Historic Ketch Falie - HKF

22/10/2026

FALIE was a lighter for many of the square-riggers in the Spencer's Gulf.

22/10/2026

After leaving the Navy in her early twenties, Sarah Parry moved from Sydney to Tasmania and forged a successful career in joinery, set design and art direction. But she found herself unable to let go of an idea that had first come to her twenty years before, as she watched a square rigger sail into....

22/10/2026

22/10/2026

We're all for saving ships!

22/10/2026

A remarkable history and survives today through much work and passion. I learned that the square-riggers could hold more cargo that the steamers of the day because the steamers had to carry fuel, therefore the square-riggers were used well into the mid 20th century for carrying cargo.

🇦🇺 Australia’s Historic Tall Ship – James Craig

The James Craig, originally launched as Clan Macleod, was built in 1874 by Bartram, Haswell & Co. in Sunderland, England. She was renamed James Craig in 1905.

For 26 years, this magnificent sailing ship plied the world’s trade routes, carrying general cargo and completing an impressive 23 voyages around Cape Horn.

A remarkable survivor of the age of sail, the James Craig remains a proud reminder of Australia’s rich maritime heritage.

Photo credit: Ron Parker

04/10/2026

Interested in joining our board? Come along to our AGM and say hello. 2pm on 11 October (Sunday) in the atrium of Port Adelaide Information Centre. Let us know you're coming for catering purposes.

24/09/2026

Port Adelaide Plaza in front of BIG W --- come along and have a look between 24 September to at least 6 October. Say hello. --- Share your stories in our visitors' book. There are 6 banners interpreting SA's maritime story and featuring ketch FALIE in her many and varied uses over her 103 years in Australia. ---- Built in Holland. a workhorse of the sea; armed supply ship as part of Australian Navy in WW2; Flagship for SA's 150th grain trade re-enactment; went to Perth for the America's Cup, went in the Hobart to Sydney tall ship race for Bicentenary, chartered for deep sea fishing, scuba diving, shark expeditions, and importantly sail training for fishers and high school kids. The future of FALIE could be sail training again, who knows. ----- This popup museum was made possible with a grant from the History Trust of South Australia see you there. Council of South Australia City of Port Adelaide Enfield

17/09/2026

as an update- In Mar-Apr 2021 FALIE was tugged to Adelaide Ship Construction International for a hull clean and a paint. That was 5 1/2 years ago. FALIE is still on the slip. Being a worksite, visitors are restricted. ---- HOWEVER the team of volunteers have progressed well on preservation work on decks and structures with DIT's support, AND, the board of Historic Ketch Falie Inc, which was formed to support outreach and education projects, has revamped their website, developed online education resources, popup museum, pirate school workshops, whilst becoming a registered charity with tax-deductible gift status. ----- Anyone can get involved, it's something really worthwhile. ----- AS FOR THE FUTURE? We don't know, no news as yet. Most likely moved to Dock 2 as an exhibit. ------ FALIE has an interesting story - coastal trader, HMAS FALIE in Sydney and PNG, SA Flagship, Charters and sail training.

11/09/2026

The MV Gallantry (built 1994) is a Marine Fire Vessel part of the Metropolitan Fire Service. On this occasion it used FALIE in a fire drill in 2010 (captured by Falie volunteer Peter O'Grady) The man in blue overalls is the late Keith Ridgeway, the founder of the Falie Volunteers. South Australian Maritime Museum