Transit to Zoe Bay, Hinchinbrook Island

Ahoy shipmates, Shock, horror…an overcast day! Our long run of sunny weather has finally come to an end. On the upside, the change in weather brought some wind…up to 20 knots…making for some perfect sailing conditions once we weighed anchor from Magnetic Island. Unfortunately it didn’t last and the breeze faded in the afternoon. Not completely though, and as I write we have a pleasant 12 knots of wind pushing us north towards Zoe Bay, Hinchinbrook Island. We have had another day of fun and learning as the Youth Crew’s progression towards Command Day continues…but I’ll let the ladies tell the story.Fair winds,Captain Kenny The Youth of Australia (or at least those on Young Endeavour) started their morning with a magnificent view of the sunrise over Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island. The ship set sail after Happy Hour. There were strong winds which made for good sailing, and we took the opportunity to climb out on to the bow sprit where we had the opportunity to take more photos and gain a better view of the beautiful horizon. Lunch was amazing, as usual, because Marcus is amazing (as usual). Round 4 of the rope races took place after lunch, where, for bonus points, watches had to build a “detailed replica†of the Young Endeavour using a potato, a banana and a mandarin – there were some very interesting results. In the afternoon we went through demonstrational tacks. We took turns going up to the bridge to watch the process from the bridge’s perspective, and gained a better understanding of the commands given by Captain Kenny and Sailmaster Guv. The rest of the afternoon progressed slowly and the watches found time to start impromptu games on deck such as Rock ‘em Sock ‘em and skipping, while others climbed onto the bow sprit or did their laundry.Overall, another pleasant, educational day of sailing has passed. Sheena and Sophie
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Conditions:
Course:  344 true    Speed:  4 ktsWind:  South Easterly at 12 knots    Swell:  135 at 0.5m   Weather:   Fine
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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!!

ARRRGH, ahoy there from the spectacular Jervis Bay! We’ve all been taken A-back by the crystal clear blue waters and snow white sands.
After a well deserved sleep in these sheltered waters which was a refreshing change to clinging to our bunk racks for dear life for the past few days, the ship rose to another banger of a morale tune “sung” by Blue Watch. Brekkie was fun after the early morning activity to get us all up and moving. We held another round of competitive not-competitive rope races which culminated in smashed eggs on deck and the mummification of said egg smashers.
Roast lamb for lunch was prepped by the staffies in the absence of our culinary wizard Steve. Once cleaned up, we took the RHIB’s across to Captains Beach bordering HMAS Creswell which was a mind-blowingly beautiful little spot. Pretty much everyone had a dip in the drink and a roll in the sand and played some creative beach games run by our Suitability legends, Speedy Sam and Eggs.
A few hours at the beach made everyone ready to head back home and attack a teak deck barbeque, devouring cheese platters, steaks, sangas, and salads. With our full stomachs, us youthies initiated the highly anticipated elections for our command day roles. Which will commence sometime around midday tomorrow. We held a vote for each available role that all willing youthies put themselves forward for.
The following roles were voted as follows: Captain – Warwick, Sailmaster – Hugh, Navigator – Ruscoe, Officer of the Watch – Dan, Watch Leader – Nick, Ben, Bridget, Master chef – Emily, Mackenzie, Alyshia
We were greeted after our elections by a low flying anti-submarine MH60-Romeo Helicopter which did a cool fly around our ship. *Thanks Squizz!!* And then watched an amazing film about the rounding of Cape Horn back in 1929 on a 7 story tall sail ship.
Signing off from our anchor watch, Ben and Giles.
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