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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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