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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pieter van der Woude’s cruise operation in Tasmania’s Southwest Wilderness is about much more than just seeing this wild, pristine landscape. This guided experience offers a […]
Once the expressions of interest for Boats Afloat and registrations for Boats Ashore open, for the MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival, we sit back and admire […]
Some say there are too many of us crusty old men at the MyState Bank Australian Wooden Boat Festival, complaining that ‘these young fellers’ don’t appreciate […]
Tawe nunnugah is local Aboriginal dialect for ‘going by canoe’ and that’s exactly what’s involved in an adventure timed to precede the MyState Australian Wooden Boat […]