When dinghy cruising was serious stuff, experience sailing the historic Kathleen Gillett in Sydney

Who doesn't like a bit of history? The Kathleen Gillett is a Gaff Ketch built in 1930's and came third the first Sydney Hobart yacht race. Now at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour in Sydney.
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[@richardjoy5060]

Thanks, Paul another great video. I worked for the shipping company that bought her back from Guam in 1987 and was involved in her discharge from the ship in Port Botany. She is looking a whole lot better now than she did back then! Wel. done ANMM.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching Richard, cheers Paul

[@matthewgunton9187]

Fantastic video, beautiful boat and amazing history, thanks Paul for this awesome episode.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Glad you enjoyed it Matthew, cheers Paul

[@erikhedl2084]

Thank you Paul for such a wonderful story!

[@SailingKateLouise]

My pleasure! glad you enjoyed it, cheers Paul

[@SmallSailboatCruising]

Thanks for the video. You’ve taken your craft to the next level.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Chris, not always sure if the Kate Louise audience like anything outside Dinghy Cruising. But sailing the Kathleen Gillett and the Duyfken, is always fun and a great bunch of people as well, cheers Paul

[@timingersoll1257]

A nice little documentary! Well done Thanks for sharing!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Glad you enjoyed it! Tim, thanks for watching and leaving a comment, cheers Paul

[@daleskidmore1685]

Lovely boat with a fantastic history, named for a beautiful looking lady, judging by the portrait. Incidentally, my grandmother's maiden name was Gillett, but with a hard G as in Gary.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Dale, glad you enjoyed it, cheers Paul

[@markdwestwood]

Paul, you’re getting seriously good at these videos! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Mark, something a bit different. But unfortunately they don't seem to rate as well as the normal dinghy cruising. More Deb potato I hear someone say, thanks for watching , cheers Paul

[@phillipobrien7365]

Possibly your best work. Well filmed and narrated, and brought the history of the boat to life. And well done to the volunteers and the museum who maintain her !

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Phil, much appreciated, cheers Paul

[@dviate3242]

Great vid mate thanks. She is a lovely boat.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Glad you enjoyed it, cheers Paul

[@torisaengilbert8400]

Wonderful ship. THX for the video

[@SailingKateLouise]

Something a bit different, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

[@davelawrence6777]

Whst a great recount of maritime history and thankfully so beautifully restored and loved by people who k kw the value of such .
Thanks for the tag along Paul. Cheers

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching Dave, cheers Paul

[@jamessandman3708]

Beautiful boat and your film making is outstanding! I love these videos! Thanks Paul and Cheers Mate!!

[@SailingKateLouise]

My pleasure James ...just sharing the love, cheers Paul

[@CaptainOdark30]

Well done vid, Very informative…

[@SailingKateLouise]

Glad you enjoyed it, cheers Paul

[@remyyamabushi1473]

Le charme incomparable des vieux bateaux.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Oui, et à une époque où l’entretien des bateaux devait être abordable. Merci encore d'avoir regardé et partagé avec vos amis, bravo Paul

[@Abby1952]

Back in the 80s Peter Fry and the ABC put out a double cassette called Blue Water Sea Going Australians. The Katthleen is featured. I still have the cassettes, but they are somewhat in sad condition
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[@SailingKateLouise]

Wow thanks Gary, I'll do a bit of digging, thanks again for watching, cheers Paul

[@robstevens5503]

The design of the yacht is almost exactly how I imagined the “Wildcat” out of “Peter Duck” albeit a bit better lit.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Swallows and Amazons was only on TV recently, thanks again for watching Rob, cheers Paul

[@bukadaru5139]

Sailed on Kathleen early 70s after Peter Hood did restoration for Reg Stevenson as Bermudan sloop with aluminum mast. Had lovely tiller carved as a crocodile. Story missed a lot

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi, doesn't have a crocodile tiller now, shame. As far as I'm aware the restoration was done at Halvosens was that by Peter Hood? I hope to do more videos on her, any advice where I can get more verified detail, cheers Paul

[@bukadaru5139]

@@SailingKateLouise I'm talking about restoration in Rabaul in about 1969 after Reg Stevenson retrieved from croc shooters

[@Antipodean33]

Colin Archer the famous Norwegian architect? I had no idea he was Norwegian, Colin Archer isn't the type of name I associate with the Norwegians.
Just looking at this lovely vessel if you asked me to guess the designer I'd say Colin Archer, it's so typical of his designs.

[@SailingKateLouise]

According to Wikipedia....so it might not be accurate , he was one of 13 children whose parents migrated to Norway in 1825. He also spent time in Australia before returning to Norway in 1861.Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, cheers Paul

[@bernardboulanger898]

I'm confused about the history timeline. You said the yacht was lived aboard starting 1939 and was finished in1947 and that everyone were ready to go on an adventure but the outbreak of WW2 stopped that. However WW2 was from 1939 to 1945. Is there something I'm missing

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi the outbreak of ww2 put a stop to their plans and then they ran out of funds until 1947, sorry for the misunderstanding, cheers Paul

[@superwag634]

What I learned from that is that the Norwegian government gives more of a cr@p about Australia than the Australian government itself 😂

[@SailingKateLouise]

Oh lets not get into politics, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

[@skaraborgcraft]

Shame that Australians thought so little of the yacht that the Norwegians had to step in, for what was a Scotsman designed boat..

[@SailingKateLouise]

I believe Bruce Stannard persuaded the Norwegian government that as it was a Colin Archer design it would be a perfect bicentennial gift to Australia, cheers Paul

[@skaraborgcraft]

@@SailingKateLouise Well played... sneaky bugger. Small change from the Norwegian wealth fund.