Youth Crew Command Day Part 1
Ahoy Shipmates, Youth Crew Command Day is now well underway. Please find attached Youth Crew Captains Log from Captain Nick and his team.Yours AyeCaptain GavCaptains Log Youth Crew Command DayThe day had only started at 1400 when the staff cautiously gave the ���challenge telescope�� to the Youth Crew of the Young Endeavour. Positions were elected with Jess for Sail Master, Laura for Navigator, Charlie, Jess, Tim and Annabelle for Officers on watch, Ben, Brent, Laura for watch leaders and myself, Nick for Captain, the ship is in our hands! The challenge telescope will be with us whilst completing the fourteen tasks and thirteen waypoints to be accomplished in the twenty four hours. We started with the task that would allow us to set sail, which was finding our waypoint instructions on land. Eight crew rowed to the main beach in Rye and chased down as many local folk to support them in belting out the Australian national anthem. This was a task set from Captain Gav to help start the new leg of our journey in true patriotic style. With approximately fifty of the beach citizens contributing to the racket, we believed we successfully achieved our first challenge, ���Maybe this won’t be so hard after all��. Challenge two quickly shot our ego down, whilst on land, Ivana and Boxy set out to find our waypoint instructions with a GPS reading and directions from the new nava-guesser, Laura. After a few MINOR challenges (a broken walking talkie, two lost crew and a boat full of wet paddlers) they headed back to the ship for a relaxing afternoon dip in the ocean before we embarked on the journey.A delicious dinner from the chefs Nancy, Brendan and Matt filled our stomachs with Mammas Meatloaf, Classic chicken and other tastes from home based around the kitchen theme of ���Home Sweet Home.�� Another task, another challenge and another success. After eight hours we now realise this journey shall deprive us from such privileges as sleep and ���relaxing’. So far we have achieved four of the thirteen points and our nava-guesser has proven to be a born navigator. The excitement continues with a few night tacks to assure no one gets too much sleep.Best Wishes to allNick & Command Team 1
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Currently conducting YC Command Day in Port Phillip Bay and experiencing light south easterly winds at 8-12kts.
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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