Day 5 – JB to Broken Bay
Argh!! Ahoy there, I like the cut of your jib.
Today has been an epic day, with a 360-degree view complete with clear skies, all day, for the very first time (a few joyful tears were shed)! We continued sailing north and, after a short stop in Manly, sails were set and tacks were made with the all the youthies beginning to work as a well-oiled machine. Sadly, one million tacks later, Sail Master Tomo announced we were facing the wrong direction (we’re questioning his true intentions…) but with some quick minds on board, we were set back on course for Broken Bay. The salty seadogs were amazed to see the astonishing amount of jellyfish surrounding the entire vessel, many of whom saw them from aloft.
On our journey to Broken Bay, Chucky ‘the Hero’ enlightened us all on ‘The Rules of the Road’, learning what different marker buoys mean and good sea etiquette. Ropeys continued after lunch with a very fierce competition brewing between the watches, although we swiftly came to a general consensus that catching eggs is crackingly hard! As we anchored in our cozy spot for the night we were delighted to find out the wonderful Ash had a surprise for dinner! A BBQ manned by the wholesome Hoppy on deck, with cheese boards and fruit platters to start it off right, we moved quickly through mains and obviously onto some icecream.
Our final activity of the day required us to reflect on our progress throughout the voyage, five days in, and so we shared a few thoughts with our watch, around who we want to be as young people moving forward.
We will remain at anchor off Patonga overnight with youthies in anchor watches.
Until next time, cheerio. Alice, Brittney, Dylan.
Latitude/Longitude:
Conditions:
Weather: Fine. Wind: N @ 5-10kts. Swell: E @ 0.5m. Temp: 17.
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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