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Day 03 – Into Coles Bay and climbing the Mountain
Ahoy readers of this fine journal. We have pressed our way onwards through some headwinds and arrived in Coles Bay to anchor in the lee of the land. A rough night at sea saw some green gills which gave our Youth Crew the opportunity to dig deep within themselves and push through the adversity to manage a sail plan overnight with all rising to the occasion. The sail training that we did yesterday paid dividends as the on-watch sea watches conducted multiple tacks and wears to beat our way North against wind and sea.
Arriving in Coles Bay has given us a chance for some respite from the weather. Delicious lunch and dinner rejuvenated us and we capitalised on the calmer waters to put away our seaboats and sojourn onto land to climb to the misty lookout overlooking Wineglass Bay. The visibility gods were not with us as the vista was mostly sea fog and mist but the trees were calling and many hugs were had. A step ashore like this is a sure fire remedy for the dreaded Mal de mer and in the boats returning to the ship late in the afternoon were many smiling faces and restored constitutions.
We conducted three way chat activities which is an excellent way to get to know people outside of our own watch circles. This is a fun presentation whereby three youthies will learn all about each other and then present as one of their two shipmates in front of the group. Often some very funny fun facts and quirky details are shared and many a laugh was had. Our crew is coming together nicely and we are bracing ourselves for our imminent Bass Strait Crossing.
Unfortunately, we had two of our Youth Crew retired from the voyage today for medical reasons. Disappointing for us all but this adventure requires us to be at 100% to undertake the challenges ahead. Both of our departed Youthies will be back for a future voyage once healed up and ready to go. Look forward to seeing you back onboard soon shipmates.
Anchor watches overnight should see the crew rested and ready tomorrow. Looking forward to covering the sea miles ahead and arriving in Sydney in 7 days time!
Captain Leups Out +
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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!!
