Tall Ships Victoria Inc was established in 2006 to promote, coordinate, support and facilitate the activities of Tall Ships within Victoria. We also help initiate, facilitate and support visiting Tall Ships from around the world. Learn more about Our Aims.
Explore the tall ship news and activities we have gathered together on these pages. We always welcome your ideas and comments and you can share those with us on our contact page.
Enterprize
Melbourne’s tall ship Enterprize is a replica of the 1830 topsail schooner. Launched in 1997, the ship is sailed by a volunteer crew, offering an authentic 19th-century sailing experience for all Victorians.
A development program on North Wharf, Docklands, resulted in Development Victoria advising Enterprize, together with Alma Doepel and Steam Tug Wattle that they must relocate their operations by January 2026. As a result, all three historic vessels are in the process of relocating to Seaworks, in Williamstown. Enterprize has now relocated to Williamstown and has workshop facilities on the site.
Read more about the ship at Enterprize.
Alma Doepel
The development program on North Wharf, Docklands, Alma Doepel’s restoration base from 2009, has meant the relocation of the ship, along with Enterprize and Wattle.
Until wharf space and workshop facilities are available at Seaworks in Williamstown for Alma, the ship is temporarily berthed at 24 South Wharf, courtesy of Port of Melbourne. A date for the move to Williamstown has yet to be confirmed. Meantime, container-based workshops and storage at 24 South Wharf is allowing the final stages of Alma Doepel’s fit-out to be completed at the interim location, now that the excellent workshop on North Wharf, Docklands is set to be demolished to make way for modern housing.
Completion of the re-rigging, machinery installation, accommodation fit-out for sail training, and other essential requirements, although disrupted by the loss of the Docklands base, is back on track towards completion of the restoration and re-commissioning of the ship. The ship waqs successfully slipped during May 2026.
With all topmasts rigged, Alma had her first voyage in March 2026 to the Queenscliffe Maritime Festival, a very successful visit. Some sail was set during the passage and the open-ship during the Festival weekend was a very popular attraction. Alma Doepel’s next outing will be a voyage to Hobart in February 2027 to take part in the biennial Australian Wooden Boat Festival.
For more information, see Alma Doepel website; and
One and All
One and All sails out of the port of Adelaide. Join the ship in one of the many events during the year from Open Days, Event Exhibitions, Day Sails to Voyages, or join as a volunteer.
Stad Amsterdam
The classic Stad Amsterdam continues her world cruising programs and full details, to tempt any tall ship sailor, are available on the website.
SS Danmark
SS Danmark is a full-rigged ship owned by the Danish Maritime Authority and based at the Maritime Training and Education Centre in Frederikshavn, Denmark.
James Craig 1874 Tall Ship
In 2024, the James Craig celebrated her 150th anniversary!
The ship sailed her 9th voyage to Hobart for the 2025 Wooden Boat Festival and plans to make her 10th voyage to Hobart for the 2027 Festival. Excellent videos of her return voyage to Sydney on her last Hobart visit may be viewed on YouTube. A major documentary about the history, salvage and restoration of James Craig can now be seen here. James Craig continues regular day sailing from Sydney.
Melbourne Boat Show
15 – 18 October 2026
The 2026 Melbourne Boat Show will again be held in Docklands, featuring on-water displays along New Quay Promenade and Harbour Esplanade.
Full details will become available at https://www.biavic.com.au
Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2027
5 – 8 February 2027
AWBF is Tasmania’s largest free event and the largest celebration of wooden boats and maritime culture in the Southern Hemisphere. Founded in 1994, the not-for-profit four-day festival is held biennially in Hobart, spanning the entire waterfront and feeding into the city beyond.
Victorian Wooden Boat Festival 2028
Previously called Geelong Wooden Boat Festival 2026, the 2028 festival will continue to be held in Geelong.
The Victorian Wooden Boat Festival is being hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club in 2028. This bi-annual event holds a unique place in the culture of our city, celebrating Australia’s maritime heritage and local history through the wonderful world of wooden boats.
Young Endeavour Voyages
2026 voyage information for young sailors aged 16-23 years is available.
To track Tall Ships and other vessels in our bay.
PoWAG Action Group
PoWAG campaigns for improved infrastructure to ensure Hobson’s Bay is a safe harbour and a preferred recreational boating destination.