Maritime Stories at Large

Thu 14 Mar 2019 – Thu 11 Apr 2019

6:00pm – 8:30pm

Museum of the Great Southern

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As a lead-in to the Albany Festival of the Sea, and in conjunction with the Albany Maritime Foundation, discover yarns about building wooden ships, singing sea shanties, and fishing the Southern Ocean.

This nautical event series runs Thursday 14 and 28 March, and 11 April from 6pm.

All talks are $10 per person, which includes light refreshments. A season ticket for all events costs $25.

Bookings through the Museum of the Great Southern. Phone 9841 4844 or email greatsouthern@museum.wa.gov.au

Co-presented by the Albany Maritime Foundation.

Please Note: There is an additional gold coin venue fee for the Thursday 28 March session at Mouchemore Cottage Open House.

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Building the Boats: ship construction and techniques

Thursday 14 March - 6pm - 8.30pm

Learn some of the secrets of wooden boat building from some experts in the field. Panel members Ross Shardlow, Bill Leonard and Darren Russell will explain what makes a sound boat, and how craftsmen built ships that could withstand pounding seas.

Location: Albany Boatshed, Princess Royal Drive.

Living the Sea Life: Mouchemore Cottage open house

Thursday 28 March - 3pm - 5.30pm

Step back in time to a fishing cottage, just as it was in the 20th. century. Look inside the net shed that sat on the beach of Princess Royal Harbour, ready to make a catch.

Location: Mouchemore Cottage, Parade Street.

Fishing the Coast: fishing stories and films from the region

Thursday 28 March - 6pm - 8.30pm

Hear stories, live and on film, of fishing on the south coast from the early days. Six famous fishing families from the region share their tales of success and heartache on the seas and inlets.

Location: Old Co-op Building, Museum of the Great Southern.

Singing the Sea: sea shanties and musical instruments

Thursday 11 April - 6pm - 8.30pm

As a lead-up to the first Albany Sea Shanty Festival, join Gary Greenwald to investigate the history and traditions of sea shanties, that date back to the 19th century.

Location: Old Co-op Building, Museum of the Great Southern.

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