October 27, 2020
A Boat By The River project – Tarkine sails on For many of us the COVID-19 pandemic saw us spending more time at home, baking banana bread and home schooling. For some of us, it […]
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October 27, 2020
Ever wondered what happened to Mr Paul Cullen, our previous GM? Well earlier this month he gave us an update! If you happen to be looking for the […]
June 29, 2020
In the May newsletter we introduced readers to My First Boat, a 2021 Festival project where adult / child teams build a small child-sized boat at […]
June 29, 2020
Festival General Manager Paul Stephanus took some time to chat with Festival co-founder Andy Gamlin about why he founded the Festival, early challenges with the event, […]
June 29, 2020
by Kaci Cronkhite Brion Toss was a force of nature, a rigging raconteur, the consummate teacher. From arrival as a founding presenter at Port Townsend’s Wooden […]
June 29, 2020
Short Courses at the 2021 Festival An exciting new program of short Boating Associated Courses is to be introduced during next year’s Australian Wooden Boat Festival. The Wooden Boat Centre in Franklin has an […]
May 21, 2020
— By David Payne from an Interview with Len From an early age Len spent much of his spare time around the Swan River and associated […]
May 21, 2020
— By Kim Marsh History and Development Australian surfboats evolved from whaling longboats and pilot boats built during the nineteenth century for rough sea conditions and […]
May 19, 2020
Every AWBF brings together the tools of trade of one of Tasmania’s earliest and most important industries: fishing.