Holly, Jordy & CLARE

Emails like the one below warm my heart! It’s an affirmation that the wooden boat world has a future… and a wonderful one if these two are anything to go by. We’ll visit them again in a few months time for an update… In the meantime, enjoy part one.


Good Morning,

My name is Holly (22 years old) and my husband Jordy (23 years old) and I are the very proud owners of ‘Clare’. She is a Maurice Griffiths, 40 foot ketch planked in 1 1/2 Jarrah, built and launched in 1951 in WA. She is currently out of the water in Hastings VIC and we are currently completing a full restoration. 

Jordy and I met sailing aboard tall ships. We have both grownup heavily involved in the maritime industry, with myself completing my Master 5 and Jordy completing his MED 3. Jordy is currently going into his 3rd year of his shipwright apprenticeship so Clare is in good hands.

We would love to be able to share some of Clare’s story and our progress in whatever way may be suitable.

I have attached some photos and we would

Love to hear from you soon

(We also share our progress etc on our Instagram page @shippies_aus) 

Thanks, Holly & Jordy 


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“Arrived Newport in Fog.” WINSTON CHURCHILL’s 1967 circumnavigation.