The Living Boat Trust - 'Where the wooden boat festival never ends'
The latest, at the shed and on the water
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Abel Day at the LBTOn Thursday the LBT was privileged to host Chris Abel and his Barbershop Choir from the Sunshine Coast. They are in Tasmania for a singers gathering. Chris is the great ...
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Where's Wally?We tracked him down (Peter Laidlaw that is) in the bowels of Mistral II, a project boat being restored for the Windeward Bound Trust. Pete and David Nash are the ...
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The Great River RaceBarb Dawson draws attention to this race on the Thames - see https://youtu.be/WXyHbw-w5uM . Maybe we need to enter a crew sometime in the future if we can ...
Posted Sep 15, 2019, 4:42 PM by Posts Editor
Monday sailing, 2pm Sept 16thRain is forecast to clear and moderate breezes forecast to arrive. Let's get down to the pontoon and get sailing this afternoon.
Posted Sep 15, 2019, 4:25 PM by Posts Editor
LBT Committee meeting Wed 18th SeptThere is a draft agenda (still being worked on) at https://tinyurl.com/y2rnz6be . Send any extra business to sec@lbt.org.au.
Posted Sep 15, 2019, 5:20 AM by Posts Editor
World Skiffies short videoKarl Gallienne alerted to this one, which captures the spirit of the event pretty well: https://youtu.be/9v4ZO-0EC94
Posted Sep 14, 2019, 7:32 PM by Posts Editor
Barbershop choir on the Nancy on Thursday morningChris Tucker, the great grandson of Tucker Abel who built the 'Nancy', will be bringing his choir down to perform on Nancy on Thursday morning (19th Sept) early: around 8 ...
Posted Sep 14, 2019, 6:45 PM by Posts Editor
Posting the news at the shedOur 'in the shed' correspondent reports. 'The LBT has a new notice board. Design and construction courtesy of the Tuesday group. No more notices being stuck to the windows!'
Posted Sep 14, 2019, 6:46 PM by Posts Editor
Minutes, minutes, minutesLots of organising at this time of year: draft minutes from August LBT committee meeting https://tinyurl.com/yywe9tfy; minutes for the Nancy Fanciers meeting - https://tinyurl.com/y25y34ac; minutes ...
Posted Sep 2, 2019, 3:33 PM by Posts Editor
Monday 2nd Sept sailing, 2pmLooks like a very calm day on the river, but we are hoping the breeze might get up in the afternoon. Convene at the pontoon at 2pm. All welcome. Pic ...
Posted Sep 1, 2019, 6:53 AM by Posts Editor
Reminder: On the Water planning meeting 5.30pm Monday 2nd SeptBasil van Reit has sent us the draft timetable attached: https://tinyurl.com/yym5mc8v . He suggests that the first day should be October 16th which presents us with our first ...
Posted Sep 1, 2019, 6:18 AM by Posts Editor
Reminder: LBT AGM Saturday 31st August6.00pm at the Franklin Bowls Club opposite the Palais, 3395 Huon Hwy Franklin. See the agenda, treasurer's report etc at https://tinyurl.com/y36tpdol We will be moving ...
Posted Aug 29, 2019, 6:05 PM by Posts Editor
Signal flag testSpotted at the Wooden Boat Centre. What do the flags in the pic below say?
Posted Aug 29, 2019, 6:15 AM by Posts Editor
Council votes to sell or give away historic Julie BurgessOur man on the north coast Graham Norris rang to point out this story. All the details can be read in 'The Advocate': https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6349328 ...
Posted Aug 29, 2019, 3:11 AM by Posts Editor
Hexahut ProjectLBT member Steve Cameron brought a model of his 'Hexahut' to dinner last night - see pic below. From the project website: 'HexaHuts are a comfortable and affordable yet very simple ...
Posted Aug 26, 2019, 4:11 PM by Posts Editor
Distant LBT members columnMany LBT members and Franklin residents will remember John and Jane Walduck very fondly - they were great contributors to our organisation and the town over many years. They moved back ...
Posted Sep 1, 2019, 4:08 PM by Posts Editor
Fuel at the LBTWe recently sauntered down to the ever reliable 'Rowan' to take a Tas Land Conservancy crew out for a familiarisation run and ... she wouldn't go. After a lot of ...
Posted Aug 25, 2019, 4:30 PM by Posts Editor
Heads down on Monday eveningThe keel on the 'Viking' was the centre of attention for the work crew. Come down and join them on any Monday evening at 5pm to help get our fleet ...
Posted Aug 25, 2019, 3:51 PM by Posts Editor
End of month Monday 26th BBQCook's day off. Bring something to share and something to put on the hot plate. See you after 6.30pm. Pic by Sander van der Wel from Wikimedia Commons
Posted Aug 25, 2019, 3:45 AM by Posts Editor
Sailing Monday 26th AugustPip Stevenson writes: 'Ahoy me hearties. Rug up warm for Monday and we will have a great arvo on the water. NW 15-20 knots. See you at the pontoon ...
Posted Aug 25, 2019, 4:56 PM by Posts Editor
On the Water Programme 2019For those who don't know, the LBT has for many years run a very successful spring rowing programme for local schools. Introducing children to the 'on the water' paradise ...
Posted Aug 24, 2019, 6:33 PM by Posts Editor
Community GrantsThere are many grant opportunities for community organisations such as the LBT. As an example, our local Federal MP has recently made us aware of the 'Stronger Communities Programme' under ...
Posted Aug 24, 2019, 6:00 PM by Posts Editor
Nancy planning meeting Monday 26th 5.30pmA new season is coming up and, thanks to the Tuesday group, Nancy is in good shape to participate in it. First major event is Seniors Week in mid October ...
Posted Aug 25, 2019, 4:52 PM by Posts Editor
