Day 11– Farewell Shipmates!

Ahoy landlubbers and armchair Sailors for the last time! That’s right, it’s the final day for V10/23 and what a journey it has been! We’ve learnt some sailing, we’ve seen some sights and we’ve made some new friends. And maybe, just maybe, we’ve learnt a few things along the way!
It was a brisk start to Day 11 leaving our Youthies wondering if they really had made it to Brisbane after all! But I assure you Nav Chucky did well and we were definitely alongside HMAS Moreton ready to welcome our family and friends on board!
Some breakfast, an all-important Morning Brief and a snappy Happy Hour later, it was time to don harnesses and climb aloft for the final time. At 1000 friends and family started to filter in across the gangway as they were greeted by the Youthies performing our special Young Endeavour salutation.
Once everyone was down and quick tours conducted, it was time to do our final farewells. I welcomed everyone (back) on board and presented the Voyage Completion certificates to 24 excited Youthies. I also had the pleasure of presenting the Young Endeavour Award to Joanna Oreb for her outstanding hard work throughout the voyage and her dedication to her fellow Youth Crew in helping them in achieving their own goals.
Finally, there was one more important farewell to be conducted. With great sadness but many many fond memories, it was time to farewell Captain Adam ‘Charlie’ Farley. Captain Gav was on hand to say a few words about Captain Charlie’s time on board, first as Navigator, then Executive Officer and now as Captain and, to thank Adam for his extraordinary dedication to Young Endeavour over the years. Captain Charlie may be stepping off for now but we will see his smiling face on board again I promise!
Well shipmates, it’s been an emotional end to an awesome voyage. It’s been an absolute pleasure having all the wonderful Youthies of voyage 10/23 on board!
Thank you for following along, we’ll be back at it again soon. Until then,
Fair winds and Following seas! Captain Libby+
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Sunny, Wind WSW 5-10 Kts
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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!!

ARRRGH, ahoy there from the spectacular Jervis Bay! We’ve all been taken A-back by the crystal clear blue waters and snow white sands.
After a well deserved sleep in these sheltered waters which was a refreshing change to clinging to our bunk racks for dear life for the past few days, the ship rose to another banger of a morale tune “sung” by Blue Watch. Brekkie was fun after the early morning activity to get us all up and moving. We held another round of competitive not-competitive rope races which culminated in smashed eggs on deck and the mummification of said egg smashers.
Roast lamb for lunch was prepped by the staffies in the absence of our culinary wizard Steve. Once cleaned up, we took the RHIB’s across to Captains Beach bordering HMAS Creswell which was a mind-blowingly beautiful little spot. Pretty much everyone had a dip in the drink and a roll in the sand and played some creative beach games run by our Suitability legends, Speedy Sam and Eggs.
A few hours at the beach made everyone ready to head back home and attack a teak deck barbeque, devouring cheese platters, steaks, sangas, and salads. With our full stomachs, us youthies initiated the highly anticipated elections for our command day roles. Which will commence sometime around midday tomorrow. We held a vote for each available role that all willing youthies put themselves forward for.
The following roles were voted as follows: Captain – Warwick, Sailmaster – Hugh, Navigator – Ruscoe, Officer of the Watch – Dan, Watch Leader – Nick, Ben, Bridget, Master chef – Emily, Mackenzie, Alyshia
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Signing off from our anchor watch, Ben and Giles.
“I believe that positive energy and optimism help us to take up any challenge in life and to succeed in even the most difficult tasks. I also believe that positive energy is contagious: We can transmit it to others”
