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            The Hydrofoil Curl Curl alongside @ Wharf 2 Circular Quay.

The gentleman aboard Curl Curl wearing the white shirt is the much-loved and well-respected Captain Bill Thomas - who began his long and venerable maritime career as a teenage merchant seaman crossing the U-boat infested Atlantic Ocean in merchant convoys during WW2.  Bill subsequently made his home in Australia and skippered both Manly Ferries and Manly Hydrofoils for a great many years.

Ever the kind gentleman, he welcomed this young teenage schoolkid / photographer into his wheelhouse on many occasions.

Hydrofoils such as Curl Curl operated on Sydney Harbour between Circular Quay and Manly Wharf from 1965 until 1991.  At the time of this photo the NSW State Government operated a fleet of five in order to maintain (most of the time) a three-boat timetable between Circular Quay and Manly Wharf.  The fast 10 km trip - running in parallel to the traditional Manly Ferries - took 15 minutes all up.

Stuart McPherson photo.    Wednesday 24 September 1980.

Taken on: January 2, 2021

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