Tall Ships Australia & New Zealand

2023 Annual General Meeting
2023-12-09 16:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
The Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand Annual General Meeting is held each year, usually in Sydney, and provides an opportunity for the Committee to address members directly regarding activities and operations, and for members to contribute to planning for the forward year. All members are encouraged to attend.
Elections are also held for Committee positions, including President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Member/s, as well as for a Youth Representative. Nominations will be called for in the weeks preceding an election.
Attendance is restricted to financial members. The link for virtual events will be emailed prior to the event. For more information visit the event page.

TANZ Operators Conference – Sydney 2023
2023-12-09 09:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
The Operators Conference will feature speakers and discussions on a range of topics, and provides an opportunity for Operators to network, share practical advice, offer each other support and talk to experts.
Representatives of TANZ Operator, Vessel and Organisation Members are welcome to attend the conference. Delegates are asked to register attendance.
See full event details and download the program.

TANZ Operators Conference - Hobart 2023
2023-02-13 09:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Hope and Anchor Hotel, 65 Macquarie St, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
The Operators Conference will feature speakers and discussions on a range of topics, and provides an opportunity for Operators to network, share practical advice, offer each other support and talk to experts.
Representatives of TANZ Operator, Vessel and Organisation Members are welcome to attend the conference. Delegates are asked to register at https://tallships.org.au/2023-Operators-Conference/.

Australian Wooden Boat Festival
2023-02-10 - 2023-02-13 | Hobart Waterfront, Elizabeth St, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia

Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand Operators Conference
2021-11-20 14:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Video Conference
The Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand Operators Conference features seminars and workshops relevant to tall ship sailing and sail training, providing an opportunity for Operators to network, share practical advice, offer each other support and talk to experts.
The November 2021 Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand Operators Conference will be held online via Zoom. To register, please contact Jon Simpson at mail@tallships.com.au.

2021 Annual General Meeting
2021-11-20 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Video Conference
The Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand Annual General Meeting is held each year, usually in Sydney, and provides an opportunity for the Committee to address members directly regarding activities and operations, and for members to contribute to planning for the forward year. All members are encouraged to attend.
Elections are also held for Committee positions, including President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Member/s, as well as for a Youth Representative. Nominations will be called for in the weeks preceding an election.
Attendance is restricted to financial members. The link for virtual events will be emailed prior to the event. For more information contact the Secretary.

Tall Ship Operators Conference
2021-05-15 09:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
The Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand Operators Conference features seminars and workshops relevant to tall ship sailing and sail training, providing an opportunity for Operators to network, share practical advice, offer each other support and talk to experts.
The May 2021 Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand Operators Conference will be held online via Zoom. To register, please contact Jon Simpson at mail@tallships.com.au.
The May 2021 Operators Conference Program

Time
Speaker
Topic

09.00
Jon Simpson
Welcome

09.10
Stephen Moss
Opening Remarks

09.20
Mr David Banbury
Architect
North Sydney Council
Future of the Waverton Coal Loader Wharf, Sydney

10.00
Stephen Moss
The Annual Billy Can Trophy

10.10
Murray Henstock
Succession Planning – Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand

10.25
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Tall Ship Events at the former HMAS Platypus precinct, Sydney

