enterprize

Enterprize Victoria Dock, Melbourne 6 February 2018

Enterprize - the old and new Off Williamstown, Melbourne 20 November 2016 (Timber versus plastic !!)

Underway on Port Phillip Bay

Underway on Port Phillip Bay

Waiting for the command to action. Schooner Enterprize crew member waiting for the paying passengers to sort themselves out. Hobart wooden boat festival 2011

Preparing Enterprize for a short sail on the Derwent during the Hobart wooden boat festival

HMAS Parramatta, schooner Enterprize and speed boat Marguerite at the 2011 Hobart wooden boat festival. I guess there is some wood on the Parramata somewhere. An interesting contrast in period and type.

Enterprize on the River Derwent at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, on Sunday, 13 February 2011.

Enterprize sailing up the Yarra during the 2010 wooden boat show.

Berthed at Williamstown, Melbourne

Underway at Melbourne

Underway at Melbourne

Other photos I have posted on SN of this ship give a little of its history. Somewhere in the countless boxes of photos I have some that I took when she was being built. If I find them I will post them. However this photo shows some deck detail and the start of a short Sunday cruise with paying passe

Enterprize is a replica of the first ship to carry settlers into Port Phillip Bay (John Fawkner). Taken on Australia Day weekend 2008.

The Enterprize is a replica of the schooner that John Pascoe Fawkner used to sail into Port Phillip Bay from Tasmania and create the first settlement that later became Melbourne. There is some dispute as to whether Fawkner or Batman were the first to set up a settlement on the Yarra River.

Berthed at Docklands Melbourne

A shapely transome.

This is the Enterprize replica, spelling is correct. Enterprize brought the first settlers from Van Dieman's Land to Melbourne. She has a diesel engine, just as well because she doesn't like going to windward much. Just a little over 50' LWL. My 20' yacht can sail rings around her. Magnificent none-