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August 10, 2015
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Tasmania’s Timber Heritage

Tasmania’s Timber Heritage Tasmania is indeed blessed with a unique set of fine timbers: Huon Pine, Celery Top and King Billy Pine have all become highly […]
August 6, 2015

Marinas: Why Tasmania ?

Marinas and marina berths are a scarce commodity in mainland Australian cities and long waiting lists are a fact of life. Keeping a boat in Tasmania […]
July 30, 2015

The Australian Wooden Boat Symposium

In 2015, we presented the Australian Wooden Boat Symposium as part of the festival program, with great success. Generously supported by Philip Myer and the University […]
July 23, 2015

The Lonely Boat

Tasmanians love to get out on the water and with good reason.  Some of the loveliest scenery is accessible only from the water and there are dozens […]
July 23, 2015

Dogs and Wooden Boats

It’s hard to explain, but there is some sort of unconscious connection going on here between dogs and wooden boats.  Every two years, at the gathering […]
July 23, 2015

A New St Ayles Skiff

  June 20th, a cold but fine day, saw a crowd of well-wishers gather at the Living Boat Trust in Franklin for the ceremonial launch of […]
July 21, 2015

Utiekah III

  Enjoy dreaming about your next wooden boat? Of course you do, we all do. Even if you have just sold your pocket-draining, time-consuming endlessly demanding […]