Film made by Alan Villiers [wiki] of his voyages in the SV Parma and SV Grace Harwar, which shows the tough conditions around the Cape.
“And we sail and we sail and we never see land, just the rum in the bottle and a pipe in my hand…”
Film made by Alan Villiers [wiki] of his voyages in the SV Parma and SV Grace Harwar, which shows the tough conditions around the Cape.
Very cool video! Alas, no chanteys. I’ve been to see the Joseph Conrad in Mystic. A beautiful ship she is, too.
Great videos and inititative. Villiers was one of the most remarkable Australian of the 20th century but little known today. On www.seabring.com.au I have attempted to identify details of his some 40+ books. I hope these videos help to get him better known. Note the cat in the first video - it was world famous in it’s day.
Ron