January 28, 2019
In 2018, we marked the 70th anniversary of Muir’s Boatyard, one of the best-known names in Tasmanian boatbuilding in the period following the Second World War. […]
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January 28, 2019
Well, yes, she is. This is the elegant Haven 12 1/2 nearing completion in Franklin at the Wooden Boat Centre (yes, there are serious bushfires […]
January 28, 2019
He’s a familiar face around the Hobart waterfront and a frequent traveller abroad in pursuit of wooden boat adventures – Mal Riley is also one of […]
January 28, 2019
In Kenneth Graham’s classic Wind in the Willows, Mole and Ratty are out for a day on the river in Rat’s little boat. He advises […]
January 28, 2019
The Cruising Yacht Club of Tasmania (CYCT) will be hosting a post My State Australian Wooden Boat Festival cruise. The cruise will leave Hobart on 12 […]
November 30, 2018
There is an enduring fascination with the traditional crafts and skills that have been essential to the art of wooden boat building over centuries. Many of […]
November 30, 2018
KRAIT is a wooden fishing boat built in Japan in 1934. The boat holds a special place in Australia’s wartime history because of its involvement with […]
November 30, 2018
Wooden boats come in all sizes and there’s no lack of competitive spirit, even when your racing yacht is just one metre long. Radio-controlled sailing is […]
November 30, 2018
Stuart Beltz, grandson of the renowned Tasmanian boat-builder Ron Beltz, recently returned from New Zealand where he helped the current owners of one of Ron’s sea-going […]