Welcome to Brisbane

Ahoy there Shipmates, Wow what a day has been had by all. The last full day on the voyage has been a massive day packed full of fun activities. It all started at 0530 with the staff slowly waking up and making preparations for weighing anchor from perfectly named Mud Island. They Youth Crew were awoken by Tim at 0615 and kicked into the morning routine like old shipmates do. Laughing and joking through showers and breakfast, with a constant vibe of good humour and willingness to contribute. Once the anchor was away and the ship was making its way to river gate marina we conducted a snappy morning brief up on the bridge and then the Youth Crew were away in a blur of cleaning fury. The staffies continued to make preparations to come alongside the marina and soon enough the ship was ready in all respects and we berthed port side to the wharf for the first time in ten days. We welcomed our guests for the half day sail onboard and there was a strange feeling of having so many new faces on deck. After ten days with the Youth Crew onboard the staffies and youthies had bonded into a solid unit as one crew. This really became evident as we sailed away once more with the guests being shown the ropes by all as they laughed and joked throughout the day. Sadly there was not a great deal of wind and try as we might to find a profitable breeze we were soon reduced to motoring the majority of the day. We did however make the most of the gorgeous weather and the decks were soon a babble of conversations and jokes. Every time there was a gap in the conversation there seemed to be one of Luke’s helpers standing by with yet another amazing plate of tasty treats to snack upon. All to soon the day was at an end and we had to say farewell to our new friends and wish them a safe onward journey. The Youthies then had a massive afternoon of making the ship, ship shape and Bristol fashion once more. With three yards to harbour furl, end of voyage de-briefs and a final round of rope races to be had all to soon it was time for a snappy pizza for dinner and then onto the nights activities. We enjoyed a slideshow that the Youth Crew had prepared on their command day which was a great way to sumarise the last 10 days. Afterwards the entire crew kicked into some post voyage admin before finally turning in exhausted after such a busy day. Until tomorrow, glory is fleeting but obscurity is forever CAPT Matt Change is the essence of life, be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become Mark Wolfgang Not all who wander are lost JRR Tolkein
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Conditions:
Wind: Nil\r\nSwell: Nil\r\nAlongside Rivergate marina
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Ahoy followers of our Young Endeavour journey! Command Day. We made it.
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
We were greeted after our elections by a low flying anti-submarine MH60-Romeo Helicopter which did a cool fly around our ship. *Thanks Squizz!!* And then watched an amazing film about the rounding of Cape Horn back in 1929 on a 7 story tall sail ship.
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”
