“… through sheer know-how and a diligence that is seldom observed, Jock Sturrock and the gallant crew of the yacht Gretel emerged as possibly the most formidable contender in the history of the quest for the America’s Cup.”

She’s had a number of different lives. When new in 1920, she took parties out sailing and for picnics from Sorrento Pier on Port Phillip, something many couta boats did alongside, or as an alternative to, fishing. In 1923 SEA HAWK began her professional fishing career

I feel myself go white just as Greg texts me an image of MARCO POLO still on its mooring but submerged almost down to the gunnels.