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The latest, at the shed and on the water

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Kerrawyn 70th birthday lunch 8th September Dave Golding, who restored this beautiful ketch, is planning a celebration and fund raiser. See invitation attached: https://tinyurl.com/yxew5soz
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'Sing for your supper' Monday evening Peter Laidlaw and Dennis Muscovich are starting a Monday evening work group. Come down and join them around 5pm to do some boat maintenance and help get things organised for ...
Posted Aug 11, 2019, 3:19 PM by Posts Editor
Winter sailing is on: 12 noon Rug up and join the intrepid crew of Capricornia today Monday 12th August at the wharf.
Posted Aug 11, 2019, 3:00 PM by Posts Editor
LBT Committee meeting 15th August There is a draft agenda at https://tinyurl.com/y2mbx6wg . Send extra items for discussion to sec@lbt.org.au
Posted Aug 11, 2019, 2:41 PM by Posts Editor
LBT AGM planned for August 31st We are planning to hold the 2019 AGM at the Franklin Bowls Club at 6pm on the evening of Saturday 31st August - put it in your diary. Documents relating to ...
Posted Aug 9, 2019, 5:36 AM by Posts Editor
MAST – Notice to Mariners - Navigation Aids – Huon River Mariners are advised of the following aids re-established on the Huon River: • No 4 Huon River – has been altered to an unlit starboard buoy in position 43^o 06 ...
Posted Aug 11, 2019, 3:01 PM by Posts Editor
Strange visitor The floating fish and chip shop from Huonville was damaged in a flood, and DPIPWE have hauled it ashore just downstream from the LBT shed so they can assess what ...
Posted Aug 7, 2019, 4:05 PM by Posts Editor
Work at the Shed Graham Wright from the Tuesday group reports:Viking getting prepared for new coats of paint before being turned over for work on the keel. Absent friends getting pressure washed.
Posted Aug 7, 2019, 3:59 PM by Posts Editor
MAST notice: navigation aid destroyed – Huon River Mariners are advised that the number 7 starboard lateral pile located in Castle Forbes Bay on the Huon River in position 43 degrees 08.185S, 146 degrees 59.166E has ...
Posted Aug 5, 2019, 4:47 PM by Posts Editor
The Tuesday Tales (cont.) As noted earlier this week, the lost tales of the Tuesday group have been found and are now available for all of us to enjoy. Heres a few from 23 ...
Posted Jul 30, 2019, 8:39 PM by Posts Editor
A bigger hammer LBT member Lachlan Carlson seems to have taken to heart the old adage that the solution to an intractable problem is a bigger hammer . You can see his point when ...
Posted Jul 30, 2019, 8:06 PM by Posts Editor
Sailing Capricornia Another fabulous sail this Monday (29 July) beating down towards Castle Forbes and reaching back to Franklin in variables up to 15kts, shaking out a reef and demonstrating heaving to ...
Posted Jul 30, 2019, 4:41 AM by Posts Editor
The Tuesday Saga (16 July) - lost but now found! You might have thought that the Tuesday group had been a bit quiet, but not so. It seems the gremlins of the ether had been swallowing the messages and the ...
Posted Jul 30, 2019, 11:37 PM by Posts Editor
FunnieS at Frank's - National Science Week Dave Moore, the man behind FunnieS at Franks writes to thank those who have supported the program which brings (Hobart and beyond) comedy acts to the valley, and to pass ...
Posted Jul 29, 2019, 4:49 PM by Posts Editor
Tasmanian Men's Sheds Association next Southern Get together Of particular interest to the Tuesday group and in general to all LBT members: Keith Ellis, Secretary, Tasmanian Men's Sheds Association has written to advise that the next Southern ...
Posted Jul 28, 2019, 4:09 AM by Posts Editor
News from the Spring Bay Community Boat Shed Lots of news in our inbox! This one is from the The Spring Bay Community Boat Shed with their Daysheet letting us know whats on the program at the moment ...
Posted Jul 28, 2019, 3:12 AM by Posts Editor
July update from the Franklin Working Waterfront Association Here's the July update from the Franklin Working Waterfront Association letting us know the latest news and giving us a heads up about membership renewals and Annual General Meetings ...
Posted Jul 28, 2019, 2:49 AM by Posts Editor
AMMC Workshop on building Educational or Public programs (@Devonport) An invite has been received from the Australian Maritime Museums Council for anyone interested in a workshop at Devenport on "How to build an Educational or Public Program from Scratch ...
Posted Jul 24, 2019, 6:16 PM by Posts Editor
Monday night at the LBT Always a fun night for the Monday night meal. Kate cooked up a fine feast and it was most excellent to be sharing it with some of our overseas travellers
Posted Jul 24, 2019, 5:32 PM by Posts Editor
Capricornia - Monday sailing Pip reports that it was awesome sailing in Capricornia today (Monday 22 July) with Nick, Henk, Tom, Rob and Pip. (Photo by Wunjo)
Posted Jul 24, 2019, 5:21 PM by Posts Editor
World Skiffies Women's over 50 event First thing to mention is that the organisers brought the final of the women's over 50s event forward a day because Friday's weather was forecast as rubbish meaning ...
Posted Jul 21, 2019, 4:15 PM by Posts Editor
Summary Report from the World Skiffies When we arrived in Scotland to attend the World Skiffies at Stranraer Ali Grant warned us that the Scottish rowing community had gone mad, and had been training dawn and ...
Posted Jul 21, 2019, 4:16 PM by Posts Editor
News from the MAWBF For those not on the MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival mailing list, here's a heads up to the contents of the latest newsletter. In the 16/7/2019 edition ...
Posted Jul 16, 2019, 8:53 PM by Posts Editor
Monday night at the LBT (15 July) The wind might blow, it might rain and snow, but a winter meal in good company at the LBT on a Monday night is well worth venturing out for. Here ...
Posted Jul 16, 2019, 8:13 PM by Posts Editor
Golden Oldies? (WorldSkiffies record set by LBT crew!) Over on the WhatsApp media channel Deb van Velzen reports that a record time for an LBT crew was set by this Over 60 Mens team!
Posted Jul 11, 2019, 3:39 AM by Posts Editor