June 2022
Sailing on the Edge: Alone across the Atlantic
At 58 years old, Peter Keating undertook a 47 day solo crossing of the Atlantic in his 34ft Hunter yacht. He encountered hurricanes,losing steering and navigation and much much more. He shares stories of being a teacher in Hobart and building his own yacht. Cost: Gold Coin Donation RSVP by 27 June to [email protected]
August 2021
Fair Dinkum Dutch Courage
Join the Bass Strait Maritime Centre for a talk with Elizabeth Nikols In the 1950s, some 180,000 Dutch people emigrated to Australia. A significant proportion of those moved to North-Western Tasmania – Penguin and Ulverstone in particular. Leaving a country that had been ravaged by German occupation, they left their homes and families to settle […]
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