.
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.
With the new watches all set and ready to go, Captain’s Setting and Furling gave all our youthies the chance to prove their abilities on the high seas. Strong performances from all three watches; Sharkies, Chompers and Narwhals!!
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.
A few hours at the beach made everyone ready to head back home and attack a teak deck barbeque, devouring cheese platters, steaks, sangas, and salads. With our full stomachs, us youthies initiated the highly anticipated elections for our command day roles. Which will commence sometime around midday tomorrow. We held a vote for each available role that all willing youthies put themselves forward for.
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
We were greeted after our elections by a low flying anti-submarine MH60-Romeo Helicopter which did a cool fly around our ship. *Thanks Squizz!!* And then watched an amazing film about the rounding of Cape Horn back in 1929 on a 7 story tall sail ship.
Signing off from our anchor watch, Ben and Giles.
“I believe that positive energy and optimism help us to take up any challenge in life and to succeed in even the most difficult tasks. I also believe that positive energy is contagious: We can transmit it to others”
