Port Lincoln was visited in 1939 by English travel author Eric Newby, while he was crew in the 4-masted barque "Moshulu", which anchored outside of Boston Island. "Moshulu" had taken 82 days to sail to Port Lincoln from Belfast in ballast (a fast passage for a windjammer), but there was no grain to be had there, even though "Moshulu" waited at anchor for most of January. The crew was given shore leave in Port Lincoln, encountering large amounts of Australian wine. "Moshulu" eventually carried on to Port Victoria for cargo. During the 1939 season, "Passat" and "Lawhill" were also present at Port Lincoln. Newby wrote about his experiences on the round-trip from Ireland to South Australia in his book "The Last Grain Race" (1956), and several pictures of Port Lincoln as it appeared in 1939 are included in his photo-essay of his voyage, "Learning the Ropes".