If you are passing through South Oz…

Dave Paget recommends the Axel Stenross Maritime Museum at Port Lincoln. As we recall, Dave was part of the team which won the Australian Bay Raider Championship conducted at Simpson’s Point last February. He was aboard Swiftsure for the Raid, and as a consequence was drawn to some of the whaler exhibits. He writes:

While sailing Fremantle to Melbourne stopped in at the Axel Stenross museum in Port Lincoln. They have a half sized “Swiftsure” in davits. The very elderly gentleman I spoke with said the boats built locally all carried them. Only using the sweep oar on final approach to the whale. They have a very pretty non sailing “Monty” too. Unfortunately the hull has been glassed externally.