Day 3 – Hands to Tacking Stations!
Our day started with anchor watches throughout the early hours of the morning, taking turns doing rounds. This included: checking the cable, monitoring thermometers, the ships position, listening in on radio chatter, and getting to know our fellow mariners on watch.
We awoke to the tune of “Chicken Fried” blaring music at 6:30. It was country day! We then ran through the daily routine of walking in a circle, playing ubuntu, showers, breakfast, Colours, and Morning Brief.
Then came the happiest hour of the day, where we cleaned the ship to meet Sail Master Tomo’s expectations. A few of us then had the chance to climb the Main Mast to take the gaskets off the Main Sail. We went all the way to the top (33 meters) and had an exceptional view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Youthies and Staffies worked on setting the brand-new Main Sail, with every person on the ship having a role.
As it was country day on the ship, Chef Ash cooked up a storm in the galley, getting inspiration from her recent trip to Vietnam.
During our lunch break, the Youthies chatted to the others in their Anchor Watch to get to know them better. After this we all gathered at midships where Tommo announced that the 3 Way Chats were about to begin.
Captain Libby surprised the whole crew with the joke “How much does an anchor weigh?” which meant we were weighing anchor (taking the anchor up) and we were setting sail bound for the Heads!
As watches, we were each given a section of the ships for Tacking Stations. We (the White watch) had the Jib and the Fore Staysail, however the Jib sheet needed the whole crew just to set it.
We were then given the opportunity to have a nap, or for those not feeling too well, we went up to the deck to get some fresh air. At 7:45, it was our turn to be at the starboard side of the Bridge to start our first 4-hour watch.
Matty and Karsen took us on a climb us to the Lower Top to watch the sunset together and sing “I want it that way” – Backstreet Boys and continued our watch into the night.
Shoutout to Mum, Dad, and Jack and Claire
Lots of love – Issy and Anthea
Latitude/Longitude:
Conditions:
Partly Cloudy, Wind E 5-10Kts, Swell SE 0.7m
You might also be interested in
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