Pre Easter Crew Sailing introduction inductions
Learn the lines to set the sails
See how the mainsail sets
Extend your skillsets
Maintenance of standard schooner rig propelling 1938 Pearl diving ship and boats
Hear the tales of the Pearl Divers Life on the line live on the stage
Been tied up in this berth for two weeks
Since Mid March windy weather set in we booked the ship in for April.
All hands on deck
Two tall ships side by side.. B/W
Joshua C. and HB.
Tall stories and true histories
Conditions apply
Thanks to young David Twaddle, Kesiah, John, Fred and Cleveland a plan was hatched to catch the thieves.
Our last day on Palm Beach was marred by the theft of our tender boat.
While visiting with Ronald the Chemist, a group of little rascals had time to empty the dinghy of all its contents including anchor , oars and life jackets and drag it to the water and start the troubled motor and skedaddle.
Combined weight of 5 boys and two girls no more than 180kg, the tender was on the plane and full of laughter in no time.
We were not so happy and it was explained by various witnesses to the pirating of the rubber ducky that the boat would be thrashed about until it ran out of fuel and then abandoned and they would all swim ashore.
Iris called to a bunch of kids on the point who were watching the fun and they said if we hide they could get the boat back.
We hid among rocks and trees and when the joy riders spun past our position the other kids waved and shouted to them to show them what it was they were playing with.
Slowing down and exchanging insults the boys and girls got close enough to catch a line.
All of sudden they all shout come on out Miss
Sure enough out we come and bingo all pirate rascals abandon ship and disappear into the water, the rocks and the trees.
But we had the rubber duck back and a new crew of kids.
To thank these kids we took them for a joy ride and a visit to the museum ship HB.
The formerly troubled Yamaha Outboard was surprisingly no longer troubled , a positive outcome of the thrashing it took, in this act of pleasure pirating, on our last day among the Great Palm Islands.
A warm Thankyou to all the folks we met on Palm Island this last week..
You know who you are and you made us feel so welcome.
Weather window opening up tomorrow Morning Friday 8 march to Magnetic Island..
Follow the link to Alma Doepel Chronicles
Details of laminating replacements for and conservation of frame elements …
Renew replace restore simple
It’s only money and we remake the days of future from the past.
Floods lead to run off from coastal metropolis of Townsville … Power outages to thousands of households
Eutrification of the Barrier Reef Lagoon.
A change in the weather , observed to be extreme , now can we see the sense of changing horses in midstream?
Museum vessel to visit Townsville
January 2019
Here we shelter from Penny, almost spent
Expecting showers and Gusty sea breezes.
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Doing a bit of cyclone dodging meant that we hid in Lucinda then sheltered behind Garden Island then took refuge in the lee of Dunk Island.
Weather has been so wet this season that the world has appeared monochromatic all
Week …We must find haven for the next blow ..Cyclone Penny wants to send her message later this week ..
Back to Lucinda we go in the case of such a blow ..
