Seventy years after a humble timber boat helped build the fortune of Port Lincoln, the MFV Tacoma is heading back to the edge of the continental shelf – and a devoted band of custodians is determined to make sure her story is never lost. We’re on board the historic 84-foot wooden clipper the MFV Tacoma […]
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2027 Men’s Tuna Poling Fishing Trip #2 Friday 26th February to Wednesday 3rd March Experience life aboard a 1950s tuna clipper Scan the horizon searching for schools of SBT Experience the smells and sounds of the engine room Enjoy a night at anchor around the galley table, warmed by the AGA cooker Stand in the
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It was an emotional homecoming for the Tacoma when it sailed down the Moyne River into the town it left more than 70 years ago. To the sound of school children chanting, bagpipes playing and the boat’s horn blaring, it docked at the Port Fairy wharf in front of a large crowd of onlookers. It
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The Port Lincoln based 84-foot wooden tuna clipper MFV Tacoma returned to Port Lincoln this afternoon (6th April) after a sixteen-day voyage and visit to Port Fairy, 73 years after it was launched at Port Fairy. Two of the original 1952 crew were onboard from Port Lincoln, 90-year-old Jack Bellamy and Tacoma Preservation Society (TPS) President
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The water depth of the Port of Port Fairy is tight for the Tacoma. “In the work we’ve done preparing for this event, beneficial dredging is being done at a couple of specific spots in the channel,” Ross Haldane said. It took the Haldane brothers seven and a half years to build the MFV Tacoma.
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Weather permitting, the MFV Tacoma will steam from Port Lincoln with a crew and eight paying passengers and arrive in Port Fairy on the high tide on Monday 25th or Tuesday 26th March. The vessel will be moored in Port Fairy until 1 April and be open to the public. The Mayor of Port Lincoln
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The historic Port Lincoln based 84-foot wooden tuna clipper MFV Tacoma is returning to Port Fairy, 73 years after it was launched in the town. The MFV Tacoma was built by brothers Bill, Alan and Hughie Haldane on the banks of the Moyne River between 1944 and 1951. This is the second serious attempt to
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