10.45
Break
Networking Opportunity

11.00
Sarah Parry
AMSA Update – new regulations and changed interpretations

11.20
Jon Simpson
TANZ Bursaries – how to raise them and how to use them

11.40
Lisa Kluver
The Sail Training International Youth Conference

12.10
Ken Harris
Tall Ships in Newcastle – Event Proposal

12.25
Murray Henstock
Sail Training Research latest findings

12.40
Peter Harris and Sarah Parry
Tall Ship restorations Alma Dopel and Mistral II

1.00
Lunch
Networking Opportunity

1.30
Operators
Operator Reports

2.00
Christiaan De Beukelaer
Sailing a tall ship across the Atlantic and back during COVID 19

3.00
Stephen Moss
Wrap up and introduction to Wonder session

3.30
Jon Simpson
Conference close

Tuia - First Encounters 250
2019-11-25 - 2019-12-03 | Picton, New Zealand
The commemoration for 2019, Tuia – Encounters 250 will acknowledge the early meetings of Māori and Europeans when James Cook and Tahitian chief and navigator Tupaia arrived in 1769 – a pivotal moment in New Zealand history when two great traditions of voyaging and exploration (Pacific and European) met on and off the coast of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Tuia – Encounters 250 provides an important opportunity to foster an inclusive national identity through a heightened awareness and collective understanding of our dual heritage, our connections to the land and to each other and our potential as a nation in the future.
The commemoration aims to strengthen New Zealanders’ positive identification with our nation’s bicultural foundations, the value of indigeneity and mātauranga Māori and better understand New Zealand’s complex history of migration and settlement.
Events and legacy projects being planned will have positive social, cultural, ecological and economic impacts and will include ecological restoration, cultural and education initiatives and regional tourism development.
The commemoration has been given the Māori name, Tuia, central to the whakataukī below, meaning to weave together, symbolising bringing people together in unity.
Tall Ships Attending

Spirit of New Zealand TBC
R Tucker Thompson TBC

Tuia - First Encounters 250
2019-11-17 - 2019-11-25 | Wellington, New Zealand

Tuia - First Encounters 250
2019-11-05 - 2019-11-12 | Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Tuia - First Encounters 250
2019-10-25 - 2019-10-31 | Auckland, New Zealand

Tuia - First Encounters 250
2019-10-20 - 2019-10-24 | Mercury Bay, New Zealand

Tuia - First Encounters 250
2019-10-14 - 2019-10-19 | Tauranga, New Zealand

Tuia - First Encounters 250
2019-10-04 - 2019-10-14 | Gisborne, New Zealand

Buque Escuela Esmeralda to visit Sydney
2019-08-01 08:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Sydney, New South Wales
The spectacular Buque Escuela Esmeralda, of the Chilean Navy, will return to Sydney on Thursday 1 August 2019.
A steel-hulled, four-masted barquentine, Esmeralda is 113m long and has a mast height of 48.5m, with a crew of 335. The ship has a long and proud history of training Chilean sailors and is a right of passage for Chilean Navy personnel.
Esmeralda is currently undertaking her 64th training cruise, which includes visits to both Australia (Sydney) and New Zealand (Wellington and Auckland)..
Set to dock at Garden Island, Esmeralda will be welcomed and escorted into Sydney Harbour by a fleet of vessels including the tall ships Young Endeavour, Soren Larsen and James Craig.
Opportunities to join the fleet to welcome Esmeralda to Sydney – and witness a spectacular 21 Gun Salute – or to farewell the vessel are now available.
Sail the heritage barque James Craig to meet Esmeralda (1 August 2019)
Sail the traditionally rigged Soren Larsen to meet Esmeralda (1 August 2019)
Sail the heritage barque James Craig to farewell Esmeralda (5 August 2019)

South Australian Wooden Boat Festival
2019-04-27 - 2019-04-29 | Goolwa, South Australia, Australia
South Australia’s finest wooden boats gather at Goolwa on the River Murray biennially for the Wooden Boat Festival. The Festival has plenty to see and do with two action filled days of an exciting mix of both water and land based events. Cruise on a paddle steamer, indulge in regional food and wine, entertainment and opportunity to get up close and personal with the River’s most diverse gathering of wooden river vessels, from kayaks and sleek classic speedboats to paddle steamers.

