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October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
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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 […]
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October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
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Twenty Years On – The History of the AWBF

There are not many maritime events that have grown with the strength of the Australian Wooden Boat Festival (AWBF), from a fairly intimate social gathering in […]
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October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
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AWBF General Manager’s Log – October 2015

Greetings, All. Thank you for your amazing response to the new format Australian Wooden Boat Festival News Blog.  When we opened the sign-up page and asked you […]
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October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
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Classic Wooden Boat Building

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tasmanian boat builder Ned Trewartha at the Shipwright’s Village at the 2015 MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival. In a large shed on the banks of the […]
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September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015
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Tasmanian Maritime Heritage Seminar

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hobart to host Maritime Heritage Event in December 2015 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] The Australian Register of Historic Vessels (ARHV) in conjunction with the Maritime Museum of Tasmania […]
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September 15, 2015
September 15, 2015
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Why I keep my boat at…..

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Prince of Wales Bay Marina: Peter Higgs Peter Higgs is a Hobart boat owner and wooden boat enthusiast. He’s on the Wooden Boat Guild committee, […]
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September 15, 2015
September 15, 2015
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Windeward Bound Needs a Mate!

The Windeward Bound Trust is very excited to announce a new, full-time, salaried position of First Mate aboard the brigantine Windeward Bound. This non-liveaboard position offers […]
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August 31, 2015
August 31, 2015
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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 boat […]
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