Willie Cruises

Step back in time and experience the exciting days of pearl lugging at sea with Willie – the last operating pearl lugger in Australia.

This 67-foot gaff-rigged schooner was modelled on the designs of early 1900s pearl luggers and was built to fish for the mother of pearl shell, Pinctada Maxima. This is the shell that put Broome on the map and shaped the history of the region. Take a cruise under her sails and feel the nostalgia of the old pearling days.