Sailing from Montevideo to the Antarctic with Nick Turner

Fri Nov 07 2025 at 10:30 am to 12:00 pm UTC+08:00

Boya Community Centre, 119-135 Scott Street, Helena Valley, 6056 (entry off Clayton Road) | Midland

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Sailing from Montevideo to the Antarctic with Nick Turner
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A fifty-day passage travelling over 8000km on a traditionally rigged three-masted barque from Montevideo to the Antarctic Peninsula via the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, with a Drake Passage crossing to make landfall in Ushuaia after passing Cape Horn. What could possibly go wrong!!
Nick Turner will enlighten you on the sailing, the ship, life on board, the wildlife and the feeling of being in Ernest Shackleton's footsteps.
Nick's memoir about his madcap busking days, "Singin' Your Subway Blues", as well as CDs will be available for purchase.
Bookings are essential for this free event. Light refreshments will be available. You are encouraged to bring your own keep cup for tea/coffee or water.
Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements.
About Nick Turner: Originally from the UK, Nick now lives in Fremantle where he continues to write, record and perform music at local venues and music festivals. He regularly embarks on sailing adventures around the world, and always has a story and a song to share.
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Boya Community Centre, 119-135 Scott Street, Helena Valley, 6056 (entry off Clayton Road), 119-135 Scott St, Helena Valley WA 6056, Australia, Midland

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