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Welcome
Aboard
Ise Pearl
'The
prettiest boat in the Coral Sea'
Be
a lugger bugger, come and sail with us. We offer our
cruisy lifestyle at 4 knots. On Ise Pearl, we run
our trip with passion and safety as our priority.
We run exclusively one trip only per week with a
maximum of 8 guests.
Come and have a unique adventurous and relaxing experience
with us…Jimmy Buffet style! Better than cheeseburgers
in paradise!
Happy Hour is at sunset aboard Ise Pearl….take
in the natural atmosphere and chill out with warm,
friendly company. As the sun goes down enjoy the romantic
atmosphere lit by Ise Pearl's kerosene lamps. Relax
to some mellow music or sing along to the tune of
the twilight birds. Sleep under the stars by the light
of the silver moon where sweet dreams come true. Meet
the stunning fairy stars of the tropical waters or
echo till your heart’s content on the conchi
shell.
History
From
1881 – 1891, shell prices fell. Many white divers
left the Straight. Japanese divers took their places
and were to be the main divers in the Torres Strait
until World War 11.
In
1885, part of the Torres Strait fleet shifted to Western
Australia to begin working on the shell beds near
Broome. However in 1899, two huge cyclones decimated
over half these luggers with the loss of more than
300 men.
The
beginning of the war with Japan in 1941 ended the
old pearling days forever. Luggers and other vessels
were taken over by the army to be used for war purposes.
The Japanese divers who had been the main group of
divers were removed from the Torres Strait.
Because of the post-war use of plastics, demand for
shell fell again and the industry struggled to recover,
The successful creation of cultured pearls by the
Japanese saw the pearling industry revive again in
the 1960’s and 70’s.
Today,
only five luggers are licensed at the Thursday Island
Courthouse to operate for pearl shell and only the
Friday Island and the Escape River Pearl Farms continue
to produce cultured pearls.
Charlie
Crowley built Ise Pearl in 1956 to
a design by Norman Wright in Brisbane, Queensland.
A
hard life as a working lugger followed, owned by
a Japanese pearling farm. Warren (Sparrow) Burton
found Ise Pearl in 1989 in the Escape River, which
is on the eastern side of Cape York.
Ise
Pearl was in poor condition, but as a Master Boat
builder, Warren decided to take on the challenge.
Ise Pearl was sailed to Cairns and trucked to Warren’s
home in Mission Beach where six years of hard work
began on the restoration.
Completed to a meticulous standard, Ise Pearl has
sailed the Queensland Coast and Pacific Islands and
featured in both movies and television series.
Ise
Pearl handles well and is considered by all “in
the know” as a superb sea boat, capable of cruising
the world.
Ise Pearl can look forward to sailing well into this
century.
In
conclusion…they don’t make it like this
anymore!!!
The
TV Movie “Tales of the South Seas”
Ise
Pearl’s beautiful lines have not escaped the
keen eye of movie producers both in Australia and
overseas.
She featured as the main hero boat in Warner Bros.,
production of “Tales of the South Seas”
which was filmed in the Whitsunday Islands as well
as many episodes of “Flipper” and several
commercials.
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