James Craig
This grand vessel is the James Craig. Built in Sunderland, England it was launched on the 18th February 1874 and orginally named the Clain Macleod until taking it’s present name in 1905. It was abandoned and later sunk in the early 1930s in Recherche Bay Tasmania and refloated in 1972 and again 1973. It arrived back in Sydney and at the cost of around $A22 million was restored to its present glory.
I remember seeing this ship for many years tied up at the gunpowder wharf being restored sufficiently to be towed to Sydney as a child.
Dingy
Continuing my series of photos from the Australian Wooden Boat Festival is a shot of a wooden dingy, one of the participants in the event.
Wooden Boat Festival – Constitution Dock
Filed under: Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Hobart Port and Waterfront
It is a busy time at the Port of Hobart with the Australian Wooden Boat Festival under way, HMAS Stuart and cruise ships calling and creates a dilema of what to post first! In the end I decided to go with the Wooden Boat Festival.
About the Festival. Hobart is the home of the Australian Wooden Boat Festival which runs over four days and features wooden boats and ships of all sizes and includes entertainment, demonstrations, displays and races.