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The Living Boat Trust - 'Where the wooden boat festival never ends'

The latest, at the shed and on the water

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Across the dutch Maybe for we Tasmanians it is the double dutch. A recent post from Off Center Harbor reminded us that the Kiwis have a very vibrant wooden boat scene. It pointed ...
Posted by Posts Editor
Funnies at Frank's February 12th David Moore writes: 'The headline act is Chris Franklin, a true Aussie legend, supported by Ben Richardson and Brittany Szlezak. Dinner is available at the venue on the night as ...
Posted Jan 12, 2021, 12:26 AM by Posts Editor
Augusta Hospitality Jane Johnson writes:'Shane and Jane Johnson, joined Augusta (W.A.) crew to explore the Hardy's Inlet near the Blackwood River. The Augusta skiffs, after a much-celebrated launch ...
Posted Jan 10, 2021, 1:49 PM by Posts Editor
Boatry It's a new category of literature discovered by Gary McDonald. Sample from John Simlett below.
Posted Jan 10, 2021, 1:39 PM by Posts Editor
Hazards of the sea Gary McDonald spotted this one.
Posted Jan 10, 2021, 1:34 PM by Posts Editor
Putting Louie through her paces The sea breeze has been up in the afternoon, and John Pollard with crew Piet and Endra took advantage to see how 'Louie' performed in the tight confines of the ...
Posted Jan 10, 2021, 1:28 PM by Posts Editor
LBT tn21 Raid – can you help? The tawe nunnugah Raid is the LBT’s flagship event. In a normal year it involves people from right across the membership and brings people from interstate and overseas. But ...
Posted Jan 7, 2021, 3:13 AM by Martin Riddle
Nordic clinker boats Garry MacDonald pointed us to this really nice video on the topic: https://vimeo.com/387955223/1a4d1d51eb
Posted Jan 3, 2021, 2:49 AM by Posts Editor
AWBF lifejackets tested The life jackets on 'permanent' loan from the Wooden Boat Festival were trialed by some volunteer crash test dummies on a recent warm afternoon, and we can report that there ...
Posted Jan 3, 2021, 1:15 PM by Posts Editor
January committee meeting January 7th Agenda being prepared at https://tinyurl.com/y9okvpnw, draft minutes from the December meeting are at https://tinyurl.com/yba9e2wm.
Posted Jan 3, 2021, 12:57 AM by Posts Editor
Monday 4th: start of LBT year Yes, dinner is on, and KATE IS BACK COOKING! Yay! And if you need to work up an appetite come and join the work crew from 3pm on. Capricornia is ...
Posted Jan 2, 2021, 1:07 PM by Richard Forster
Palais movie night Sunday 3rd January Synopsis: 'In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his wife, who recently died in a ...
Posted Dec 27, 2020, 4:06 AM by Posts Editor
Were these the guilty party? Monty has had a slow leak for some time. When she was hauled out and scraped unfilled nail holes, some shown in the pic below, were revealed. We will see ...
Posted Dec 22, 2020, 3:18 AM by Posts Editor
If you need an anchor ... Look in the anchor locker! The bench at the end of the verandah is multi-purpose.
Posted Dec 22, 2020, 3:02 AM by Posts Editor
Looking Fancy on board Nancy Jane Johnson writes: 'The botanical St Ayles Skiff tours wound up with a trip back in time – on board the 1917 cruiser “Nancy”. It was time to celebrate previous exploratory ...
Posted Dec 20, 2020, 2:01 PM by Posts Editor
Christmas Break The LBT Shed will be available to members for rowing, sailing etc over the Christmas period on an informal basis. The Tuesday Group will be taking some well earned time ...
Posted Dec 20, 2020, 1:39 PM by Posts Editor
Monday afternoon workathon For the past couple of months a dedicated team has been working on our boats on Monday afternoon to prepare them for the summer sailing season. Capricornia in particular has ...
Posted Dec 18, 2020, 12:45 PM by Posts Editor
Tuesday morning row in company The Roger Harwood race conducted during Swiftsure Regatta reminded us that the Skiffs aren't the only rowing boats at the LBT. John Young has set the lead: let's ...
Posted Dec 18, 2020, 12:23 PM by Posts Editor
AWBF December Newsletter Read the latest from the Australian Wooden Boat Festival: https://tinyurl.com/y7xwm7xk. Pic from AWBF
Posted Dec 18, 2020, 11:54 AM by Posts Editor
Lifejackets: thank you Australian Wooden Boat Festival For some time the following notice has been posted to the MAST website: 'All life jackets in use on Tasmanian boats will need to adhere to the new standard AS4758 ...
Posted Dec 17, 2020, 2:28 PM by Posts Editor
Rat Island Race John Snowdon sent in the pictures below, including a lineup of the usual suspects.
Posted Dec 15, 2020, 4:04 AM by Posts Editor
LBT Christmas Party Monday December 21st It's a 'bring your own' for yourself and to share so that everybody can enjoy it (no kitchen slaves). Start around 6.30pm, but come earlier if you want ...
Posted Dec 14, 2020, 11:11 PM by Posts Editor
Swiftsure Regatta Report Jane Johnson writes: 'The Swiftsure Regatta had something for everyone on Sunday. Beginning with the Roger Harwood wooden dinghy rowing circuit race, the event was won by Kevin Robson in ...
Posted Dec 13, 2020, 1:03 PM by Posts Editor
Swiftsure Regatta this Sunday (13 December) The Swiftsure Regatta was postponed last week due to bad weather but the forecast for this Sunday (13 December) is looking great. The annual event has an emphasis on having ...
Posted Dec 10, 2020, 2:50 AM by Martin Riddle
tn21 Raid – Please book now if you want to join us If you are thinking of doing the 2021 tawe nunnugah Raid we need to hear from you. Planning is well under way and our priority at the moment is to ...
Posted Dec 8, 2020, 3:53 PM by Martin Riddle