I used to crew on Dyfken years ago in Fremantle. Still have my crew shirt somewhere. I was ‘poached’ over to STS Leeuwin and had earlier crewed on the Batavia Replica. Great memories
Well they did and this Duyfken has sailed all the way back to Amsterdam in 2000 and has also circumnavigated Australia... thanks for following, and leaving a comment , cheers Paul
Seeing this video reminds me of the time I’ve spent looking around the Grand Turk, when she was berthed in Whitby as her home port. I know she was built some time in the 90’s for filming Hornblower etc., but it was very interesting, especially when the ship’s Master showed me how they managed maintenance while on location. A fully equipped workshop was hidden behind a roll-out bulkhead in the bow! Happy Days.
Hi, well we don't have enough room for a workshop so below decks is often a mess. But the Endeavour replica also has a hidden workshop up forward, Im think their bosun sleeps there as well. Thanks for watching and checkout the other videos on the playlist. We are trying to grow interest in the channel. Cheers Paul
Yes very small, original crew about 25 and they all slept on deck for 8 months back to Amsterdam, in all weather. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, cheers Paul
Fascinating Paul - looks like the in-water cleans with the robot was doing its job. Have seen hulls much worse after only a couple of months! Also what date did you record this - I thought the South Steyne in the background was destroyed by fire recently?
Oh ok - must have been some fake news! Looks like only small barnacles which a robot doesn't usually remove. Unique footage of the Duyfken 👍 at 110 ton it's no wonder the winch broke. (They don't make them like that anymore😅)
Great yes she's a lovely ship. So sad to hear about the Leeuwin though. Our normal skipper is over there at the moment and a couple of our crew have sailed on her. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Yep she was the 1st ship to bring Europeans to Australia in 1606, lamding at Weipa, 164 years before capt Cook and the British. She was part of the VOC trading spices in the Dutch East Indies....Indonesia. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
On the back of a transport ship cost an absolute fortune, they couldn't get a crew to sail her across the bight. Which is weird as she sailed all the way back to Amsterdam in 2002 and also around Australia. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
@@sailingduyfken5948 There was some crew in WA who were able/willing to get her over to NSW, however not a full crew. The rest would have had to come over from the east. At the time however the WA (covid) hard border was in place, so we just couldn't get enough people to crew the ship, hence why it had to be freighted much to the disappointment of the WA crew.
Did you know, "given a stern talking too" comes from troublesome sailors who were summoned to the stern deck where the officers stood to be dressed down? cheers Paul
Yes It's sailing replica, but by marine law if you having paying passengers you must have auxillary power and lets' face it oars won't cut it. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
In the day, auxiliary power would have been a ship’s boat or two with the strongest men on board, rowing their hearts out, or hauling kedge anchors. Not a lot of horsepower, and not economical, these days.
