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2019 Australian Wooden Boat FestivalHobart

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2019 Australian Wooden Boat FestivalHOBART

Jan 26_2 2019



AmyName: Amy

Boat Owner: Alan Steele

Designer: Ian Oughtred

Builder: Alan Steele

Description:

A labour of love, built over a 4year period under the guidanceof Duck Flat Wooden boats inAdelaide, using epoxy fromWest Systems and finished inAWL Craft 2000. The boat hastaken over 1000 man hours toconstruct with the mast madefrom Hoop Pine using the birdsmouth system of construction. Constructed from Ian Oughtred plans using traditional boat building methods.

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Gaboon Plywood Type of Boat: Sailing Dingy State: South Australia Built: 2018Location PW1

Anne MareeName: Anne Maree

Boat Owner: Nick Saramaskos

Designer: Reg Fazackerly

Builder: Reg Fazackerly

Description:

This Clinker built Dinghy is veryspecial to me as I knew Mr RegFazackerly for many years.TheDinghy was designed and builtby Reg for Mr. George BridgeSenior of Newtown Bay andlater inherited by his son GeorgeBridge Jr who tells me the Dinghy was built in the early 50’s George and his Wife have enjoyed manyhappy years with the Dinghy.

Unfortunately, due to bad health they were unable to continue the upkeep so the Dinghy Deteriorated.Purchased by Nick Saramaskos early June 2010 with much encouragement from Rose Barivett. Help fromAndrew Denman of Kettering and Peter Laidlaw of Franklin and many hours of Hard work I am very happywith the end Result.

LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: Reg Fazackerly Built: 1954Location Mures



Arctic TernName: Arctic Tern

Boat Owner: Tony Landy

Designer: Iain Oughtred

Builder: Tony Landy

Description:

Iain Oughtred Design. I have built a number of clinker plywood craft over recent years.

I decided to do an Arctic Tern as I like the double end design and nice appearance. The Arctic Tern is oftenbuilt rigged as a yawl , I prefer the sloop rig.

Except for the Okoumi Plywood planking, all the timber in the craft is recycled, including the spars. Themast came from a 100 year old Oregon radio mast, a lot of the other timber came from recycled Oregon andWhite Pine beams. The gunwhale and knees and sundry cleats and blocks were made from home grownSpotted Gum. I planted this tree 50 years ago, put it through a Lucas mill and the planks were air dried forfour years.

I have been building boats on an off as a hobby since 1952 and I have particularly enjoyed the challenge ofthis one.

LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Marine Plywood Type of Boat: Sailing Boat State: Victoria Built: 2019 LocationFranklin Wharf

AustinName: Austin

Boat Owner: Graeme Hunt

Description:

An early design plywood canoe/kayak purchased from theAustin’s Ferry Yacht Club prior to its closure. Holes in hull anddeck repaired and repainted.

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Plywoodkayak State: Tasmania Location PW1



BarneyName: Barney

Boat Owner: Roscoe Barnett

Description:

A batten seam carvel dinghy with the top plank as clinker, of this size,is very very unusual.

LOD feet: 7 Type of Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: Tasmania LocationMawson Place

BrambleName: Bramble


Designer: Unknown

Builder: Unknown

Description:

Bramble is a single station punt ofclinker construction from Huon Pineover Tassie Oak and Celery frames.Unfortunately there is very little history,however it has been established she wasbuilt in the 1940-50’s.

She is at present being refurbished by the present owner.

LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: Piners Punt Type of Boat: Huon Pine State: Tasmania Built: c.1940-50’sLocation Mawson Place

Break PointName: Break Point

Boat Owner: Richard Boult

Designer: Clark Mills

Builder: Ian Johnston

Description:

The boat was built by parents from the Sandy Bay Sailing Club in the early 1990’s under the guidance of IanJohnston.

LOD feet: 7 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Optimist Sailing Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 1990

Location: Mawson Place



CanoeName: Canoe

Boat Owner: Erin Wilson

Designer: Ted Moores & Merilyn Mohr

Builder: Douglas Coghill

Description:

This Western Red Cedar strip canoe is fibre glassed inside and out. Thedesign of the canoe has proved to be well suited to touring.

LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber: Western Red Cedar Type of Boat: Canoe State:Tasmania Built: 2017: Location Mawson Place

CarrotName: Carrot

Boat Owner: Adele Whelan

Designer: Tim Whelan

Builder: Adele & Sebastian Whelan

Description:

Built at home in quick time. Easy for one or two children totake for a quick explore of local beaches, points and creeks.

LOD feet: 7 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Canoe State:Tasmania Built: 2017 Location Mawson Place

Child of PreanaName: Child of Preana

Boat Owner: Jim Butterworth

Designer: Bill Foster

Builder: Crew of Preana

Description:

Took 3 years to build as time permitted. Under survey, has ownbuoyancy.

