2026 Men’s Tuna Poling Fishing Trip #2 Friday 20th February to Wednesday 25th February Experience life aboard a 1950s tuna clipper Scan the horizon searching for schools of SBT Experience the smells and sounds of the engine room Enjoy a night at anchor around the galley table, warmed by the AGA cooker Stand in the […]
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The Port Lincoln based 84-foot wooden tuna clipper MFV Tacoma returned to Port Lincoln this afternoon (6th April) after a sixteen-day voyage and visit to Port Fairy, 73 years after it was launched at Port Fairy. Two of the original 1952 crew were onboard from Port Lincoln, 90-year-old Jack Bellamy and Tacoma Preservation Society (TPS) President and Skipper Ross Haldane. The vessel was enthusiastically met by more than 500 people as it returned to the Moyne.
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Weather permitting, the MFV Tacoma will steam from Port Lincoln with a crew and eight paying passengers and arrive in Port Fairy on the 2.00pm high tide on Tuesday (26th March). The vessel will be moored in Port Fairy until 1 April and be open to the public.
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The historic Port Lincoln based 84-foot wooden tuna clipper MFV Tacoma is returning to Port Fairy, 73 years after it was launched in the town. The MFV Tacoma was built by brothers Bill, Alan and Hughie Haldane on the banks of the Moyne River between 1944 and 1951.
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2026 Men’s Tuna Poling Fishing Trip #1 Friday 6th February to Wednesday 11th February Experience life aboard a 1950s tuna clipper Scan the horizon searching for schools of SBT Experience the smells and sounds of the engine room Enjoy a night at anchor around the galley table, warmed by the AGA cooker Stand in the
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