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July 17, 2017

One for the Gaffer

Peter Scott of the Sydney Amateur Sailing Club is no stranger to the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, having been involved that club’s participation at the festival […]
July 17, 2017

Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival

Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival (photo courtesy Chesapeake Light Craft) Back in 1977, the northwest corner of the United States was a fertile stamping ground for […]
July 17, 2017

We Didn’t Start This Thing…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] But we certainly seem to have kept it growing. Canoe builder and TAFE teacher Brian Jones was with us at the 2017 festival, ably assisted […]
July 17, 2017

AWBF 2017 Highlights Video is Out

The 2017 Video Is Out Our veteran film maker, Joe Shemesh of Stormfront Film, has emerged from the editing room with the latest highlights video – […]
June 19, 2017

Steam Men Don’t Give Up…

Has anyone seen the “Papua”? Or the “Roma”? If so, we have her steam engine. The Papua dates back to her construction in the early 1880s […]
June 19, 2017

Sailing For a Good Cause

Next time you are muttering darkly about the cost of a new set of sails for your wooden boat, put a happy face on it by […]
June 19, 2017

And We Have a Wrest Point Winner!

The results are in from our post-Festival questionnaire, completed by more than 800 festival fans in the weeks following the 2017 MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival. […]
May 23, 2017

Luxury Boat Hire for Hobart?

Boating on the River Derwent and the waterways of Southern Tasmania offers a unique pleasure that delights every sense and draws boating enthusiasts to Tasmania from […]