Tangalooma
Skipper: Neville Turbit
Original:
1930
Replica:
26 January 1993
Builder:
Reg Barrington
Beam:
8ft 6ins
Sail Insignia:
Two horizontal bars
Jumpers:
Blue with two horizontal white lines
Past Skippers
John Lewis Ian Cook
Peter Notley Peter Legrove
Dick Notley Robert Tearne
Tangalooma Crew 2019:
Left to right. Neville Turbit (Skipper), Chris Norris, John Lewis (Skipper), Con Hagis, Greg Houseman, Ed Gordon, Julie Auger, Pascale Gelugne
The Original Crew of the replica Tangalooma – 1994
Tangalooma Crew 1994
Tangalooma 1994 Crew. Milson Park 1994
Port side: Keith Tutt, Ern Holder, Steve Omm
Seated: Garry Holder , John Notley
Starboard Side: Ron Johnston , Len Heffernan (Skipper), Reg Barrington (Builder)
Built from the original plan by Reg Barrington and Len Heffernan in the former’s lounge room. To get it out Reg had to knock out not only a wall, but also ultimately some of the lentle, the bricks above the eaves, plus a few roof tiles.
The Restoration of Tangalooma – 2019
During the off season of 2019 we undertook a major restoration project on Tangalooma. You can read the full week by week reports and see pictures of the work.