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Day 5 – Ahoy there Horseshoe Bay!
Ahoy there! Welcome to the Captain’s Log for Day 5! Where is the time going? We’re nearly halfway already! I hope you’re having just as much fun following along as our Youthies are having on board! Captain Libby+
We woke up today feeling very refreshed and a lot better than previous days. Dion got us all up on deck at 6:30 and we were all very excited for a shore visit on Magnetic Island. Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans…
As we wouldn’t be going ashore today the amazing Staffies set up a morning full of deck games. Before we could do any games though, we got to do Morning Brief and a Happy Hour!
Deck games lifted all our spirits, we did some skipping, a hula-hoop game and an awesome flag race. This was followed by a small dance party and a super tasty barbeque lunch cooked by the best chef on ship (or maybe the best in Australia!), Ash!
After a bit of down time, we all gathered on deck again to do the competitive/non-competitive rope races, at the end of rope races, we were given a bonus round! We were given 3 pieces of rope and a water bottle and were told to create a short performance piece using all these objects. But we also had to include a song/jingle. While all the performances were super funny, White watch won the bonus round!
We then had Captain Libby teach us about sails with her awesome drawings. After that we weighed anchor and left Horseshoe Bay. All watches helped set up sails so we could turn off the engines before dinner.
After dinner we had a very exciting tacking stations! The ship kept putting us on strange angles making people slip and slide, which in the moment it was a little bit frightening. But, after we had settled down and thought about it, some of us decided it was a great learning experience and a lot of fun! Sadly, tonight we go back to our 4-hour watches with White watch currently on the “First”.
Abi + Johnson + All the White Watch
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Conditions:
Partly Cloudy, Wind E-SE 20-30Kts, Swell SE 1.5-2m
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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!!
