Young Endeavour will visit Workshops Pier from 15-19 November as part of her celebration of the 20th anniversary since the gift of the ship from the United Kingdom to the Government and people of Australia to mark the Bicentenary in 1988.
Young Endeavour will return in January 2009 to take part in the Australia Day Melbourne Tall Ships Parade, along with Windeward Bound from Hobart and Victoria's own Tall Ship Enterprize.
“TSV enthusiastically supports the refit of Alma Doepel, owned by Sail and Adventure Ltd, an Affiliated Member of TSV”
Westcountry sailor and adventurer Pete Goss and the intrepid crew of Spirit of Mystery have begun their epic voyage to Australia.
Taking advantage of a change in the wind, they slipped lines on Monday 20 October, waved goodbye to the gathered crowd and set sail from Newlyn for the long journey south. After the recent strong Westerly winds, grey skies and torrential rain, the wind finally swung around to the north west, giving the little wooden lugger enough of a push to start the long journey south and into the Bay of Biscay. The crew of four are undertaking an epic 11,000-mile voyage, following in the wake of those intrepid Cornishmen who sought out a new life in the Australian gold rush.
Leaving Newlyn on Saturday 18 November 1854, the Mystery travelled about 11,800 nautical miles in 116 days before arriving in Melbourne on 14 March 1855. Like the crew of the original Mystery, who were all related by blood or marriage, it is a family affair, comprising: Pete Goss; his younger brother Andy; Pete¹s youngest son Eliot (who is 14); and Pete¹s brother-in-law Mark Maidment. Like the crew of the original Mystery, who were all related by blood or marriage, it is a family affair, comprising:
Pete Goss; his younger brother Andy; Pete¹s youngest son Eliot (who is 14); and Pete¹s brother-in-law Mark Maidment.
Spirit of Mystery is fitted with a satellite tracking device so that its progress can be monitored via Pete¹s website - petegoss.com. Using technology supplied by Google Earth and Sailblogs, it will be possible to read daily log entries alongside those of the original voyage as the team battle the elements to steer their little wooden boat through the Atlantic and Southern Oceans to Australia.
Arrival in Melbourne is scheduled for March 2009. More information about the project and the original voyage of the Mystery can be found on Pete's website (http://www.petegoss.com).
Tall Ships Victoria and the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria will act as hosts for the visit and together with Australian Heritage magazine, 3AW, the Cornish Association of Victoria, Scienceworks and Hobsons Bay City Council (Arts, Events and Tourism) will follow this remarkable adventure and provide liaison and assistance with the project. The TSV website will carry updates following the progress of Spirit of Mystery and her crew as they head for Melbourne.
"The Ocean Education Ship - Engaging with the marine environment"
Tall Ships Victoria has developed a project involving the use of tall ships in marine science and research, education, edu-tourism, and marine construction and training.
Potential stakeholders in this project attended a wonderful reception at PricewaterhouseCoopers on 20 September 2007 and a Scoping Workshops on 21 September at The Royal Society of Victoria, Melbourne.
Many thanks to our sponsors - PricewaterhouseCoopers and The City of Melbourne.
Workshops details can be downloaded from this site and summary report will be available shortly"
