Zoe Bay, Hinchinbrook Island
After another hard night at sea last night with only 3 tacks, we awoke to more liquid sunshine this morning! During the night the wind died off, making it necissary for us to set the iron top sails and motor the last 7 hours of this leg of the voyage. The coast line appeared to be something we were destined to only see on the radar, however at around 0700 this morning we sighted Hinchinbook Island. We let go at 0828 this morning in Zoe Bay to spend a the night in a beautiful anchorage, surrounded by rugged hills complete with 3 large waterfalls. Though it is still raining! We are about to show what intreppid exploreres we are with a 20 minute treck to a waterhole for a swim under a waterfall. If the weather clears, a BBQ dinner will be the order of this eveining.Ian HibbardLEUT, RANVoyage Captain
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Wind SE 15-20 kts. Overcast and raining
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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