Lady Nelson - Five Day Tasmanian East Coast Adventure
2019-03-04 - 2019-03-08 | Tasmania
A five day trip departing Triabunna for Hobart taking in various parts of South East Tasmania. Help sail the ship, climb the rigging or just relax and enjoy the spectacular Tasmanian coastline, scenery and wildlife. We will sail during the day and stop at anchor during the late afternoon for the night. Expected locations include Adventure Bay, Port Arthur, Fortesque Bay, Schouten Island, Freycinet Pennisula, Maria Island.
Along the way there will be wildlife galore, seals, dolphins, albatross and other seabirds. We will probably drop a line and see if we can get some fresh seafood, at Maria Island wombats, kangaroos Cape Barren Geese and much more are common. There should be lots of time to get ashore and explore at our various stops. Trips begin 0900 on Monday and finish on Friday afternoon.
The Lady Nelson is a 52 foot ‘brig’ (tall ship rigged with square sails on 2 masts) that comfortably sleeps 18 and includes a fully equipped galley, saloon for meals, toilets and hot showers.
A replica of the original H.M.S Lady Nelson that brought the first settlers to Tasmannia in 1804, you can have an experience sailing a fully rigged tall ship like they did 100 years ago but with all the safety and comfort of a modern ship.
Cost: $970 Early bird discount of $890 (Earlybird cutoff date 31 December 2018)

Lady Nelson - Five Day Tasmanian East Coast Voyage
2019-02-25 - 2019-03-01

Soren Larsen Ocean Voyage – Hobart to Sydney
2019-02-12 - 2019-02-22
After attending Tasmania’s unique Australian Wooden Boat Festival, board our tall ship Soren Larsen for her return leg to Sydney.
Departing Hobart on February 12th Soren Larsen will sail up the east coast of Tasmania, across Bass Strait and up the scenic south eastern coastline of Australia. This is a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
This 10-day voyage is priced at $2250 per person and space is limited.
Call us on +61 (2) 8015 5571 to register your interest, or complete the registration form.

MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival
2019-02-08 - 2019-02-11 | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
The award-winning MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival, an exciting celebration of our nation’s rich maritime culture and one of the world’s most anticipated maritime events. Held across Hobart’s vibrant and bustling waterfront, the four-day festival brings together the largest and most beautiful collection of wooden boats in the southern hemisphere. From its humble beginnings in 1994, it has grown to become the most significant event of its kind in Australia.
Along with the exhibition of these beautiful boats, the festival delivers a lively combination of incredible local food, live entertainment, music, demonstrations and displays. Don’t miss the Maritime Marketplace at Princes Wharf No. 1, the exciting Children’s Circus School at Parliament House Lawns, the Tasmanian Fishing Industry display, the International Wooden Symposium, the Shipwrights Village and of course the wonderful display of classic and modern wooden boats across the waterfront.

Soren Larsen Ocean Voyage – Sydney to Hobart
2019-01-28 - 2019-02-08
Join our crew for a real sea-going adventure aboard the tall ship Soren Larsen. Departing Sydney on 28th January 2019, we’ll be sailing to Tasmania to attend the Australian Wooden Boat Festival.
Our route will take us down the picturesque New South Wales and Victorian coastlines. With a suitable weather window we’ll cross Bass Strait and navigate down the eastern Tasmanian cost and in to Hobart. What a way to arrive at the 2019 Australian Wooden Boat Festival!
This 10-day voyage is priced at $2250 per person and space is limited. Preference will be given to people also completing the return leg back to Sydney.
Call us on +61 (2) 8015 5571 to register your interest, or complete the registration form.

International Sail Training and Tall Ships Conference 2018
2018-11-29 - 2018-12-02 | Seville, Spain, Seville, Spain
The International Sail Training and Tall Ships Conference 2018 is now open for registration.
This year’s conference will take place in Seville, Spain. Occupying the coveted number one spot in Lonely Planet’s Best Places to visit in 2018, Seville is a city abundant in flamenco dancing, gothic architecture and mouth-watering tapas!
Each year Sail Training International, in partnership with Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand, offers a limited number of individual bursaries to members to offset the cost of travel from Australia and New Zealand to the International Sail Training and Tall Ships Conference. . Further details are available here.
For more information or to register for the conference visit Sail Training International.

Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand Annual General Meeting
2018-09-22 09:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
The Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand Annual General Meeting is held in September each year, usually in Sydney, and provides an opportunity for the Committee to address members directly regarding activities and operations, and for members to contribute to planning for the forward year. All members are encouraged to attend.
Elections are also held for Committee positions, including President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Member/s, as well as for a Youth Representative. Nominations will be called for in the weeks preceding an election.
Attendance is restricted to financial members. For more information contact mail@tallships.org.au.

Perth International Boat Show
2018-09-21 - 2018-09-24 | Perth, Western Australia, Australia
The Club Marine Perth International Boat Show is the major boating event in Western Australia. Held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre and Elizabeth Quay, the Show will take full advantage of the stunning Swan River location. New boat displays will be featured within the Convention Centre and on water at Elizabeth Quay; plus the Show will offer exciting attractions, entertainment and activities for the whole family to enjoy. The Club Marine Perth International Boat Show is presented by the Boating Industry Association of WA.

TANZ Conference
2018-09-21 - 2018-09-22 | Sydney, NSW, Australia
Australian and New Zealand Tall Ship Operators, TANZ Members and Tall Ship enthusiasts are invited to attend the biannual TANZ Operators Conference. Join discussions on tall ship and maritime safety, fundraising and operations, youth development and life at sea.

Brisbane Boat Show
2018-08-24 - 2018-08-26 | Brisbane, Victoria, Australia
The Brisbane Boat Show is one of Australia’s leading boat shows. On the door step of Australia’s manufacturing epicentre, the event is promising to deliver a combination of excellent locally made riggs together with brilliant products from overseas. This is complemented with all the gear you need for them, including electronics, safety equipment, fishing gear, plus more. We invite you to join the festivities of education, entertainment and plenty to suit many tastes in the wonderful world of the boating lifestyle. Bring your mates, friends and family, it will be a great day out.

Sydney International Boat Show
2018-08-02 - 2018-08-06 | Sydney, NSW, Australia
After 50 years the Sydney International Boat Show is better than ever before. Launched as a standalone event in 1968, the show has grown tremendously. In 2018 we return fully to Darling Harbour. The undercover displays will be located within the vast International Convention Centre – Sydney, and the spectacular marina displays only minutes away on Cockle Bay.

Sydney Harbour Tall Ships - Whale and Sail
2018-07-15, 2018-07-08
Want to get out of the harbour?
Want to go out to the open ocean?
Want to to really feel the thrill of sailing in the wind?
We are offering a unique opportunity to get out of the heads and into the open ocean on a heritage sail ship. It is whale season so be on the look out for these majestic creatures while they make their annual migration. Be hands on and help the crew with the ropes, or just relax and enjoy the experience.
Join us for 5 hours of adventure. Seats and sessions are strictly limited. Book here!

Julie Burgess - Winter Sailing on the Mersey River
2018-07-07 11:30 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Soak up the crisp winter sunlight while enjoying a rustic three-course meal on the Mersey River. Sail the Julie Burgess while relaxing with family and friends and enjoying a locally sourced menu that showcases the best produce Tasmania has to offer.
The Julie Burgess is the last of the beautiful Burgess Family fishing ketches that plied the waters of Bass Strait and its islands. The ketch was purpose built to harvest the rich crayfish fields of Bass Strait and Tasmania. The central well in the ketch made it possible to hold enormous amounts of live crays that were taken to the railway station at Stony Point in Westernport Bay for transportation to the Melbourne markets – still fresh!
Volunteers have lovingly restored the ketch, so that you can relive the classic days of sailing in Bass Strait.
All sailings are $120.00 per head including sail and all food and beverages.
Places are strictly limited – book now to avoid disappointment.
