#9 in the Newport Canal series
Curlew Canal gives water access to even numbered houses on Resolute Court and odd numbers from 21 to 49 on Intrepid Court. Deep water access is via Albatross canal and out into Moreton Bay.
Resolute was a yacht designed and built by Nathaneal Greene Herreshoff for a New York Yacht Club syndicate to contend the 1914 America's Cup. She was a 32m (106ft) J-class monohull. Skippered by Charles Francis Adams III, she beat Vanitie and Defiance in the defender selection trials, and also beat the America's Cup course record by sailing 30 miles in 3 hours 16 minutes and 41 seconds. However, the outbreak of World War I caused the races for 1914 to be postponed. In 1920, the America's Cup was reconvened and Resolute defended the cup 3-2 against Shamrock IV from the United Kingdom. Resolute raced for another 10 years, again participating in America's Cup selection races in 1930. Her mast currently resides at Camp Resolute, a Boy Scout camp located in Bolton, Massachusetts.
The Eastern Curlew is a very large wader, distinctive with long legs, bulky body, long neck and long decurved bill. It is often confused with the smaller Whimbrel, being greyish brown with bold dark streaking all over. Eastern Curlews are the largest of all the world’s shorebirds, and call their call, a mournful ‘Cuuuurrlew’, ringing out beautifully across vast coastal wetlands. Their impressive bill, which is characteristic of the species, is used to probe the mud and dig up crabs, their main food source in Australia. Sadly, its down-curved shape also mimics the decline of Australia’s migratory shorebirds. The Eastern Curlew occurs only in our flyway, and about 75 per cent of the world’s curlews winter in Australia, so we have a particular responsibility to protect coastal wetlands for them and the smaller shorebirds that live in their shadow.
Originally was a tethered bison under the shade of the cottonwood tree. Council trimmed the tree & apparently removed the cache due to neighbour complaints of dogs barking at night. Now moved to a different nearby park. Maintain the usual stealth when searching in these suburban areas and beware of the resident plovers in season. Also to lessen the anxiety of overprotective neighbouring residents, it would be best NOT to visit this park at night, and avoid searching if residents in sight. Some cachers have been made to feel quite unwelcome, unfortunately.
Congratulations to GeoNayfee for FTF!!