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Tough day in the office
Good Evening Shipmates, Well it’s been quite a tough day in the office. In the wee hours of the morning the ship continued to work northwards out of Hervey Bay before the forecast southerly change came through. This enabled us to free sheets and set the topsail as we headed NE to clear Breaksea Spit to the north of Fraser Island. As we did this the topsail was clewed up and sheets brought in hard as we commenced what will be a long work south in the strengthening conditions. By mid afternoon the wind was steady at 30 kts from the SE and the seas began to build. Young Endeavour handles these conditions very well although for the crew it becomes quite exhausting. We tacked the ship at 2000 (8 pm) and there was no sign of the wind abating. It’s going to be a bouncy night tonight. The YC are going great guns. Captain Gunna Carpe’ diem
Latitude/Longitude:
Conditions:
Co 210, Sp 8Wind 160 / 30 kts
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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+
