We were at Docklands in Melbourne waiting for the boat cruise for Claire's work Christmas party, when we happened upon this old sailing boat. Being a fan of old yachts I went in for a closer look.
The first thing I noted about the yacht was the gaffer tape at the base of the mast - and although it probably wasn't structural gaffer - i had to laugh as it was the same day as Wild Thing broke it's mast on the way to Sydney for the 2009 Sydney to Hobart.
I thought it was a nice looking yacht so I took a couple of photos then scurried off to the
boat cruise and thought nothing else of it.
It wasn't until I downloaded the photos from my phone - hence the poor quality - that I noticed the website on a banner on the stern of the yacht. That's interesting i'll check it out...so i did
As it turns out Zepher is the oldest yacht in Australia, launched in Port Adelaide in 1873. As you can see from the website, they are probably spending more time maintaining the yacht than updating the website.
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