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April 17, 2018
April 17, 2018
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Once a Shipwright…

Our peripatetic (OK, we looked it up for you – means wandering about with a purpose) Media Manager, Daryl Peebles, has an eye for a story, […]
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April 17, 2018
April 17, 2018
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Krawarree Needs a Home

An ex-Tasmanian shipwright and marine surveyor named Phil Waters is the driving force behind a push to establish a wooden boat building school in New South […]
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March 18, 2018
March 18, 2018
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Guinness Record Attempt for AWBF 2019

This may be quite mad, but we are always on the lookout for something new and fun at the AWBF.  Model boats have always been a […]
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March 18, 2018
March 18, 2018
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New Website for 2019

We are all used to using Internet websites these days, from doing your personal banking to comparing reviews on a new washing machine, booking a holiday […]
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March 18, 2018
March 18, 2018
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New Management at Franklin Marine

Laurence Burgin, the long-time owner of Franklin Marine in the Huon Valley was known for his community mindedness, his enthusiasm and his expertise with everything maritime, […]
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March 18, 2018
March 18, 2018
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MyState Confirms 2019 Festival Support

A wooden boat festival would not be a wooden boat festival without wooden boats – and I know that there are a great many boat owners […]
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March 18, 2018
March 18, 2018
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Aussie 18s in the News

There’s word around the slips about a possible Hobart showdown in 2019 between The Yanks (in the shape of the East Coast sandbaggers) and the Aussies […]
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March 6, 2018
March 6, 2018
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100 Not Out for Gypsy

Gypsy  – The centenary of annual 10 day cruises by Steve Knight On Friday 19 January, Gypsy slipped her moorings at Bellerive in Hobart and headed south […]
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