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Ahoy there everyone, Welcome to day five, overnight the ship remained at anchor adjacent Long Beach, Montagu Roadstead, Jervis Bay. The morning commenced at 0630 with Sail Master Paul energising the Staff and Youth Crew with an invigorating early morning plunge into the bay for all those keen adventurers accepting the challenge to swing from the course yard arm rope or dive from the bowsprit. The overcast conditions did not dampen the enthusiasm as the Youth Crew executed some commendable acrobatic pirouettes, somersaults and water entries into the invigorating water.On completion the ship sailed away from our overnight anchorage and conducted rotational tacks and wears in the middle of Jervis Bay. This enabled each watch the opportunity rotate through various deck positions to gain a greater understanding of this important manoeuvring evolution.Lunch was followed by the next instalment of ‘rope races’ which continued to challenge the knowledge of the Youth Crew in identifying the correct names and locations of equipment around the upper deck. Then as the ship exited Jervis Bay I presented a Sail Theory lesson to build on the deck and sail knowledge gained during the voyage.Overnight the Youth Crew will be challenged with a teamwork and leadership exercise as the ship continues to make ground to the north along the NSW South Coast. It was also rewarding to observe that collectively the Youth Crew had been awarded their sea legs whilst in Jervis Bay.Until tomorrow evening, take care.Yours AyeCaptain Damien
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2300 at sea - weather scattered cloud, wind NE 16 knots, swell NE 1.0 metre, temperature 21 degrees, barometer 1019 hpa
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Dear readers,
STS Young Endeavour is, by the definition and origin of her name, about Aussie youths trying hard to achieve something difficult. This voyage certainly provided that... and then some. A challenging experience from all angles and areas. Yet the Youth Crew prevailed and found success. They should therefore be justifiably proud of themselves for persevering, seeing the silver lining and never wavering in their mission to have a great adventure. I am very proud of all of them and I'm sure you are too!
9 Days ago 23 Youth Crew from all over Australia, came together to sail this vessel, have fun and challenge themselves. They have not only done that, but have faced and overcome fears, and learnt a lot about themselves and each other.
They leave with new skills, improved persistence, resilience and adaptability, as well as generally knowing they are more capable than what they probably thought. And of course, having made great new friends - most probably, friends for life. It never gets old for us staff members, as we truly love our work.
Fair winds and following seas.
Captain Adam Charlie Farley+
