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Three Hummock Island
Last night the Youth Crew elected their Command Team et al and prepared their plan to meet today’s challenge. This morning after the ubiquitous cleaning stations, the XO gave one last preparatory offering to the Youth Crew for their Command Day, namely a Communications Game which is a fun and insightful look at hierarchical organisations and the way they communicate. At 1100 the Youth Crew officially took over and I handed over the ship’s telescope, symbol of looking ahead, to the new Captain Hutch. A short while later they had the ship under way and sailing towards their first goal, Three Hummock Island.Now, having successfully negotiated lunch and a couple of wear ships and sail changes, we are rapidly approaching the island where we shall shortly anchor.Until tomorrowCap’n BobYouth Crew Entry:I suppose today was one of the toughest days I have ever experienced. I was elected yesterday as Youth Captain of the Young Endeavour. Our task was to negotiate a trip of some 100 miles around the top of Tasmania. So far, the trip has been action packed to say the least with a host of operations to be mastered including hauling anchor by sail, wearing the ship and navigating. It looks like a night of very little sleep for me as the Captain is always on call but with a full moon and fresh seas it makes the task more enjoyable ��� Youth Crew Captain Hutch.Today was an extremely proud day for me. Serving as Executive Officer to Captain Hutch gave me an excellent chance to experience his outstanding knowledge and wisdom as a seaman. The crew dug extremely deeply and sailed the ship with amazing dedication and demonstrated a level of skill that far exceeded their level of experience. Most importantly we worked as a team and had a ball doing it ��� Youth Crew XO Parker.
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Current situation at 1800: Course 200,Sspeed 7. Wind north-east 25 knots, clear skies, Temp 17C.
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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!!
