Yukon Tours

Travel Guide - A case of Carlsberg beer, many handy mates, an eye for beauty and lots of luck coincided to bring the Yukon, a gaff rigged Danish hajcutter in her first incarnation, to Tasmania’s shores. The name Yukon conjures images of tall forests reflecting in dark Canadian fjords. She was built using proceeds from the Canadian gold rush. After a long career on the Baltic Sea she retired to the Danish sailing festival circuit. By the time Australian shipwright David Nash saw her lovely lines she had hit hard times. He rescued her from the bottom of a harbour near Copenhagen and negotiated hard for her sale price – a case of cold beer. After seven years of restoration and a circumnavigation of the globe with his family, David brought her to the port of Franklin, on the beautiful Huon River just outside Hobart. Today, the Yukon plies the waters beside sub Antarctic Tasmania's lush forests. Family owned and operated, this extraordinary vessel is one of a kind, every inch a testament to David's skills as a master wooden boat builder and tall ship sailor. Join David on board to hoist the sails and learn more about this historic vessel. Thank you for visiting Travel Guide