Modern Replica & The Tasmanian Sail Training Association
The Tasmanian Sail Training Association was established in 1983 to build and sail the replica of the Lady Nelson as part of Australia's 1988 bicentennial celebration. The replica project was funded via small government grants and community fund raising lead by a number of sponsors including Donald Hazell and Suzanne Pearl.
The replica of the original Lady Nelson was launched from Ray Kemp's ramp at Margate Tasmania in 1988. She was built locally of local timbers (Tasmanian blue gum keel and frames, celery top pine decking, with masts of Oregon pine grown in Tasmania). She began her voyages in late 1988, first as a sail training ship in the River Derwent, and soon afterwards sailing her first long voyage to Westernport in Victoria.
In her first 10 years, the Lady Nelson sailed a number of historic voyages across the eastern ports of Australia. Between 1990 and 1996 the Lady Nelson traveled to Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland to share the history of the vessel with thousands of Australians. During this time the Tasmanian Sail Training Association secured a number of sponsorship arrangements with commercial firms and government departments. She also played a number of important roles including the radio relay vessel for the Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race in the early 1990s.
Following her permanent return to her hometown of Hobart, Tasmania in 1996 the brig continued to sail the waters of the River Derwent.
In 2000 she sailed to Portland in Victoria to celebrate the arrival of the original Lady Nelson in 1800 in Bass Strait. During March 2001 the Lady Nelson again crossed Bass Strait to re-enact the discovery of Western Port and on 14 February 2002 entered Port Philip Bay 200 years to the day that the original ship passed safely through the Rip.
2003 saw the Lady Nelson again in Port Philip Bay to commemorate the first settlement at Sorrento.
The Lady Nelson now sails predominantly on the River Derwent. Rob Thomas is currently the Chairman of the Tasmanian Sail Training Association.
Read more about this topic: HMS Lady Nelson (1798)
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