Peter Tagliaferri, the Mayor of Fremantle, Western Australia, presented me and the Skippers with these city burgees at a reception during the visit of Clipper 05-06 in December 2005. The flag features the distinctive signal tower in the fort which dominates the harbour. The mast still has a ball raised and lowered at mid-day. In the old days a noon day cannon would have been fired to draw attention to the ball. The time in Fremantle, and many harbours, was taken by the ball dropping to overcome the error caused by the delay in hearing the sound signal.
Fremantle is a delightful small city next to Perth which is further up the Swan River. Its main importance is as a major commercial port. The fixed bridges on the river limit the passage of vessels above the city so yachts clubs and the type of sailing is divided into river sailing and inshore/ocean sailing at Fremantle. Both the Clipper Race and the VELUX 5 Ocean have been hosted by the magnificent Fremantle Sailing Club which I will feature later.
The undisputed star for the Clipper Race visit in December 2005 was Ron the Tram Driver who was on call to take crew around the town in his historic Tram No. 2. Ron won everyone’s respect for his endless stories and ended up by taking the Prime Minister of Malaysia down to the Clipper yachts. The photo shows the tram taking part in a parade laid on for the Clipper crews.
The VELUX 5 Oceans race is currently visiting Fremantle – see tomorrow’s entry …..
Fremantle is a delightful small city next to Perth which is further up the Swan River. Its main importance is as a major commercial port. The fixed bridges on the river limit the passage of vessels above the city so yachts clubs and the type of sailing is divided into river sailing and inshore/ocean sailing at Fremantle. Both the Clipper Race and the VELUX 5 Ocean have been hosted by the magnificent Fremantle Sailing Club which I will feature later.
The undisputed star for the Clipper Race visit in December 2005 was Ron the Tram Driver who was on call to take crew around the town in his historic Tram No. 2. Ron won everyone’s respect for his endless stories and ended up by taking the Prime Minister of Malaysia down to the Clipper yachts. The photo shows the tram taking part in a parade laid on for the Clipper crews.
The VELUX 5 Oceans race is currently visiting Fremantle – see tomorrow’s entry …..
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