BurbleChaz

After a happy potter around the Westgate trails, I pointed my ludicrously wonderful bicycle back along the Yarra. My attempt to break a personal record was interrupted when I saw the schooner Enterprize sailing up the Yarra.

The Schooner Enterprize (Replica)

Due to my superluminal performance on the bike, I got back home, had a shower, caught a tram back around the harbour, stopped to buy some essential supplies, and strolled down to the quayside just as she hove back into view. The ship gets full marks for prettiness. We watched her as she manouvered in Victoria Harbour. First, she tried to tack. Dropping the jib and stays'l didn't help. The donk was called upon. Even scandalised, the fore tops'l was holding her head off. After a while, they dropped the foresail, opened the throttle and swooped aimlessly around the harbour for a bit under donk and mainsail. Maybe that's what the paying customers want, but it was painful to watch. The Other Sailor was threatening to swim out and take charge. She'd have done it better.