You previously joined the tn19 mailing list indicating you were interested in doing the 2019 tawe nunnuagah Raid organised by the Living Boat Trust in Franklin. If you want to join the Raid in 2021 please visit the tn21 website at: http://lbt.rforster.org/tawe-nunnugah/tn21. Booking is easy but involves several steps designed to ensure we get the information we require to deliver the Raid and you get the information you need to prepare for it. Step 1: Join the tn21 mailing list at http://eepurl.com/gcXkXj – this means you will get information up-dates as soon as they are posted. Step 2: Complete the Expression of Interest form at https://tinyurl.com/y4cclvr5 - this provides us with the information we need to plan for your participation in the Raid. Step 3: Book your place at https://lbtshop.ecwid.com/. To give you confidence in booking, the LBT Committee has agreed to offer a full refund of the tn21 fee to anyone unable to join the Raid because of Covid-related government restrictions right up to the start of the Raid. 

Capricornia is currently being offered for sale by her owner. She is familiar to many members, having participated in all recent tawe nunnugah Raids and has provided the opportunity to participate in the Raids to many members who either don’t own their own boats or are unable to row for long distances. If she is sold and no longer available to participate in the Raids, the LBT’s ability to provide its members with the opportunity to experience the Raids will be significantly diminished. The LBT Committee is currently considering purchase of Capricornia and encourages submissions from members, either in favour or against the acquisition, to help them with their decision – submissions already received are available at: lbt.org.au.  The purchase will only go ahead if there is a show of support for adding her to the LBT fleet. Please send your thoughts to the LBT Secretary at: sec@lbt.org.au 

Thank you to everyone who has supplied their bank account details for the refund.  We have over 150 invoices to process, and no two are the same. Some members have waived any refund, asked that funds be distributed between multiple accounts, or made other specific requests. This is a big job as we need to get all the details right, and generate the paperwork to support our GST assessment. 

I've been asked to post the words to the Reprise to the Lament of the Montagu whaler. You can hear Bernie Bruen singing his original lament at http://lbt.rforster.org/about-us/latest-pictures-and-news/asongfromberniebruen. The words to the Reprise declaimed last at the dinner at the Hope and Anchor are available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fQc87NQXEi-7xldguZLmif7iRx-lEvIw/viewe.

We've been asked about tn19 badged clothes, hats etc. In the past we've done them in advance, over-estimated the demand and been left with a lot of stuff that quickly becomes out of date. This year we thought we'd make to order. If you have thoughts on the type of gear you'd like or ideas for designs, please rough them out and send them to: info@tawe-nunnugah.org

If you are on the Return Raid and have bags in Hobart that you want taken to Snug by road, leave them at the LBT tent at the boat festival between 12 noon and 1pm. Phil will be there at 1pm to pick them up. We plan to have the fleet leaving at about 2pm. The forecast for Monday afternoon is NW 10-15 knots - if that's what we get, it means a good reach down to Tinderbox and then a beat across to Snug.

Despite all the disruption of the recent bush fires, the Return Raid is expected to run more or less as originally planned. The fleet will leave Watermans Dock on Monday afternoon but instead of heading for South Arm, we will set a course back to Snug. Everyone's enjoying it so much that they want one more night here before heading south - well that's not exactly true, the logistics of setting up for one night at South Arm are just too difficult. On Tuesday we're back to our original schedule and will sail from Snug to Woodbridge; on Wednesday from Woodbridge to Charlotte Cove and then the final day we return to Franklin stopping off at the Port Huon Yacht Club on the way through.