Welcome Captain John

Current situation at 2000: .After the busy pace of the last voyage, YOUNG ENDEAVOUR was able to enjoy a relaxing weekend in Brisbane. The ship was open to visitors on Saturday 15 June and 250 guests took advantage of the opportunity to have a close inspection of the upper decks and Youth Crew accommodation (YC). Many thanks to the returnees who volunteered their time to act as tour guides.Our new YC joined us this afternoon and we got underway as planned at 1600 with numerous family members and friends on hand to wish us Bon Voyage.Tonight we will remain at Bulimba which will allow the YC the opportunity to get to know the ship and each other. As I write this, the YC are already learning to climb aloft. Later tonight the watches will be set and further instruction in climbing and sail handling will see the time fly past all too quickly.The Staff Crew for this Voyage to Bundaberg comprises of Nath -XO, Paul (Chooka) – Navigator, Luke – Watch Officer, Aaron (Bullet)-White Watch Leader, Chris (Polly) – Blue Watch Leader,Chantal (Channie) – Red Watch Leader, Simon (Stewy) – Engineer, Karen (Kaz) – Chef, and Micheal (Dutchy) – Boatswain.Upon arrival in Brisbane last Thursday the Executive Director of the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme, Margaret Powell, made several presentations on behalf of the Chairman of the Advisory Board, Marcus Blackmore AM. Nathan Jacobsen was presented with a very well deserved commendation from the Board. Paul Barrie and Luke Marthick received their endorsement for Square Rig to their Bridge Watchkeeping Certificates. Karen Daubney, Chris Pollock, and Paul Barrie each recieved their Watch Leader Certificates.The last presentation was a Board Commendation to LCDR Andrew Davis, the outgoing Captain of YOUNG ENDEAVOUR. He was presented this award in recognition of the magnificent job he did in bringing the ship and the youth development program to the high state that it now is. It was largely through Andrew’s efforts that YOUNG ENDEAVOUR enjoys an enviable reputation as the national leader for youth development through sail training.Yours, AyeJohn Cowan

Latitude/Longitude:

27Â° 26' South / 153Â° 4'

Conditions:

Alongside at Bulimba in Brisbane River.Wind calm, temp 14C.

AUTHOR: Commanding Officer STS Young Endeavour

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19 March 2023

Day 6 – Ashore to explore

Ahoy there shipmates and land dwellers! It’s Hugo and Sarah here. We had another great day aboard the Young Endeavour. We started the day with another early morning after a long night of anchor watches. We woke up at 6:30 with the song of the day “Here Comes the Sun”, played some games (card bingo) and for some a cloudy sunrise climb up the foremast. After an amazing breakfast from lovely Haydo and our morning brief we began the happiest hour of the day – cleanos / happy hour. Once the ship was clean, we were told over the speaker that the pool was open! We all grabbed our swimmers and got a safety brief and a demo of the giant rope swing from Seb. We entered the water around the boat, by jumping right in! We then spent the morning doing the swing, swimming in the ocean, jumping off the bow and chilling on the lily pad. And we finished off the swim with the epic conclusion of our Captain performing a back flip from the rope swing with his red crocks and socks! Then after the fun was had, and after everyone got cold, we all warmed up and got greeted by a lovely lunch of cooked steaks, pork cutlets, pig in blankets and roast veggies. After everyone was well fed, we got another safety brief about going to shore – to Portland – and entering and exiting the boat. We then packed the dry bags and headed to shore, in small batches of six. We then spent the afternoon on the beach of Portland, playing a variety of ballgames and soaking in the sun. Next we split up into our watches and discussed the progression of out voyage thus far and our goals that we set earlier in the voyage. With time to kill we explored the town of Portland and had time to go shopping at Woollies! Getting snacks and treats to take back to the ship. Upon our return to the ship, we were greeted with the sight of Haydo and the Captain on the deck, with the barbeque. After a little time to ourselves, we reconvened to share a dinner of a sausage sizzle, good company and a sunset. When we finished dinner, we then again split up into our watches to discuss and write our own personal Start, Stop and Continues. This activity explored habits and goals we want to develop throughout the voyage and in regular life, once we return. These will be included in our letters to ourselves, which will be sent to us six months after the conclusion of the voyage. Goodnight from Sarah and Hugo!! Shoutout to the Reid/Buckstars, Koala Lou I do love you! And shoutout to Dyer family we love you!! See you when we get back!

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18 March 2023

Day 5 – Fine tuning our skills

Ahoy there shipmates and land dwellers, April, Mikayla, Madi and Wassa here to report the events of another day oboard Young Endeavour. We were ‘Rick Rolled’ this morning for wakey, wakey at 0630, with his famous song "Never gonna give you up!". We then headed to the café for breakfast where Haydo and his master chefs had breakfast beautifully prepared for us. Post breakfast we then gathered at the port side of the bridge for morning brief, in which provided us with detailed plans for the day. The crew then performed happy hour to ensure a sparkling ship. Then time was our own as we established deeper connections with one another, before heading to lunch which was grilled duck, chicken pasta-bake and, beef and halloumi wraps. After, the incredible feed all the youthies headed to the main deck to start the third round of rope races conducted by the big man Sumo himself. Which then led to the utter defeat of the red watch who are currently sitting in last place. We moved onto a name tag game where you have a random name on the back of your shirt (which could be a celebrity, movie star or fictional character etc.) we then proceeded to walk around in circles trying to discover who was pinned to our backs. Following this we were all introduced to Chucky’s challenges for the first time in history of Young Endeavour, then many of us chose to lay aloft the foremast of the ship where were pleasantly greeted by a school of dolphins passing by, which looked spectacular from above. All the watches gathered in the café upon Chucky’s command, to commence the start of the Trivia games between the watches. This sadly ended in the winning of Red Watch (The Portland Pirates). We then all headed to dinner which was chicken kebabs, pork belly and pigs in blankets. Followed by a wonderful dessert of pavlova topped with chocolate mousse and sprinkles. After chow time, many youthies chose to climb the main mast which was a challenging and fun event for all. Youthies departed their own ways, once discovering their anchor watches for the night. Speaking of which we must get some get sleep now, goodnight all! Goodnight from April, Mikayla, Madi and Wassa. Shoutout to the Rigg Fam and to Hoogy, love you all, don’t miss me too much. Can confirm I chucked 10 times on day 3. No Ride Regret Baby! Final shoutout to the Gomm Fam miss you all hope your surviving without me! (whoever told me I don’t suffer from seasickness is lying).

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