Australian Wooden Boat Festival When does the Australian Wooden Boat Festival start and finish for Guild members, and perhaps for some it is one continuum? First there is a long lead up to the Festival, with applications to the Festival office for boats to be presented on the water and the hard, and then application…
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Cat’s Cradle
Type: Canadian canoe Dimensions: 16’ x 2’11” x 4” draught Construction: Strip-plank cedar/epoxy Built: Fern Tree, Hobart 2000, Brian Marriott Owner(s): Brian Marriott Cat's Cradle is a strip-planked Canadian Canoe, built to the Chestnut Prospector design from Bear Mountain Boats in Canada. The kit of western red cedar strips, moulds glass cloth, and epoxy…
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Tralfamadore
Type: Dinghy Dimensions: 14’8” x 6’ x 6” draught Construction: Clinker King Billy Built: Unknown Owner(s): Brian Marriott
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Terra Linna report February 2017
There was a great deal of team spirit preceding this Festival with many members giving of their time to prepare Terra Linna for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival. In particular I would like to identify 3 members who exceeded all expectations. Henry Dennison was most helpful in going aloft, during the absence of Pete who…
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Little Swanport Camping Weekend Trip Report, January 2017
Over the last four years the Guild’s annual trip to “Swanee” on the banks of the Little Swanport River has followed essentially the same format. That is camping, boating, fishing and fellowship. Our host Allister Martin ensures we all have a good time and in return we do something as a group for Allister. Last…
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