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Sailing BoatState: Tasmania Built: c.1993 Location Mures



ChilliName: Chilli

Boat Owner: Robert Cooper

Designer: Johann Klepper

Builder: Longhaul FoldingKayaks

Description:

I had this Mk2 Quattro builtfor me in 2013 by Long HaulFolding Kayaks in Colorado,USA. The timber frame, withstainless steel and aluminiumconnectors, is partlyassembled outside the skin,then inserted and theassembly completed,followed by inflating at least 2 of the 4 sponsons along the sides so as to tighten the whole structure. Thelower 2 sponsons can be inflated to change the shape of the hull and provide extra flotation. Along with airbags and/or supplies in drybags filling the interior the boat holds very little water even if entirely capsized orswamped. A spraydeck covers the entire open cockpit, except for the crew, to keep out breaking waves. Theentire sail system, including outriggers, can be erected and dismantled from the rear cockpit seat and can bestowed inside the kayak. I use the boat a couple of times a year, mostly solo with a BSD sail systemincluding leeboard and outriggers for cruising around Moreton Bay for a week or two or more, campingashore each night, or sometimes sleeping aboard at anchor if nowhere ashore can be found. I carry campinggear and up to a weeks water and 3 weeks food but could carry more aboard. When alone I use a boat rollerto roll the empty boat up the beach to above high water to camp, having previously relayed up the cargo.The folded boat, sail system, and all equipment and supplies fit entirely inside a small hatchback car for thejourney to and from the launch site. It sails well enough that I only paddle maybe 20% of the time, using asingle blade outrigger paddle. I mostly paddle while exploring up the tidal creeks and rivers into themangroves. This is a very strong and durable folding kayak. I have been caught out in Force 5, gustingForce 6 but would rather have not, though no damage done. But I have bent a rudder blade by broachingwhile surfing down wave faces running downwind in a 20 knot wind. The outriggers saved capsizing.Should’ve reefed earlier but the speed is exhilarating. The boat has kept me out of trouble despite errors onmy part.

I’ve just moved the boat to Hobart, where I’d like to spend the years ahead sedately exploring Tasmanianwaters with friends.

LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber: Hypalon Type of Boat: Folding Kayak State: Tasmania Built: 2013

Location Mures

Chris CraftBoat Owner: Christopher Hazell

Designer: Chris Craft

Builder: Chris Craft Location Vic Doc



CuilinName: Cuilin

Boat Owner: Michael Tuck

Designer: John Watkinson

Builder: Don Brown & Michael Tuck

Description:

A very capable and seaworthy smallboat. A Drascombe Lugger was built inthe UK & sailed via the MediterraneanSea, the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal,Malacca Straits and Arafura Sea toAustralia in the late 1960’s by DavidPyle & a companion. A woodenDrascombe Lugger was also trailered toGreece and sailed back to the UK in 1973 by Ken Duxbury & his wife. This design and similar boats by thesame designer have proven to be very popular in “Raid” type events in Europe and the UK. They are nowbuilt in FRP under licence.

This particular Drascombe Lugger has a few individual modifications. These include stainless steel centre-plate, rudder and rudder-stock; a boom is fitted for better sail shape & control; a spinnaker is also added tothe sail inventory. An elliptical cockpit coaming is fitted rather than the straight-sided & square corneredone shown in the original plans.

The spars are all varnished Oregon Pine and the trim is done in varnished Huon Pine and also Sheoak. Thebottom boards are in varnished King Billy Pine.

LOD feet: 20 Hull Timber: Marine Ply Type of Boat: Drascombe Lugger State: Tasmania Built: 2008Location PW1 Forecourt

Coghil BoatName: Coghill Boat

Boat Owner: Douglas Coghill

Designer: Wilson Bros.

Builder: Wilson Bros.

Description:

This King Billy Pine dinghy was built by the WilsonBros. in 1960. It was intended as a fly fishing boat. Itspent most of its life up at the lakes housed in a shed.At some point it had an impractically sized cabinadded to it. I saw the dinghy at the last boat festivaland decided I had to buy it. The ugly cabin was thefirst thing I removed in the restoration process. Afterthat came the stripping and sanding of old paint(including lead based primer!).Then sanding and more sanding. I also had to find a new “knee” for the bowas the old “sheoak” one had rotted. It has been a privilege to work on this fantastic boat.

LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 1960Location ??



DamarName: Damar

Boat Owner: Wooden BoatGuild Of Tasmania, Inc.

Designer: Tamar Yacht Club

Builder: David Barnes

Description:

‘Tamar’ class dinghies werecommon in Tasmania in the mid20th century. In 1947 the TamarYacht Club (TYC) establishedthe specifications for a general-purpose, lightweightcentreboard dinghy that could be used for such diverse purposes as racing under sail, rowing, fishing or as ayacht tender. They were built from “modern” materials (principally plywood on timber frames), measured11 ft in length and 4 ft 6 inches beam and were hard-chined to simplify construction for amateur builders.They could be fitted with a small outboard motor as well as carrying a stem-head sloop rig for sailing andracing.

