TECLA ARRIVES!

The first of the Dutch ships Tecla has just arrived in Fremantle! 

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Onlookers gathered on the wharf and deck of the Leeuwin to see the new-comer sail in to town, with both Lord Nelson  and Leeuwin II sounding their horns in warm welcome. 

We now have 3 tall ships in Port - Leeuwin II, The Lord Nelson and Tecla.  The ships are visiting Oz as part of the International Tall Ship festival for 2013. 

The other 2 Dutch ships are scheduled to arrive later this week with all ships open for deck tours to the public this Sunday for gold coin donation. 

Don't forget by coming on a deck tour for only a small donation - if you fill out an entry form you can go into the running to win a historic Batavia voyage to the Abrolhos on one of the Dutch ships for FREE! 

Built in 1915 in Vlaardingen, Tecla is a fast sailor, built for the North Sea. Owned and sailed by a family of four professional sailors, the Tecla is a two mast Ketch with topsails and different sized forsails for light weather. 

Like Leeuwin, Tecla is also a sail-training ship designed for people to get the most out of what they put in to the program.

Here's some pics of Tecla's arrival...

Not long now... the other two tall ships are not far away...