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November 6, 2015

Application Dates Announced for 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Application dates for the next MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival have been announced.  Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for Boats Afloat will open on Monday 18 April […]
November 6, 2015

Flinders Island – A Home to Sea Dogs and Sea Eagles

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”1056″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”1051″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hobart photographer Andrew Wilson launched his highly successful ‘Old Sea Dogs’ at the last MyState Australian Wooden Boat […]
November 5, 2015

Sailing to Tasmania – by Laurence Burgin

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Feature image of Bathurst Harbour courtesy of Ballantyne Photography.  Visit the website here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is a call to action for all our mainland friends in Sydney and northwards, […]
November 5, 2015

Design for Recreational Rowing – by Allan Witt

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Australian recreational rowing movement has its origins in Tasmanian design. It received a nudge along from a design competition at the 2007 Australian Wooden Boat Festival […]
October 15, 2015

AWBF named finalist in the Tasmanian Tourism Awards

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival named in the 2015 Tasmanian Tourism Awards [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our favourite maritime festival has been named a finalist in the Tasmanian Tourism Awards […]
October 7, 2015

DSS Marina Expansion Update

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Construction on track for opening in November 2015 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Derwent Sailing Squadron is on track to celebrate the opening of their expanded marina in mid […]
October 1, 2015

Tuna – a Classic Huon Pine Launch

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sitting snugly in a corner berth at the Prince of Wales Bay Marina, the little motor launch TUNA looks like she belongs in the River Derwent. […]
October 1, 2015

Antarctica Calling: THAW in 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Antarctic supply vessels Aurora Australis and L’Astrolabe in Hobart                        Photo: by Eddodridge, Wikipedia Commons […]