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CAREY BAPTIST GRAMMAR SCHOOL - DAY 4

SOUTH PASSAGE DAILY REPORT

CLIENT: Carey Baptist Grammar School

VOYAGE NUMBER: 20120503

FROM: Manly TO: Hervey Bay

DATE:7th May 2012 TIME: 2000 hrs

POSITION: St Helena Island

Report by White Watch:

Today we sailed to Tangalooma resort on Morton Island, though there was not a lot of wind we spent about an hour on the boat before deparuting and catching the dingy to the island. for the first part of exursion we explored the island before going snorkeling. We jumped of the dinhgy and into the warm blue water, where we were surrounded by fish, we got to feed them bread. The fish where of specatular colours and sizes. When we got back to the island we lay on the beach and relaxed, before heading back to the boat for one of Rodneys delicious lunches. We slowly got ready to sail St. Helena Island, and prepared the sails and where on our way. It was a really nice day and was very calm, though there wasn’t much wind we relied on the engine. Before we knew it we had arrived at St. Helena and got the briefly explore the island, and we got back on the boat we did yet another rope competition, with Red coming first, though White Watch is still winning!! We then just had a quiet, relaxing night. We all then got into bed and enjoyed a nice nights sleep preparing our selves for another day or new experiences and fun!

By Stephanie and Sophie.

CAREY BAPTIST GRAMMAR VOYAGE - DAY 2

SOUTH PASSAGE DAILY REPORT

CLIENT: Carey Baptist Grammar School

VOYAGE NUMBER: 20120503

FROM: Manly TO: Hervey Bay

DATE:5th May 2012 TIME:

POSITION: Currigee, South Stradbroke Island

Report by White Watch:

Today Jordan, Phil and Sophie got up at 4am to watch the anchor. Later (at 6’oclock) the rest of our group got up and we polished the brass on and around the wheel.

Today we headed towards Gold Coast and arrived at 7.30pm, we also spent the day learning new things! In the morning we stopped at a little island (Morton Island) and spent the morning there; climbing sand dunes, running around and splashing in the water! As we all sprinted to the top we soon came overwhelmed by the spectacular view and spent the majority of the short time we got on the island gazing at it truly was spectacular the sand dunes was as far as the eye could see and went on for ever, but getting down the sand dunes really was the best bit and we got to run, jump and slide down the dunes. We all had a great second day! When we got back to the boat we set up the sail and prepared for departure. It was a nice smooth sail to the Gold Coast and we all look turns learns steering the boat; it wasn’t overly windy and we used the motor for the majority or the day which proved helpful for the girls and guys that wanted to have a shower! Later that night we all had our shifts and went around measuring the wind speed, latitude and longitude, and the weather. Though the night we had to check the triangular compass bearing in order to ensure that the anchor hadn’t moved during the night and we had drifted. After our final shift we all got in to bed and enjoyed a nice nights sleep preparing our selves for another day of new experiences and fun activities.

-Stephanie Watt!

MARIST COLLEGE VOYAGE - DAY 3

SOUTH PASSAGE DAILY REPORT CLIENT: Marist College Ashgrove

VOYAGE NUMBER: 20120429 FROM:

Manly TO: Manly DATE:1st May 2012

TIME: 2130 hrs

POSITION: Tangalooma wrecks, Moreton Island

Report by Red Watch: Today was different compared with the other two days, we set sail towards the ocean which was an unfamiliar experience with most of us because a large many of us became extremely sea sick. Another difference about today was that we didn’t have to tack as much as yesterday, because we were sailing with the wind instead of against the wind. Most of the day was spent sailing in the open ocean heading towards Moreton Island; the sailing conditions were quite different compared with sailing in calm waters. Every now and then it would start to rain and get really windy, which made more people seasick. Finally in the late evening we reached the Tangalooma wrecks and anchored for the night.

CAREY BAPTIST GRAMMAR VOYAGE - DAY 3

SOUTH PASSAGE DAILY REPORT

CLIENT: Carey Baptist Grammar School

VOYAGE NUMBER: 20120503

FROM: Manly TO: Hervey Bay

DATE: 6th May 2012 TIME: 21.30

POSITION: Tangalooma Wrecks, Moreton Island

Report by Red Watch:

Lucie and Kate

Led by our sometimes grumpy but fair watch leader, we exited South Port seaway this morning at 8.30. We raised our sails and sailed up the coast of Moreton and Stradbroke Islands. After about 30 minutes at sea and several pills of travel calm we had our first wave of sea sickness (led by Bec) with about 10 bodies positioned on the deck, sleeping it off. The ones who were fine just sat and tried not to laugh at what looked like a mass killing. When most people had recovered and the contents of some people’s stomach were considerably lighter, we had our first sighting of a small pod of dolphins including one who swam right next to the ship, giving those on Port side an amazing view. After that, the sea either settled or people got used to the fact the boats motion was pretty rocky and activities such as card games and tea making become a favourite thing to do in-between watches while still snagging as much sleep as possible preparing for the night ahead of 1am anchor watches. We pulled up in Tangalooma nearly 5 hours ahead of schedule where we are now anchored and spending the night, being sent to sleep by the lovely rocking motion of the sea.

CAREY BAPTIST GRAMMAR VOYAGE - DAY 1

SOUTH PASSAGE DAILY REPORT

CLIENT: Carey Baptist Grammar School

VOYAGE NUMBER: 20120503

FROM: Manly TO: Hervey Bay

DATE:4th May 2012 TIME:2030 hrs

POSITION: Big Sandhills, Moreton Bay

Report by Blue Watch:

Today our peaceful slumber was shattered by the ear piercing sounds of the skipper (John) and his bugle. After our rude awakening and a humid nights sleep, the Carey Grammarians bravely departed Manly…(not the Sydney one….) and set sail into the deep dark waters of Moreton Bay. We set off in pristine weather, 3 groups dividing the teams of Grammarians. The red, the white and the blue watch groups(…Blue is the best….). After learning our port from starboard we were treated to an impeccable lunch by our king chef, Rodney The Great. Light conditions meant for smooth sailing, fortunate as pulling ropes is an intense and straining job.

We anchored for the night opposite some enormous sand dunes and a few of the blokes decided it would be a smart idea to go for a swim. While the rest of us chatted with our fellow companions, they were eaten by sharks…R.I.P…

We then sat down and hailed Rodney The Great, again, for his stunning chicken dinner.

As we write this, our fellow Grammarians are preparing for a lovely nights sleep.

Tis a shame we will be woken to the sound of the bugle again.

Till next time,

Alex & Chris

Report by Blue Watch:

Good evening boys,

It is currently 9:57 which is 3 minutes before we are meant to be on duty… the Ugines are not impressed. Never the less, we are here and ready for action!

We are both already burnt, one sleeping bag broken and a hair brush lost. Should continue to be a fun trip!

We are struggling with all the fancy names of what we call, parts of the boat. The blue team, successfully came last in the first rope challenge of the voyage, scoring a lovely time of 3 minutes and 40 seconds… Beckers says we need to work on our knots.