Day Six – Great Sailing
Hi Everyone,
Welcome to day six of our voyage. This morning the Youth Crew awoke well rested from their night at anchor to an overcast morning with passing showers.
Following breakfast, morning brief and cleaning stations the anchor was weighed and whilst still in Twofold Bay the ship was brought under sail. Over the next hour we conducted a good set of rotational tacks and setting/furling of the majority of sails which gave the Youth Crew practical consolidation of my sail theory presentation of the previous day.
With these activities complete we put the ship under a full press of sail, altered course to the NNE and in strong 20-25kt southerly winds continued our passage along the picturesque NSW South Coast.
This afternoon we had planned to conduct a set of demonstrational tacks but due to the strong conditions this activity had to be postponed and in its place Phil the Boats Officer gave an informative presentation on Rules of the Road.
By late afternoon we were located 2nm to the east of Bermagui sailing downwind under three squares and at times reaching speeds of 10kts which is most impressive.
During the night watches this evening all of the watches will complete the Apples & Onions Exercise as we continue to make good speed to Jervis Bay where currently at this speed we look like arriving during the early hours of tomorrow morning.
Today has been a turning point in the voyage where remarkably even though their hasn’t been a great change in the weather all signs of seasickness have gone and it is a highly motivated and most impressive Youth Crew that is doing a great job of sailing this fantastic ship.
Until tomorrow evening, take care.
Yours Aye
Captain Gav
Latitude/Longitude:
Conditions:
Currently located 61nm to the south of Jervis Bay sailing downwind under three squares with strong winds of 25-30kts and a 2m southerly swell. Our current speed is 8kts and the temperature is 18 degrees.
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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