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Rupert Weller
Function on board:
Ships carpenter

Home Town:
Geraldton/Fremantle

Experience at sea:
Minimal. However have been on Duyfken on most times it has sailed.

Why are you going on the expedition?
As a culmination of having worked on Duyfken for a couple of years, have been given the position of ship's carpenter.

Your interests:
Wood and metal work, Photography, camping, outback travel, machinery restoration, lapidary, Australian history, gardening.

What you expect to achieve?
A greater appreciation of a not very well known aspect of our Australian history. To improve my knowledge of seamanship and sailing in general, while contributing in a positive way, by way of effort, to the success of the Duyfken expedition.