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The Eye of the Wind Brigantine.
The Eye of the Wind Brigantine.
I have recently been digitizing some photos made on a sailing and diving tip around the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea in the late 1980's. The ship, a brigantine (two masts, with the forward mast being square rigged and the rear (main) mast being fore and aft rigged with square topsails) was the Eye of the Wind built in 1911, and at that time was based in Australia. Some years later it subsequently was sold and is now in the northern hemisphere. The ship has had a storied history including as a film star, appearing in a variety of movies in the 1980's and 1990's. Including The Blue Lagoon; White Squall; Tai-Pan; Lost at Sea. It was rebuilt in the 1970s after being derelict for some years and in 1978 became the flagship of Operation Drake, a two year adventure taking groups of young people on explorations around the world. It ultimately served as and made its living as a sail training and charter vessel under the master-ship of Anthony "Tiger" Timbs a member of the consortium who restored her in the 1970s.
At anchor at sunset as we return from a dive aboard a "zodiac" boat.
At anchor at near Florida Island, Solomon Islands
Sailing into Sydney Harbour during the 1988 bicentenary celebrations.
The Eye of the Wind Brigantine.
I have recently been digitizing some photos made on a sailing and diving tip around the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea in the late 1980's. The ship, a brigantine (two masts, with the forward mast being square rigged and the rear (main) mast being fore and aft rigged with square topsails) was the Eye of the Wind built in 1911, and at that time was based in Australia. Some years later it subsequently was sold and is now in the northern hemisphere. The ship has had a storied history including as a film star, appearing in a variety of movies in the 1980's and 1990's. Including The Blue Lagoon; White Squall; Tai-Pan; Lost at Sea. It was rebuilt in the 1970s after being derelict for some years and in 1978 became the flagship of Operation Drake, a two year adventure taking groups of young people on explorations around the world. It ultimately served as and made its living as a sail training and charter vessel under the master-ship of Anthony "Tiger" Timbs a member of the consortium who restored her in the 1970s.
At anchor at sunset as we return from a dive aboard a "zodiac" boat.
At anchor at near Florida Island, Solomon Islands
Sailing into Sydney Harbour during the 1988 bicentenary celebrations.
