Day 6 – Fraser Coast (Sea Legs Loading…)

Ahoy there landlubbers and armchair sailors. Welcome to the Captain’s Log for Day 6!
Tomo played a delightful tune at 0700 to wake us all up before we hit the café for breakfast. There we discovered Chef Ash had put together cereal, toast and some delightful muffins that Red watch had cooked at 0200.
We then had Morning Brief at 0900 followed by Happy Hour where we cleaned the entire ship and made it spick and span.
Then we were called up on deck to continue our watches and practice setting and furling of our sails. We then had lunch at 1115 where we found hot dogs and, lamb and gravy rolls that the wonderful Ash cooked with the help of Master Chefs Alana, Elijah and Nicole.
After lunch we continued with some more tacking stations followed by Rope Races at 1300 where Red watch won (of course). Shortly after we had mid voyage chats within our watches where we went over our goals and how the voyage was going so far.
Then we had dinner at 1715 where we had crumbed fish, chips, veggies, pies, seasickness tablets and potatoes. Afterwards most Youthies had a quick nap before continuing with the safe guarding of the Young Endeavour overnight.
That’s all for today folks, stay tuned for tomorrows Captain’s Log!
From Youthies Madi, Lachy and Ben
Another awesome Captain’s Log by our wonderful Youthies! I’m going to be out of a job soon.
I hope you’ve been enjoying following along just as much as our Youthies have been enjoying their voyage! Despite the lumps, bumps and offerings to the sea gods (Raalph and Bleurgh), our brave Youthies have been taking it all in their stride and tackling each challenge that comes their way. I’m very pleased to say that despite the conditions they all made it through the mystery tasks we set them last night and also, the muffins were delicious!
We’re over halfway and just getting to the business end of the voyage so get ready for some more action-packed days ahead! Stay safe friends! Captain Libby+
“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” Henry Ford
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Conditions:
Cloudy, Wind SE 20-25Kts, Swell SE 1.5-2m
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”
