Ports of call in New South Wales

Tribal Warrior and its crew received a tumultuous farewell reception at Cockle Bay. There were speeches from officers of the Tribal Warrior Association and invited dignitaries. The crew were then presented with 'Letters of Goodwill' to convey to the many communities they were planning to visiting. It was a fine and fitting farewell for an epic voyage to circumnavigate Australia, the like of which had never been made by an all-Australian crew.

Heading North out of the Heads, she sailed off into the horizon, and straight into a violent storm on the way to Gosford. It was as if the sea was telling the crew to be on guard at all times. This was not going to be a leisure cruise.

With a torn sail, and a wet but confident crew, Tribal Warrior sailed triumphantly into her first port of call to visit the Darkinjung people from the Gosford area.