Stories

Jumping onboard this month was Old Woolstore, who are partnering with AWBF to present the Little Sailors Village. Traditionally known as the VIP Kids zone, or […]

Next year’s Wooden Boat Festival will mark a decade of involvement with Tasmanian Scouts, Cubs and Joeys. Over past Festivals, the youth groups have participated in […]

Westward, was originally designed and built to be a recreational fishing yacht, by Jock Muir, Battery Point boat builder. George Gibson purchased her nearing completion and […]

Douglas Brooks is the pre-eminent authority on the design, construction and cultural significance of Japanese wooden boat building and the traditions that surround it. In the […]

Adding to our growing list of Tall Ships has been easy for the upcoming 2023 event, with Tall Ship crew’s itching to venture further after the […]

Do you want to be in on the action and part of the team that create the Australian Wooden Boat Festival? Why not put your hand […]

Said to be the ‘oldest surviving yacht built in Tasmania’, the Terra Linna is a beautiful double ended centreboard cutter. Built out of Huon Pine in […]

The AWBF organisers are excited to announce another partnership with the Australian National Maritime Museum, as they drop anchor in Tasmania. The organisation will support the […]

Head to the West Coast of Tasmania with the AWBF to sit down with Randal Morrison, co-owner of Tasmanian Special Timbers. A rough, old school sawmill […]