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October 16, 2016

Vintage Engine, Classic Boat

THE LADY FRISCO A Pretty Wooden Boat and a Most Interesting Engine. This is the story of a much travelled wooden boat, with an even more […]
October 16, 2016

Lighthouse Volunteers Preserve Heritage

Living and working in the Roaring Forties, Tasmania’s nineteenth century light keepers and their families lived for long periods in isolation, showing incredible fortitude and resilience. […]
October 3, 2016

And We Are Off – Volunteers Welcome!

Greetings, Everybody   We are very excited to announce that the the Australian Wooden Boat Festival Volunteers Registration has opened at the AWBF website HERE.    Whether you […]
September 23, 2016

At the Far Side of the World

At the Far Side of the World …there’s work afoot.  In the Royal Kingdom of the Netherlands, talk of the MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival in […]
September 23, 2016

Sailing to Tasmania

  Thinking of Sailing to Tasmania? About this time of the year before the festival, we start receiving dozens of enquiries from mainland boat owners about […]
September 23, 2016

Maritime Marketplace at AWBF 2017

A record number of marine companies will be displaying in the Maritime Marketplace at AWBF 2017. Princes Wharf Shed will be full to capacity with 85 […]