Another Covid-safe Australian Wooden Boat Festival announced
by Australian Wooden Boat Festival 26 Feb 2021 14:08 PST
10-11 April 2021
Lefke van Gogh and Matt Morris (and friend) again in Dave’s Shed © Australian Wooden Boat Festival
The Australian Wooden Boat Festival team has developed another compact event to help alleviate the 'withdrawal symptoms' suffered by many of those who missed the Covid-cancelled biennial festival this year.
The Maritime Trail offers a unique opportunity for wood-working enthusiasts, wooden boat builders and restorers, or those who are simply curious to have a look behind the scenes at the many steps involved in wooden boat building and maintenance.
From a boat's initial design, through timber harvesting and milling to the finished intrinsic beauty of a lovingly crafted wooden boat, the Maritime Trail offers the opportunity to meet the passionate men and women who are the backbone of Tasmania's world-renowned maritime sector.
The Maritime Trail is a series of guided tours of timber mills and boatyards and a showcase of classic wooden boats including some Tall Ship sailings. It also includes some special-interest events at Franklin's Palais Theatre featuring talks by maritime sector leaders and nautical authors; sea shanty workshops and a forum discussing Tasmania's world-renowned boat-building timbers.
The event will be held over the weekend of 10 -11 April 2021 with tickets available online through the Australian Wooden Boat Festival website at www.awbf.org.au from 10 March 2021.