ANCHORED COFFS HARBOUR
PAST 24 HOURSEVERYONE SETTLING WELL INTO SHIPBOARD LIFE ON YOUNG ENDEAVOUR. THE WIND VARIED CONSIDERABLY REQUIRING CONSTANT SAIL TRIMMING AND IN SOME CASES HANDING IN SAIL. BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE LOOKED FABULOUS FROM SEA AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY THE SIGHTINGS OF DOLPHINS INCREASED AND ESPECIALLY FOR WHITE WATCH DURING THE MORNING JUST AFTER SUNRISE.’WHALE AHOY’ WAS THE CALL AS ONE OF THE MOST MAJESTIC MAMMALS VENTED ONLY 100 YARDS OFF THE PORT BOW AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL SIGHT. THE SHIP’S ENGINEER HOSTED THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF ROPE RACES AND THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF SAIL THEORY BEFORE ANCHORING AT COFFS HARBOUR.SEA SICKNESS SLOWLY IMPROVING WITH ALL CREW BEING VERY SUPPORTIVE TO FELLOW SHIPMATES. YOUTH CREW IMPRESSIONSMELISSA, CANBERRAAT 0530 I WENT CLIMBING UP THE YARD, AND SAT UP THERE AND WATCHED THE DOLPHINS SWIM AROUND THE BOAT IT WAS ACE TYNA, COOMELLAOVERCOMING ONE OF THE HARDEST CHALLENGES SEA SICKNESS. BUT NOW IM ALL GOOD BEEN ON DISHES DUTY HELPING MAKE AND CLEANING UP THE FOOD, SAW THE DOLPHINS AND WHALES WHICH REALLY MADE MY DAY.BENJAMIN, SYDNEYTOOK THE HELM THIS MONRING AT 0200, NAVIGATED FOR OVER AN HOUR AT THE HELM TRYING TO BYPASS THE CHARGING SWELL.MEGAN, BENDIGOAT 3AM YESTERDAY MORNING ME AND 3 OTHERS CLIMBED TO THE TOPSAIL AND TIED THE SAIL UP. WE SPOTTED DOLPHINS AND WHALES AND LEARNT HOW TO STEER THE SHIP. YOURS AYEBRENTON WITTLIEUTENANT COMMANDER, RANCAPTAIN STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR
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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