Day 9 – Penultimatum
Well, it’s almost a wrap dearest followers. At anchor in Athol Bay as I write this, the penultimate log of our fantastic voyage from Geelong and I must say, it has been a wonderful adventure. Ships staff have completed all post voyage administration, including voyage debrief and a safety team meeting. And now the youth crew are all but in bed… I’m about to shift into pj’s myself, but let me just recap our day for you…
So, we woke at 0630 anchored in Watsons Bay (still Command Day BTW) and due to inclement weather, went straight to breakfast rather than dance in the rain (good option!). RAT tests conducted (all negative), then morning brief, before weighing anchor and going for a wee lovely spin around the harbour, in a light drizzle.
So up the mast they scurried, and under the bridge we cruised before hooking back past the opera house (waving and tooting to an old shipmate), and dropping our anchor in Athol Bay and the famous Taronga Zoo. ‘Tis a great spot for a final night this one.
It was then time for final rope races before laying aloft to harbour-furl the squares. We need to look fabulous for our final farewell tomorrow and fabulous we do look indeed (mental note – wash all the spew off the side of the ship before going alongside). Our Youthies then had a final chat with their watch leaders to debrief the voyage, and provide us with some feedback.
Once that was complete, Chef Ash knocked up some bellisimo pizzas and we had an alfresco mangiare on the decko. After dinner, a final recapping of the voyage took place in the form of a photographic slide show (thanks Mia), in poem (good one Landy) and song (great stuff Yolanda and Jonno) – 5 stars all.
Well, that’s that. This is the final night onboard for V06B/22. 9 days ago 24 youth crew from places various, came together to sail this vessel, have fun and challenge themselves. They have not only done that, but have faced and overcome fears and learnt a lot about themselves and each other.
Tomorrow they will leave with new skills, improved persistence, resilience and adaptability, as well as generally knowing they are more capable than what they probably thought. And of course, having made great new friends – most probably, friends for life. It never gets old for us staff members, as we truly love our work.
Captain Adam Charlie Farley+
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Conditions:
Weather: Drizzle. Wind: Light and variable. Temp: 20.
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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