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The Beach in the Qantas Ad
We had another great night at sea last night with a light SE breeze to help us along. This meant that we sailed into the Whitehaven anchorage mid-morning. I’ll let the Youth crew tell you about that in their entries.After lunch we learnt a little about the others in the crew when each crewmember was asked to introduce themselves as someone else. It was good fun and nice to get to know a little about the others onboard.We then had a simplified discussion on the theory of sailing followed by some practical demonstrations to reinforce the message. During the evening we practiced our safety procedures before settling into watches for the night ahead. It looks set to be a very nice night sailing, so…Youth Crew entries for 26 Apr 01 – Holly Staples 16 from Port Macquarie.I’m having a groovy time, having overcome the epidemic of the ocean ��� ie the ability to keep one’s food down. Today we anchored at Whitehaven Beach (the beach in the Qantas ad) and all of us took advantage of the beautiful white sand and crystal clear water. VERY NICE! White watch continues to be the most entertaining of the three watches. Hello to Mum, Dad, Callum, and all of my wonderful friends who I’m sure will have a wonderful time at school next week.Elissa Staff 21 from Deception Bay.Yes folks as promised I managed to make my way here to communicate to all those on dry land. All is well on our little vessel. You’ll be pleased to know we are all in good form. The spew factor has been considerably reduced, bruises are appearing more frequently, and we are all keen on gaining a few more z’s if possible. We are now sailors of the high seas and are quite stoked to be woken up at 3 in the morning to tack the ship. (We hate the demanding voice over the loud speaker who is forever waking us up). Greetings to all those back on dry land, we are having a blast. Hello to mother and fatherbear, Dan, Beau, and all those other pirate wannabe’s who wanted to do this as well. See you all if we decide to come back.Until tomorrow ��� fair winds and following seas to you all.Matthew Rowe
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Situation at 1800: Sailing North approximately three miles to the E of Hook Is in the Whitsundays. Wind from the E at 12 knots. Clear skies. A beautiful evening for sailing. Temp 25C.
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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!!
