Captain's Log
V02/25, Eden to Melbourne
17 January 2025

Day 3 – Into the Tail end of the Storm

The Southerlies continued overnight but we awoke to a crystal clear sky and winds of only 10KN out of the South. The crew all slept well in our sheltered anchorage and we started the day at 0630 with an Early Morning Activity on the upper decks. Breakfast and a morning brief and straight into the Happiest Hour of the Day whilst cleaning the ship.

Once clean to the standards of Chucky the Sailmaster, we mustered midships and were given a comprehensive Ship Life Saving Equipment Brief by Bec, then Chucky briefed us on how the Square Sails work followed by the Navigator, Matty, who talked us through the principles of Navigation.

Chefo Kingy cooked up a storm for lunch and we weighed anchor and pointed the bows towards the deep blue. Once out of the confines of the bay the wind strengthened and with it came the swell and then the sea. The Youth Crew did very well during their first set of tacking stations in 20-25 knots of wind and in 2-3m seas. Thrilling sailing and it was so good to see everyone paying attention, putting in their best and having some fun while doing it. Working some of these lines in these conditions can be challenging but the Youthies were up for it and made easy work of multiple tacks before we settled into an overnight transit taking us South towards Deal Island.

It will be a long night pushing into the 2-3m Southerly swells but it will be worth it when we get south and pick up the forecast Easterlies over the weekend.

Great to be out to sea and sailing towards a very special anchorage.

Captain Leups Out +

 

Latitude/Longitude:

37 21.6S / 150 05.3E

Conditions:

Weather: Overcast Wind: 25KN S Temp: 18C