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Can you help us find “URANA”

Good Afternoon

I read in a recent Club Marine magazine that your club had a Geelong Wooden Boat regatta last weekend. Unfortunately I could not attend as I am in Sydney.

I noted in the article that the festival featured ex pilot boats which caught my attention as I am a Sydney Pilot and own an ex Pilot Boat that had its origins in Melbourne.

Her name is “URANA” and I understand she was build around 1911 and used to transport River Pilots up and down the Yarra. I do not believe she was owned by the river pilots, as they did not own boats, so she was probably used on charter.

I re-built her two years ago and while I have limited some limited knowledge of her history, I am keen to find out more.

I would love to know if any of your wooden boat members have any knowledge of her.

Hopefully one day I will be able to bring her to Geelong for your festival weekend (on a truck)

Kind regards

Neil Farmer
H 9521 7008
M 0417 212 780

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