Monday, 21 November 2016

Annual Taylor's Island wool clip run by MFV Tacoma




MFV Tacoma: 84ft, launched 1951 at Pt Fairy, Victoria.
A gracious wooden boat on it's annual wool clip run.

Port

boat bits...


checking the dinghy outboard


still water

crows nest

first glimpse of Taylor's 'village'

the old woolshed






as clear as...



loading the wool bales



out they go


'Jack' Russell does NOT want to board!!!

loading the 19 bales on board



lifting the dinghy

stowing the dinghy

sea shanties on the return leg

reflecting on the day...

joined by our nearest relatives...


unloading the bales

Captain Ross at the winch


the lad's legs...

home again...

~ a truly amazing day ~



with many thanks to the MFV Tacoma team