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    430843430842430841430844Hello City of Adelaide fans

    Well, finally got over to Adelaide to see the CoA and it was a tremendous thrill to see the ship at last. But not just to see the ship but...
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    Bolger sharpie schooner for sale

    Now I'd put a link to the advertisements on boatpoint.com.au d or boatsales.com.au but they wont take??

    Anyway its an ad for this one-off sharpie schooner by Bolger called Cat Ballou 30ft long...
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    Progress on City of Adelaide

    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/tours-inside-the-city-of-adelaide-clipper-resting-in-port-adelaide-will-be-offered-for-the-first-time/story-fnii5yv7-1227106132829?nk=faf143ef3711c5e069dc6a3f...
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    Crossing the Channel in 3 minutes

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV0S16WntSg

    :U

    GregF
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    Youtube clips of interest to boaties

    There's a group in BC who get together quite regularly it seems and Joel Bergen has posted quite a few relevant video clips on YouTube:

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    Bolger Birdwatcher on Youtube

    Well, not much activity on this section of the forum but I don't mind sending messages out into the ether!

    Here is a Bolger Birdwatcher on Youtube (at last) :
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    Bolger Old Shoe for sale in NSW

    Found an advertisement on woodenboat.com.au for a Bolger Old Shoe (or Oldshoe??) for sale in NSW. Actually there are a couple of Youtube videos of this boat sailing on Newcastle harbour and it does...
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    Adelaide in Port Adelaide

    Thanks for the post and the pictures Steve :D:):2tsup:

    Can you just imagine how the hull must be drying out in the SA climate after all those years in the frigid north!

    The Save the City of...
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    Pelin Cherry 16

    There's a Pelin Cherry 16 in need of a bit of TLC coming up at an auction house in Sydney if anyone may be interested:

    The trailer looks to be aluminium and this boat may end up a real bargain :D...
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    All done

    Well, not much news on the media but on the Save the City of Adelaide web site there is a picture story of the unloading in the inner port area:

    Adelaide Arrival

    So all well :D

    GregF
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    So what is happening with the unloading?

    No recent news on the Net but the attached news item was the latest that I could find. So what is the news from Adelaide??

    No Cookies | The Advertiser


    GregF :?
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    Arrival at the Outer harbour

    The ABC has reported that the City of Adelaide has arrived in the outer harbour:

    Hull of clipper City of Adelaide reaches destination after voyage from Scotland - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting...
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    obit

    Hello all

    Notice that there is an obit. for Percy Blandford at intheboatshed, here:

    intheboatshed.net


    GregF
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    Tribute To Percy Blandford

    That's wonderful to have been able to send him that message Mike and Kareela sounds like a real tribute in itself. Vale Percy Blandford

    GregF
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    Vimeo clip of Michalak Pickup pram

    Here is a clip that Paul Hernes has done on Vimeo of a Jim Michalak designed Pickup pram with a balanced lug and a mizzen:

    Pug on Vimeo

    Oh, and while you are on Vimeo here is a link to Bob...
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    Ah that polar vortex again!

    The ship's arrival has been delayed by the bad weather in North America, it seems:

    No Cookies | The Advertiser


    GregF
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    Vivier

    I see what you mean Alan regarding the Piners' punts. There also seems to be a similarity to some of Francois Vivier's row and sail designs. Vivier states in his description of one version that the...
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    Crossing the line

    It has been reported on the Save the City of Adelaide web site that the ship has crossed the line:

    Crossing the Line - 25 December 2013


    GregF
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    Pram bowed boat

    Hello any and all

    took this photo on a visit to San Francisco in about 1999 or so and must have snapped this boat at the time. Think it must have been in Sausalito from memory. Just came across...
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    Ransome Swallow

    Hello any & all,

    Came across a video of the replica Swallow from the 1970s film, now restored and visiting sailing clubs in the UK.

    Interesting little boat :)


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    Arrival events planned to welcome the clipper, City of Adelaide

    Save the City of Adelaide have notified that there will be a few events to welcome the ship to Adelaide:

    Advance Notice of Events - 24 December 2013

    :o:o

    Greg F
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    Even labor seems to be getting on-side

    Even the SA state Labor government is now agreeing that the City of Adelaide should be in the inner port area of Port Adelaide, this is progress!


    Building a stronger Port Adelaide - 16 December...
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    C of A has left Rotterdam

    The clipper City of Adelaide has left Rotterdam on the heavy lift ship MV Palanpur - first stop Norfolk, Virginia, so she's on her way at last.

    Last Voyage Underway - 26 November 2013

    :D:D:D
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    Rot with wood

    Fantastic that you could be involved and that the site will be so close to you, Steve. All those iron frames will need quite a bit of work so your skills will come in very handy I'd guess, in any...
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    Heavy lift ship arranged

    Hello all,

    The heavy lift ship to take the City of Adelaide to Adelaide has been arranged and will leave very shortly! :D:D:D

    The Voyage Continues - 16 November 2013


    GregF
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    Sandbanks

    Ah Colin; sandbanks we have!

