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Day 10 – Arrival
The Youth Crew of Voyage 03/25 have officially arrived. The final act came today whilst we hosted three different Community Groups for our Community Day Sail. The Youthies were efficacious hosts, proudly sharing their ship with their new shipmates for the day. We sailed from Princes Wharf at 1000 and set and furled out Main Stay Sail and Fore Stay Sail and tacked our way across the bay. A job made easier with the extra muscle on the lines. Chefo Steve cooked up some delicious finger food platters and we all enjoyed the sunshine.
This really is what the Development Voyage is all about. These 24 Young Australians survived their trials and tribulations sailing across Bass Strait from Geelong to Hobart and having the time of their lives while doing it. They have fallen in love with our beautiful Blue Ship and her press of sail and they have truly gained a sense of belonging and pride in what we have achieved over 10 days.
From the staff perspective we are so incredibly proud to have been a part of this adventure and facilitated the growth and development immediately apparent in each of our shipmates. This is what it’s all about.
The evening was rounded out with song, dance and a slideshow. The highlight of the night was undoubtedly the tribute song delivered by each and every Youthie capturing their core moments of the voyage with some fun poked at the Ship’s Company of Staffies.
Tomorrow we say farewell to these future leaders of our great country. They join a very select 15,000 Young Australians in our community that have shared the unique ordeal that is to sail on STS Young Endeavour.
We will arrive at the UTAS Wharf in Hobart at 1000 with yards manned, cannons firing and cameras clicking! See you there!
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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!!
