State funds help Duyfken chart Internet course

7/04/00
When the Duyfken made her historic voyage of discovery to Australia 400 years ago, the only official record of daily life aboard ship was the written word.
Things will be very different on the Little Dove replica, which leaves Fremantle tomorrow to tackle the first leg of her anniversary re-enactment expedition.
A major record-keeping tool on this journey will be video - and anyone who wants to take a peek into the on-board activities can do so via the Internet.
State Government funding from ScreenWest has enabled the Duyfken Foundation to provide a webcast of the five-week Western Australian leg of the expedition.
A series of micro documentaries, about five minutes each, will be made by Firelight Productions and posted on the Internet twice a week at the official Duyfken website, http://www.duyfken.org.au
Arts Minister Mike Board said the site would provide people young and old with a fascinating lesson in living history as the Little Dove re-enacted her first historic journey.
"The micro documentaries will include clips from the Captain talking about each leg of the expedition and events such as sickness or bad weather," Mr Board said.
"They also will carry interviews with the on-board scientists and biologists about discoveries and achievements and any major events in their fields.
"This is a fantastic project, it will provide a living history lesson, entertainment, rare insight into life on board a tall ship almost as it happens and also a valuable record of the re-enactment voyage.
"We were happy to provide funds to support it."
The Duyfken sails 10.45am from the MG Kailis Jetty, Mews Road, Fremantle.
She will journey up the WA coast, through the Indonesian Archipelago and to Cape York Peninsula in Weipa, Queensland and on to Brisbane, arriving in December.
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