The Julie Burgess - Tall Ship Experiences

Our Mission is to operate the Julie Burgess in the best traditions of the sea whilst preserving the heritage provenance of the vessel and maintaining standards of operation and safety that are compliant with all the relevant statutory regulations. Julie Burgess Inc, is a newly formed not for profit organization on the North West Coast of Tasmania, comprising of volunteers who have proudly restored

, maintained and continue to operate the vessel from 2012. (For more on the Julie Burgess read on or visit our web site www.julieburgess.org)


MISSION STATEMENT

“The mission of Julie Burgess Inc is to operate the Julie Burgess in the best traditions of the sea whilst preserving the heritage provenance of the vessel and maintaining standards of operation and safety that are compliant with all the relevant statutory regulations. Provide valuable publicity for our city through a strategically planned sailing program for both our homeport and other ports. Encourage volunteer participation; provide training and sailing opportunities for the community which helps to promote tourism and the region’s rich maritime heritage.”


VALUES:
SAFETY
INTEGRITY
RELIABILITY


WHAT DO THEY REPRESENT? Safety is paramount to everything we do and is the foundation stone of the organization. Integrity is all encompassing and covers all aspects of the operation and the people who are involved. THE JULIE BURGESS (BRIEF) HISTORY

There is something special about the Julie Burgess apart from her significant place in Australia’s Maritime History, just the sight of her sailing majestically fully rigged in a stiff breeze whether off the Mersey Bluff or anywhere around our coastline attracts the attention of all who appreciate history at its best. Built in Tasmania in 1936 as a Tasmanian Top Sail Fishing Ketch primarily to catch crayfish she also carried other product including produce, livestock and timber to and from Bass Strait Islands and Melbourne. During World War 2 she acted as a cable ship for the Australian Government in repairing the undersea cable between Tasmania and Victoria. (The full story of this fascinating story is on display at the Bass Strait Maritime Center.) Layed up around 1980 the Julie Burgess was refitted in 1987 to enable her to be registered as Tall Ship and to participate in the 1988 Tall Ships Race from Hobart to the Australian Bicentennial Celebrations in Sydney. She still carries her registered number ATS15 on her main sail. The Julie Burgess represents the bygone era of small sailing ships that worked and serviced our early settlement all around the Tasmanian and Victorian coastlines and islands, she is the only one of that time period left! To sail on her is to truly experience how life was aboard these fine vessel, try it and be rewarded!