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March 18, 2017

20,000 Years of Tasmanian Boat Building

In what had to be the most moving ceremony of the MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2017, a Tasmanian Aboriginal man paddled quietly into Sullivans Cove on the morning of […]
February 23, 2017
Maritime Marketplace review
The popular Maritime Marketplace at the MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival continues to grow and develop. Many thousands of visitors include Princes Wharf Shed (PW1) on […]
February 10, 2017
Isn’t She Beautiful? STOP PRESS The lovely ‘sixteen metre square’ sailboat Seacrest sold at auction in under 15 minutes to a very happy new owner – retired […]
January 17, 2017

Last Post for a WW2 Veteran?

SAVE HMAS Rushcutter 1321 HMAS Rushcutter served as a training ship, coast watch vessel, Harbour Defence Motor Launch HDML 1321 and most famously in Operation Copper, […]
January 17, 2017

Smartphone App for AWBF 2017

Introducing our smartphone app for AWBF 2017. Why a smartphone app? AWBF has always tried to make it easy for our subscribers to receive and share […]
January 17, 2017

Cruisin’ on the Channel

What you do after the MyState Bank Australian Wooden Boat Festival? Tasmania is blessed with some of the best cruising grounds in the world. One of […]
January 17, 2017

Dutch Shipbuilding – Old and New

At the Damen Shipyards in Gorinchem, Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands Brett Mason closes the door on a container full of Dutch boats bound for Tasmania […]