Rumbelow Boats
The Galini

The Gallini was a fibreglass planing hull vessel built in 1975 by Mr. Steve Peake of Skippercraft St. Kilda, South Australia.

The vessel measured 30.0 feet long, 10.0 feet beam, and 3.0 feet beam, was built for Mr. Bill Plionis of Streaky Bay, South Australia. The new vessel was powered by a 250 horsepower Volvo 71 diesel engine. 

In September 1981, the Gallini, was purchased by Kevin James Rumbelow. This was his first rock lobster fishing vessel, having previously skippered other vessels from Victor Harbor, including Mr. Graham Rumbelow's Taperoo. 

For two months Mr. Rumbelow fished in the Victor Harbor area, mainly to familiarise himself with his newly acquired vessel.

On Friday, 20th November 1981, he set off at 6am for Kangaroo Island and spent the night in Antechamber Bay. He was caught in a violent storm on his way home on Sunday. 

A massive search was made and his body was found seven days later, washed up on Shannon’s Gully Beach near Parsons Beach. Kevin was  35 years of age. The boat was lost.

https://environment.gov.au/shipwreck/public/wreck/wreck.do?key=5374