Day 3 – Tasman Sea
Ahoy there everyone,Welcome to day three on our adventure under sail. The ship continued sailing overnight making ground north towards Broken Bay. Weather conditions increased to 20 knots overnight which kept the watches busy with sail trimming and wearing ship. This proved challenging for their first night at sea, yet each person acquitted themselves with distinction most notably those who had never been to sea before often battling motion sickness and those who climbed aloft during the night definitely received a baptism by the elements. With the rising of the sun and a cheerful wakey wakey song by the Red Watch setting the benchmark for the day. Morning brief and happy hour were completed before Navigator Kim presented a lesson detailing the art of fixing the ships position on a chart by using various instruments and methods, though not convincing everyone that the world was in fact round and not flat. Chef Squiz and his three apprentice master chefs, Brendan, Steph and Jarryd turned out a fantastic lunch. After lunch all hands were mustered on deck where Engineer Mick conducted round one of non-competitive Rope Races enabling the Youth Crew to challenge themselves by remembering and identifying different items of safety equipment located around the upper decks. The ship was then rigged for an hours silent running when all machinery was isolated and only the sounds of the sea, the wind in the rigging, whales broaching and Taylor and his guitar was heard throughout the ship. This enabled the Youth Crew the opportunity to contemplate and reflect to a time when tall ships were only powered by the wind and without electrical power generation. With spectacular conditions all plain sail was set including the three squares as we majestically sailed across the Tasman Sea, out of sight of land and over the continental shelf with the intention of remaining at sea overnight shaping a course west for Broken Bay. Until tomorrow evening,Yours Aye Captain Damien
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Conditions:
2200 at sea - weather scattered cloud, wind N 17 knots, Swell EÂ 0.5 metre, temperature 17 degrees, barometer 1023 hpa
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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