The HB is a Gaff rigged Schooner built by Japanese shipwright Shotaro Tachibana
in 1938/9 on Thursday Island.
In 1993 the vessel was acquired and rebuilt sistering and refastening 26 frames stem to stern.
New deck beams and beam shelving followed and a new deck laid with reconstruction of cabin trunks and hatches to new and original condition.
During the 1938 construction the vessel plans were modified to install the first engine of many she would have over time.
HB worked as a conscripted Army Lugger #AL253 during WW2 and post war from Weipa to the Torres Straits as Pearling Lugger A82.
CMM and partners MER Training operate the ship as a living and learning Sea museum, displaying life as a floating pearling station and flagship of the Coral Sea fleet sailing among the North East Barrier Reef and coastal Port towns.
Learn the Ropes
Learn the Lines
Half hitches and whole knots
Reef knots and slippery knots
Blocks and tackles , with multiple purchase,
Snatch blocks to barber haul
Nautical terms from Bow to Stern
Port and Starboard Forward , astern
Halyards to haul the yards, throat and peak halyards setting this gaff rig sail plan,
Braces, sheets and tacks to control the trim in setting the sails and understanding them. When to reef and when to tack or when to gybe or stand aback.
From these the first principles with you on the crew you can gain the experience of a lifetime or two.
Floria will not lean again 
CMM sails again
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