A few months ago a ‘boaty’ story that hit the news was the imminent demise of a small yacht moored for decades in Montrose Bay. See for instance this item from the ABC).
Its claim to fame was that it was part of the landscape of the Derwent River, in the eye line as cars swept around the Brooker Highway. We (in the know) thought that the real interest was that she was a sister boat to our ‘Kon Tiki’ – the Flying Fifteen currently being worked on at the WBC. Not to look at, but built by the same person – Robin Attrill. The Wooden Boat Centre have decided to take her on, so she should soon be part of our landscape, and part of our history.
Here is a pic taken almost exactly 20 years ago in July 2004, the first time Kon Tiki underwent a major restoration at the LBT with John Young directing the show.
