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Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) Podcast 12 – The Wanderer Replica Project, May 7 2017 Shownotes: Today the story of a bunch of people with history and salt water in their veins, people making progress on ambitious plans to build a replica of an 1830’s luxury sailing ship. Scottish born entrepreneur, Ben Boyd sailed the 25 metre Wanderer into Sydney in July 1842, he soon set sail for Twofold Bay at Eden on the NSW Far South Coast following four steamers crammed with supplies down the coast. Seeking his fortune, Boyd quickly established a network of pastoral properties spanning a landscape that took in the sea and the snow. He also took charge of coastal steamship operations linking the region with Sydney, Melbourne, and Tasmania, and was a player in Eden’s whaling industry. Part of his enterprise remains – the impressive Seahorse Inn. Construction started in 1843 using sandstone imported from Sydney and oak fixtures from England. Boyd’s Tower on the southern shores of Tw