May 13, 2016
photo: Whaler’s Bay (c) Grant Morgan The early exploration of Antarctic waters south of 60 degrees South was perilous in the extreme, not just because of the […]
March 12, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kingston Sea Scouts’ Fazackerley dinghy restored for ‘another fifty years’ of service Arunta is an 18 foot Fazackerley built in 1968 for the Kingston Sea Scout […]
February 12, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Imagine for a moment a drowned forest, deep in the cold tannin-dark waters of a Tasmanian highland lake. Hundreds of silent trees, still firmly rooted into […]
January 11, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are very pleased to announce that the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) will enter into a closer association with the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in 2017. Last year’s highly successful […]
January 8, 2016
The back cover of Simon Griffiths new book ‘Boat’ tells us that: ‘Simon Griffiths has paced docksides and jetties all over Australia to bring us a […]
December 10, 2015
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Photo: Rob Oates, Ballantyne Photography[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There’s nothing quite like the deep wooden glow of a clear, bright finish on a wooden boat. It’s pleasing to the eye […]
November 6, 2015
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”1056″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”1051″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hobart photographer Andrew Wilson launched his highly successful ‘Old Sea Dogs’ at the last MyState Australian Wooden Boat […]
October 1, 2015
[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 […]
August 10, 2015
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 […]