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August 26, 2019

Jubilee Sailing Trust Reprieved

The UK-based Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) has been a guest of the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Inc. more than once.  The Lord Nelson was with us […]
August 26, 2019

Hurrica V – A Stylish Lady

The magnificent Hurrica V was a special guest at the 2019 AWBF and took pride of place in Kings Pier Marina. Hurrica V is a classic English […]
July 16, 2019

Australia Project Gets Up

At each MyState Bank Australian Wooden Boat Festival, we focus on a country with a strong maritime tradition and a long heritage of building wooden boats. […]
July 12, 2019

Riawe: A Tassie Legend

Story and pictures courtesy of Lindon Haigh Riawe’s story is embedded in Tasmanian maritime history, originally designed and built by Ned Jack at Trevallyn in 1912. Now, […]
July 5, 2019

Thanks, Hobart

The 2019 MyState Bank Australian Wooden Boat welcomed more than half (53%) of its audience from interstate and overseas.  These people were our guests for an […]
April 3, 2019

Festival of Smiles

They say it takes the average Hobartian a week or two to wipe the grin off their face after the MyState Bank Australian Wooden Boat Festival. […]