Key Result Area 3 Maritime Heritage “foster the care and research of Australia’s maritime heritage and material culture”
Performance Reporting
Strategic Objective 3.1
develop and m anage the National M aritim e Collection
3.2
m anage other m aritim e historical m aterial in our care and preserve traditional skills and practices
3.3
encourage the preservation and research of m aritim e heritage and material culture Australia-w ide and internationally
4.4
make the National M aritim e Collection and other m aritim e heritage material accessible
Specially commissioned for the new Watermarks exhibition being developed this year, this unique water craft was built for the National Maritime Collection by the founder of Darwin’s Beer Can Regatta, Lutz Frankenfeld. Its Viking longboat bow with Lions Club figurehead, stern styled after a Greek Galley, and Southeast Asian lateen sail and bamboo spars, reflect the multicultural Darwin community. The 2000-plus beer cans are taped end to end to keep water from entering the ring-pull holes.