Sydney To Hobart on the James Craig
I recently had the opportunity to work aboard the Sydney Heritage Fleet's 180 foot Barque the James Craig. Sailed to Hobart for the biennial Wooden Boat Festival and then returned on its voyage back to Sydney. The almost month-long time on the ship was filled with fine winds, overnight anchorages and a great deal of good times. I shot these 2 rolls of super 8 film during the voyage. No set of videos could put into perspective the scale and time put in by members to make sure the trips ran smoothly, but these might shed some light on what it's like to sail an 18th-century ship down the east coast of Australia in the 21st century.
Shot on Vision 50D through a Canon Auto Zoom 518, developed and scanned by Nanolab.
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The James Craig - The Great Iron Survivor
Broadcaster and passionate boat lover, Chris Wisbey, follows the restoration story of one of the world's great sailing ships, James Craig.
A unique survivor of the golden era of sail, James Craig is reborn from a disintegrating wreck found at the end of the world.
She is testament to the generosity, hard work, skills, dedication and passion of the ship savers.
Sydney Heritage Fleet: Tall ship James Craig 1874 . NYE 2016.
The Sydney Heritage Fleet museum's tall ship James Craig 1874 moving into posititon for the Sydney New Years Eve fireworks 2016.
Ep.15 Tall Ship James Craig Bass Straight Passage - Hobart to Sydney
Since we are going down to Tasmania I decided to put together a little video of our time there back in 2011 when we joined the Tall Ship James Craig as volunteers and did an amazing trip from Hobart to Sydney across the Bass Strait which took us 7 days.
It was a big dream come true and a great adventure sleeping in hammocks and climbing up 30 meter high masts on the pouring rain. Hope you enjoy it!
Music credits:
David Coffin- Roll the Old Chariot
The Mistakings - Roll the Old Chariot
Sydney Heritage Fleet museum. Tall Ship James Craig crossing Line Zulu
Sydney Heritage Fleet's tall ship James Craig 1874 crossing line Zulu from Sydney Harbour into the Tasman Sea. Offshore day sail 2 April 2016. Note autumn bushfire burn off haze.
Sydney Heritage Fleet museum Tall Ship James Craig 1874
Taking in the spanker at sea off Sydney 8 July 2017
Sydney Heritage Fleet Tall Ship James Craig April 2017
Setting the spanker. The spanker together with the gaff topsail gave the ship very heavy weather helm in light wind conditions due to the rotational effect on the stern....at least, I think that's what Hans told me.
Sydney Heritage Fleet museum. Tall Ship James Craig Harbour-of-Light Parade
Sydney Heritage Fleet's tall ship James Craig 1874 participates annually in the Harbour-of-Light Parade, New Year's Eve, on Sydney Harbour. Around 40 dressed vessels parade around the harbour between the two fireworks displays. The lights outlining the staysails are a nice touch. See
James Craig sailing passing Sydney Opera House.
Barque James Craig
Cruising on Sydney Harbour with the Road Steam Engine Club
Saturday 6th March 2010
Barque: - A Braque is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts.
While cruising on the Tug Waratah in Sydney Harbour, we came along side the James Craig under power heading back to port, passing the Sydney Opera House and The Sydney Harbour Bridge.
There are only four barques left in the world capable of sailing. James Craig is the only one in the Southern Hemisphere.
James Craig and The Waratah are owned by the Sydney Heritage Fleet dedicated to the preservation of Australia's maritime heritage. Sailing
James Craig - Sydney Maritime Museum [GoPro HD]
The James Craig is a three-masted, iron-hulled barque restored and sailed by the Sydney Maritime Museum. Built in 1874 in Sunderland, England, by Bartram, Haswell, & Co., she was originally named Clan Macleod. She was employed carrying cargo around the world, and rounded Cape Horn 23 times in 26 years. In 1900 she was acquired by Mr J J Craig, renamed James Craig in 1905, and began to operate between New Zealand and Australia until 1911. Unable to compete profitably with freight cargo, in later years James Craig was used as a collier. Like many other sailing ships of her vintage, she fell victim to the advance of steamships, and was first laid up, then used as a hulk, until eventually being abandoned at Recherche Bay in Tasmania. In 1932 she was sunk by fishermen who blasted a 3-metre hole in her stern. Restoration of James Craig began in 1972, when volunteers from the 'Lady Hopetoun and Port Jackson Marine Steam Museum' (now the Sydney Heritage Fleet) refloated her and towed her to Hobart for initial repairs. Brought back to Sydney under tow in 1981, her hull was placed on a submersible pontoon to allow work on the hull restoration to proceed. Over a number of years the vessel was restored, repaired by both paid craftspeople and volunteers and relaunched in 1997. In 2001 restoration work was completed and she was able to set sail. James Craig is currently berthed at Wharf 7 of Darling Harbour, near the Australian National Maritime Museum. She is open to the public, and takes passengers out sailing on Sydney Harbour and beyond. She is crewed and maintained by volunteers from the Sydney Heritage Fleet. The cost of maintaining her is approaching $1 million a year and the ship relies on generating income from visitors alongside, charters, events, and regular fortnightly daysails with up to 80 passengers.
James Craig (barque) Sydney Heritage Fleet
The James Craig departs wharf 7 darling Harbour aided by harbour tug Bronzewing (HTS 501).
June 10, 2017.
James Craig On Sydney Harbour
The 1874 iron-hulled barque is just about to pass Fort Denison (Pinchgut). She weighs 1100 tons and was fully restored by the Sydney Maritime Museum. Taken from the restored steam tug 'Waratah' on the 6th March, 2010 with a Canon A590 digital still camera in video mode.
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TheRocks.Tv The James Craig Sailing Ship Sydney Harbour 08082010
Tour of the James Craig in Sydney Harbor
Happily, the James Craig is a true representative of iron ships of the Clipper era of the 1870s and 1880s. Although she herself was not engaged in the Clipper trade, she is a pure example of the 'workhorse' barques which plodded solidly around the Cape of Good Hope and the Horn carrying lifeblood cargoes such as coal, salt, cotton goods and machinery from the United Kingdom to a rapidly developing Australia. Indeed, a more typical example of this type of vessel--so important to this country in those formative years--could not have been found had one been given a choice. In addition to her world-wide journeyings, she also served in local waters and finally concluded her working years under the ownership of an Australian firm.
Sail Sydney to Hobart on James Craig.mp4
Highlights of the third voyage of fully restored 19th century three masted barque James Craig, from Sydney to Hobart in February 2011
James Craig in Full Flight
James Craig, restored 19th century barque in full sail returning to Sydney from the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Hobart in February 2019.
JAMES CRAIG
Climbing the mainmast of the tall ship, the James Craig is the equivalent of climbing the outside of a 9 storey building and having to do it upside down to pass the tops and the crosstrees just to make it a little more difficult.
Sydney Harbour Bridge - James Craig
Sailing on the James Craig into Sydney Harbour & under the harbour bridge. Really nice view.
James Craig leaving Sydney Harbour
So purdy! Various Sydney Heritage Fleet ships turned out to escort James Craig as far as Rose Bay as she prepared to voyage to Hobart for the Wooden Boat festival. This short clip filmed from aboard the 1902 Steam Tug Waratah (TOOT TOOT!)
Sydney Fire Works Aboard The James Craig
Happy New Year's from the James Craig Tall Ship, read about why I chose to spend it here on my blog below:
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-Joe