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December 2, 2018
December 2, 2018
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  • Featured

2019 Preview Program Is Out!

It’s ready!  Planning your visit to the MyState Bank Australian Wooden Boat Festival?  Want to know what’s on and when?  Need a map of the festival […]
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November 30, 2018
November 30, 2018
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Boats Ashore Filling Fast

Boats Ashore Places Filling Rapidly The 2019 AWBF is fast upon us and indications are that this, the 13th, will indeed be a feast for the […]
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November 30, 2018
November 30, 2018
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Blundstone Shipwright’s Village, American Precinct and Small Stages

There is an enduring fascination with the traditional crafts and skills that have been essential to the art of wooden boat building over centuries.  Many of […]
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November 30, 2018
November 30, 2018
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Historic Wartime Vessel KRAIT

KRAIT is a wooden fishing boat built in Japan in 1934.  The boat holds a special place in Australia’s wartime history because of its involvement with […]
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November 30, 2018
November 30, 2018
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The Mighty Metres

Wooden boats come in all sizes and there’s no lack of competitive spirit, even when your racing yacht is just one metre long.  Radio-controlled sailing is […]
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November 30, 2018
November 30, 2018
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Backyard Builder’s Beltz Boats

Stuart Beltz, grandson of the renowned Tasmanian boat-builder Ron Beltz, recently returned from New Zealand where he helped the current owners of one of Ron’s sea-going […]
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November 30, 2018
Tasmanian Adventures - Port Davey
November 30, 2018
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Adventure Cruising in Southwest Tasmania

Pieter van der Woude’s cruise operation in Tasmania’s Southwest Wilderness is about much more than just seeing this wild, pristine landscape. This guided experience offers a […]
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November 30, 2018
November 30, 2018
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GM’s Log November/December 2018

We are sometimes asked: The Wooden Boat Festival is four days long, once every two years, right?  So what do you do all the rest of […]
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