Command Day
An unfortunate start to the day found the radar unreliable therefore meaning our sailing for command day was limited to daylight hours. This meant an earlier start to the day and a direct course to Mackay. In order to make the distance we had to begin the journey relying on the power of the engine rather than the sails alone.The youth crew were awarded points for various activities throughout the day. These ranged from setting sails, to cookingextravaganzas, applying knot skills and electing a youth leadership group to run the ship throughout the day with minimal input from the staff. Often innovative and creative solutions responded to the tasks at hand, for example, the dressing up of two of the girls as dolphins to make up for the lack of real sightings.After a complex” democratic voting system
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Luke would like to say a quick hello to everyone back home and that he's having a great time. Thought of the day: Yesterday's history
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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