The Cairns Maritime Museum….. [email protected]

In the not so very recent past a half life time ago when we were searching for where we are going. Before ipoD Days before Garmin I remember that because I was at sea and my Day’s work was to find my X : my lat/long : my updated last position X/Y

Assuming that l got yesterday’s X within reason, l had to deduce reckon from a log of course and speed over 24 hrs from 16.00 hrs PZX yesterday until Today.

A sextant sun sight to capture the horizon angle @ 10.00am c/f. an afternoon 14.00 solar angle, Can actually put you @ X. After a days work.

X Somewhere important along a Line of Position, and in a bit of a cocked hat of uncertainty you are about there on a paper chart.

Plotted by instruments l played Compass & HB pencil.

I would proceed from standing on deck with a time and an angle , to work on , with my almanac and sight reduction tables , reduce and deduce and with HB pencil produce , a Line of Position.

Power needs to hear the Truth

the forces of uninterested Power are not listening to the Scientists Warning the World

From Aspen trees dying due to a lack of Wolves…

To Wild Fires and ecosystem destruction met with dis-interest in Policy commitments from policy makers.

Carbon Bombs are Not unlike the nuclear threat

Scaling Carbon reversal and reversing away from a fossil fuel future.

http://www.Vesta.earth

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All hands on deck

HB has had her bottom painted recoated with 45 liters of Interswift

A new Black Antifouling Paint from International Paints Ray Jones Drive Cairns . After 2 years of seatime .

A team of seven dusted off the 2 year old barnacled bottom with careful precision on the first day at the historic Sth Townsville Slipways. Hiho-

Its off to work we went for a further 5 days until the ordeal was complete..

6 days on the Hard and we got her bottom smooth again.

Tight as the Drums of MER ,and thanks to 5 drums of International Interswift anti-fouling protection.

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The November mission to repaint HB approaches

PPE Overalls and Boots are necessary at the South Townsville Slipway Workplace

Induction to the quality AZKO International Paint products.

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Accomodation at the workplace commences November 2.

Vessel HB returns to the water for seatrials with the refit crew for a week at sea in the Barrier Reef and Palm Island group to the North of Magnetic Island.

Apply via gmail message

Comes a time when you are searching

Comes a time for some feathering

November two the gathering

of Crew together.

Magnetic Island Marina

Bosun’s mate /apprentice

Apply @gmail (above)

Seatime exchanges after ship returns to the water.

https://youtube.com/shorts/w4AySzPtOPk

For those asking about the movies… you can watch LUGGERS & LOVERS and KING OF THE CORAL SEA on our website

https://pearlingluggers.com.au/videos

Covid restrictions and mandates set the agenda for our play dates…

Being a member of a small museum means contact and feedback and members returning …

Our Crew Trainers have international and domestic experience with Traditional Sailing systems and Ocean Navigation …

SCUBA diving as sport to careers in Reef Restoration practices …