James Craig - Sydney to Melbourne

Our first visit to Geelong is well received. The locals are very
interested in our ship, and are pouring through it. ´Enterprize´ is
taking people on 1 hour sails, including our own crew, and firing
shots at us at close quarters from her swivel gun.
One distinguished guest is the Welsh rigger, George Herbert, 92 years
old, who went to sea in sail at the age of 13. He has worked in many
sailing ships since, including ´Cutty Sark´ when she was still
afloat, and has helped train the new generation of sailors, including
some of our own. With his critical eye upon our rig, he says the
´Craig´ is "perfection plus", and as for one of our crew, Katie
Vandestadt; "a trim little craft". He has a keen eye, and a keen
mind, full of wonderful stories of his adventurous life. He hasn´t
seen Captain Edwards for many years, "I´ve drifted to leeward since
I´ve seen ye, Ken." In fact he´s in great shape, and sharp as a
tack...and still happily married after sixty-six years!
We´ll be putting our ship through her paces in Corio Bay tomorrow,
for just $85pp, and there are still berths available. Call Sybil now
on 0412-445-189 or present yourself at Cunningham Pier at 0900 for
the morning sail or 1300 for the afternoon sail. Lunch & afternoon
tea are provided respectively. --- James Parbery.