Write a letter my experience of the sea voyage
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STANDING on the bowsprit of the Young Endeavour ship, Amanda Boyd dived off into the clear aqua water of the Tasman Sea.
No land in sight, just herself and 23 other young Australians lucky enough to score a place on an 18-day voyage from Sydney to Auckland, swimming in the middle of the ocean.
"It was the most amazing experience," the 23-year-old from Oakey said.
Taking the voyage in late January, Miss Boyd had a taste of almost every aspect of sailing a square rigger including climbing the 44-metre high mast, setting the sails, navigating, keeping watch and helping in the galley under the guidance of a Royal Australian Navy crew.
Learning to walk on an angle was another new-found skill. "The ship was almost always tipped to the side, depending on the wind," she said.
"At night we had to tie up canvas to keep us from falling out of bed."
Despite living landlocked all her life, Ms Boyd took to sailing like a fish to water, with not even a hint of sea sickness.
It seems the psychology student may have been born with sea legs.
"My Dad was in the Navy and my fianc? is in the Navy so I've had lots of exposure to it," Miss Boyd said.
Her short voyage was enough to confirm a dream of one day joining the Royal Australian Navy herself.
"I think it's in my blood," she said.
However, despite her new-found love of the sea, she was happy to spot New Zealand after spending six and a half days without a glimpse of land.
"We were all pretty excited to finally spot some land," she said.
"But it will be an experience I will never forget."
No land in sight, just herself and 23 other young Australians lucky enough to score a place on an 18-day voyage from Sydney to Auckland, swimming in the middle of the ocean.
"It was the most amazing experience," the 23-year-old from Oakey said.
Taking the voyage in late January, Miss Boyd had a taste of almost every aspect of sailing a square rigger including climbing the 44-metre high mast, setting the sails, navigating, keeping watch and helping in the galley under the guidance of a Royal Australian Navy crew.
Learning to walk on an angle was another new-found skill. "The ship was almost always tipped to the side, depending on the wind," she said.
"At night we had to tie up canvas to keep us from falling out of bed."
Despite living landlocked all her life, Ms Boyd took to sailing like a fish to water, with not even a hint of sea sickness.
It seems the psychology student may have been born with sea legs.
"My Dad was in the Navy and my fianc? is in the Navy so I've had lots of exposure to it," Miss Boyd said.
Her short voyage was enough to confirm a dream of one day joining the Royal Australian Navy herself.
"I think it's in my blood," she said.
However, despite her new-found love of the sea, she was happy to spot New Zealand after spending six and a half days without a glimpse of land.
"We were all pretty excited to finally spot some land," she said.
"But it will be an experience I will never forget."
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