    Greg
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    In the water

    Hello any and all

    Well the Scram Pram Nellie has finally been launched on Port Stephens, so in saltwater for the first time. Rigging was fine, especially using Ross's videod instructions!

    Have...
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    Fluke or what

    Hello Colin and AlexN

    Thanks for the replies, it must be one in ......what? ........ a thousand, or more..... passing the Bolger Birdwatcher, I mean.

    Ross spent five hours with us explaining...
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    Scram Pram pick up

    Hello any and all,

    Just got back from Esk in Queensland where we picked up the Scram Pram that Ross Lillistone completed for us.

    Here is a picture of the boat at Glen Innes on the way down down...
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    On the move to Holland

    As Sumbloak said, well said Steve!

    The clipper has moved from the UK to Holland for fumigation and preparation for the voyage to Adelaide:


    Oldest surviving clipper 'City of Adelaide' leaves...
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    Onlt a couple of days before farewell at Greenwich

    There's a new post on the Save the City of Adelaide site regarding the move of the ship from Chatham Docks up the Thames to Greenwich for the farewell ceremony on the 18th October:

    City of...
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    tidy and roomy workshop

    Hello Alex

    Well....tidy and roomy compared to our garage which is full, and I mean full, of stuff! Well, it had the Scram in it for ten years plus a runabout and Goodness knows what else ( no...
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    Thank you Alex

    Hello Alex

    Thanks for the kind words! .... although Ross Lillistone's boat building rescue efforts have made this boat possible, I just ran out of steam after ten years building the boat 200 kms...
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    over the top

    Fantastic effort Alex, how do you get the roof on, is there some kind of tackle? Very impressive.

    :)

    GregF
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    Cup of tea

    Thanks Sumbloak,

    Well, I guess it's an an usual design; it's funny, but "boat people", not to be confused with boat people, generally don't seem so keen on the design concepts, which are, of...
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    Michalak Scram Pram

    Hello all,

    Ross Lillistone, a professional boat builder from Esk in southern Queensland (Bayside Wooden Boats) has been working on the Scram Pram that I started building over ten years ago and...
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    Pioneer Steve

    Thanks for that Steve

    1837 makes you real South Australian pioneer stock!

    My family arrived in Adelaide in 1854, too late to be considered as pioneers they say. But like your family, too...
  38. Thread: Ruth Wharram

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    Ruth Wharram

    Ruth Wharram died on 4th September. Just saw this through Duckworks magazine but also on the Wharram site. Ruth was 92. Vale Ruth



    Ruth has gone to join the navigators in the sky | James...
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    Clipper, City of Adelaide significance

    Hello all,

    Good to see that the ship is creating some discussion, anyway! But maybe the significance of the ship to SA needs to be kept in mind, here is a quote from the web site of the Save the...
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    City of Adelaide arrives in Chatham

    The City of Adelaide has arrived at Chatham docks one day ahead of schedule. The Duke of Edinburgh will attend the farewell ceremony on the 18th of October at Greenwich. See the City of Adelaide...
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    Looks like Kauri

    You know, a few years ago I posted a question about where growing Kauri trees might be found in the Sydney region, but on the general woodwork forum, and there were quite a few helpful replies, so...
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    City of Adelaide "afloat" at last

    The City of Adelaide has been loaded onto a barge and has passed through the opening bridge across the Irvine River. The tug Dutch Pioneer will take the barge to England within a few days where the...
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    Wireless is more!

    More up to date than the City of Adelaide web site but there is a new article on that web site just the same:

    Bound for South Australia - 23 August 2013

    No Cookies | The Advertiser


    But all...
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    reply to own post

    OK......this might not be too PC but couldn't resist adding this story from the Sunderland Echo:

    150-year-old shipbuilder

    Makes you wonder...................

    GregF :no:
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    Clipper, City of Adelaide

    There is now some more dramatic progress with the preparation required to move the clipper City of Adelaide now that the Dutch salvers Hebo Maritime Services have been contracted to jack up the ship...
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    British Pathe newsreel 1953

    Just found some newsreel footage on the net of the Wharram's original flat bottomed 23' 6" Tangaroa in which they crossed the Atlantic in 1955:

    £200 BOAT PREPARES TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC - British...
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    Hi Mik, old thread, I know....but your photos are...

    Hi Mik, old thread, I know....but your photos are great, thanks for showing us those. Also .... I didn't realise that this boat was also advertised on yachtandboats.com.au and there are some very...
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    Narai IV Katipo

    There's a great story written by Don Brazier on the wharram site just now. Don is the Wharram agent in New Zealand and he writes about his trip to Raratonga, Samoa and Fiji (among other places) on...
  49. Thread: Red Zinger

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    Red Zinger

    A Phil Bolger designed Red Zinger is up for sale in Queensland:

    Phil Bolger 'Red Zinger' cat rigged yawl for Sale. Cruising Yachts - Boat Sales 15937 - Yacht & Boat

    GregF
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    More catamaran stuff on Youtube

    .... and here is Gavin Le Seur on the Hitchiker 40 Mk III "Magic Happens" in a storm in the Pacific, riding to a sea anchor:

    Gavin Le Sueur aboard catamaran 'Magic Happens' in a Pacific storm
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