The design was a development of the earlier Devonport-based ‘Mersey’ class and the definitive drawingswere prepared by 17 year-old trainee draftsman Graeme Titmus and based on the fourth boat built, SKUA.Plans were published in the ‘Examiner’ newspaper and kits of fittings could be purchased by amateurbuilders. More than 200 sailing ‘Tamar’ dinghies were built with sail numbers allocated by yacht clubsusing them (especially Tamar and Bellerive), while many more were built for rowing or outboard motorpropulsion.

Damar, a restored Tamar Dinghy previously owned by David and Margaret Barnes of the Lindisfarne YachtClub and WBGT, was built by David Barnes around 1970-71. She carried a second-hand set of sailsnumbered 17 that evidently originated from T. L. Sward’s Mary M. Damar was beautifully restored byWooden Boat Guild member Graeme Nichols after many months of tender love and care. She required acomplete strip back to bare wood which revealed some structural damage that has now been repaired. As aresult she is in sailing condition and ready for members to use at our monthly outings.

LOD feet: 11 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Tamar Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: c1971

Location Mawson Place



Daniel MooreName: Daniel Moore

Boat Owner: David Edwards

Description:

The previous owner lived inDarwin and owned the shacknext door to our shack inBarton Avenue, Triabunna.He came in to see me oneday (in 1990 I think) andasked if I would like to buyhis boat. One look and Ibought it, as he only wanted$300. I tried using it thatsummer, but it leaked toomuch to be usable, even afterI soaked it in Spring Bay fora week.

I have restored the boat by re-clinching all the copper rivets and stripping the paint from some of the topplanks.

I have named it “Daniel Moore”, after my great great grandfather who was a Van Diemen’s Land convictwith a Ticket-of-Leave living in the Spring Bay district when my great grandmother Emma Ann Moore wasborn in November 1851. Daniel died in March 1852, and on his death certificate his occupation was listed as“Fisherman”. “Daniel Moore” is mounted on a wooden cradle sitting in a wooden trailer, which is beingtowed by my wooden car – a 1963 Morris Minor Traveller.

The timber on the car is subject to wood rot – it is made from English Ash, but the King Billy Pine in“Daniel Moore” is immune from that.

LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Clinker dinghy State: Tasmania

Location: Kings Pier



Deadman’s RevengeName: Deadman’s Revenge

Boat Owner: David Taylor

Designer: Nick Schade,Guillemot Kayaks, USA

Builder: David Taylor

Description:

I had wanted to build a stripplanked wooden kayak since1998, and in 2009, whilsthaving some English Oakmilled, I was given the trunkof a California Redwood. Iknew nothing about thistimber and had no idea whatI would use it for, butdecided to have it milledanyway. However, someyears later, on removing aboard from the rack, I found the timber was extremely lightweight, very stable and had suffered nodistortion during the drying process. At that point I decided that if I ever got around to building that kayak,this would be the timber that I would use.

Following the 2017 Australian Wooden Boat Festival, I decided that the time had come to either build akayak or forget about the idea altogether. Over the next couple of months I researched a number of designsand finally settled on a Micro Bootlegger Sport designed by Nick Schade from Guillemot Kayaks. With justa slight rake to the stem and stern, this kayak has an almost full-length waterline, giving it good speedpotential. With a bit of flare and relatively high sides, it has good stability, while still being narrow enoughat the waterline to minimize how much water is disturbed. It has a transitioning chine that is rounded in frontand hard behind. This allows for smooth progress into waves, while providing a positive control surfacewhile under sail and paddling down wind for capable surfing. At 18kg, the finished weight is the same as theminimum allowable for a racing surf ski competing at Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships.

On 27th April 2017, I started setting up the strongback and forms and on 18th May, I laid up the first strips.

I machined the California Redwood planks to 20mm wide x 4.5mm thick. However, the finished thicknessafter fairing and sanding is only around 3mm, hence the need for the finished shell to be completely coveredwith a layer of fibreglass. In addition to added strength the fibreglass also seals the timber, thus preventingrot. The boat was then finished with four coats of marine varnish. I made the rudder from carbon Fibre andfibreglass.

On 19th January 2018, at last, the boat was finally launched.

I would like to acknowledge the help and guidance that I received from Graeme Cooksey who has built anumber of strip plank kayaks. Graeme’s expertise was invaluable, particularly in the early stages of theboat’s construction.

LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: California Redwood Type of Boat: Sea Kayak State: Tasmania Built: 2017

Location PW1



DexterityName: Dexterity

Boat Owner: Peter Deck

Designer: John Welsford

Builder: Peter Deck

Description:

A great little cruising dinghy.Suits a solo sailor or a familyof up to 4 or 5. A 2hp Hondaoutboard can be mounted onthe transom bracket.

LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber:Ply Type of Boat: HoudiniDesign State: Tasmania Built: 2010 Location PW1 Forecourt



Diamond DaytripperName: Diamond Daytripper

Boat Owner: Allan Newhouse

Designer: Allan Newhouse

Builder: Allan Newhouse

Description:

Female paddlers often have difficulty finding akayak that is easy to handle off the water.Lightweight recreational paddlers often find that intrying to find a kayak light enough to handle, theyhave to settle for something that is so short that it isvery slow with poor tracking. This kayak isspecifically designed to suit such a paddler withgood tracking, stability and speed.

It is close to the ideal length for a recreational kayak.It is long enough to perform well, but not longenough to make it unnecessarily heavy and awkwardto handle.

While it is a similar shape to serious sea kayaks, itslower volume and lack of perimeter safety line meanthat it is intended to be used as a recreational kayakrather than an expedition craft.

Most of the kayak is Paulownia, an ideal timber for strip built kayaks since it is 10% to 20% lighter thanWRC. The strips are 4mm thick and are covered inside and out with one layer of 85gsm glass cloth withBoteCote epoxy resin. That construction creates a kayak that is remarkably light, yet is stiffer than afibreglass, kevlar or carbon fibre kayak. At around 10kg, it is only about two thirds the weight of a similarsize thermoformed plastic or fibreglass kayak and about half the weight of a rotomoulded plastic kayak.

The timber strips are glued together around forms using ordinary PVA woodworking glue with the edgesbevelled to get a tight fit rather than using bead and cove edges. Since the timber is encapsulated infibreglass and epoxy, there is no necessity to use any special glue between the strips.

Like many British sea kayaks, it is designed to perform well without a rudder. The design was created usingKayak Foundry, a free program available from blueheronkayaks.com. The timber came from one of themany Paulownia plantations around Australia. This particular plantation is near Bellingen in NSW. It wasbought as 25mm thick rough sawn planks which were dressed on the faces before strips were ripped fromthe edge. The glass cloth, BoteCote epoxy and Aquacote water based polyurethane were all sourced fromBoatcraft Pacific.

LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Recreational Kayak Type of Boat: Paulownia & Western Red Cedar State: NewSouth Wales Built: 2019 Location PW1



Dinghy 2Name: Dinghy 2

Boat Owner: Stuart Beltz

Designer: Ronald Beltz

Builder: Ronald Beltz

Description:

Tasmanian Ronald Beltz was a joiner and boatbuilder who designed and built many boats from hisLenah Valley home. Born in 1905, as a youngster hesailed regularly with several sailing identities fromthe time, including Stewart Pybus, Alan Partridgeand Fred Fennel. Ron finished his apprenticeshipwith Crisp and Gunns, but was entirely self-taught inboat building skills with little schooling beyondGrade 7. Ron was able to build all manner of timberboats from his own half models, and although hehated maths and spelling, he was gifted at drawingand made intricate models of all his boats. A finejoiner, his family house in Giblin St Lenah Valleywas testament to his skills, with many beautifuljoinery fittings and fixtures using fine Tasmaniantimbers including Blackwood, black heart sassafrasand myrtle. Ron was a regular joiner fitting out boats in the 30’s and 40′,s including Winston Churchill. Hebuilt a joinery workshop in his back yard with all manner of tools and machines enabling him to set up abusiness from his home.

Ron’s first boat was Sand Peep in 1934, a 28 ft 6″ Huon Pine motor cruiser. She resides at Prince of WalesBay in Tasmania and is being restored by a wooden boat enthusiast. She was launched at Constitution Dockusing the steam crane.

Storm King, Ron’s favourite, was built in 1938 and is a 28 ft Huon Pine cutter. She has been restored to herformer glory and entered the 2018 Sydney Wooden Boat Festival. There is a great connection to the SydneyHobart Yacht Race for Storm King! See www.yachtstormking.com

Storm King is now looking as good as ever following the great work from the family that owns her inSydney. Ron was enlisted for military service however because of his trade skills he found his was to Princeof Wales Bay building boats of all sizes for the war effort. Mavourneen was Ron’s next project. Built for alocal ship chandler, Jack Donaldson, Mavourneen is a 32 ft sailing sloop made of Huon Pine. Theremarkable story of Mavourneen includes her racing performances in Tasmania, to being sold, renamedBikini and moving to Melbourne in 1958, to being purchased by Jay Lawry in 1992, and sailing around theworld. She is at this show after a refit from Jay and journey from her home port in New Zealand.

The Helen J was Ron’s final vessel, built in 1950 and at 50 ft this Tasmanian Oak fishing boat was aremarkable sea vessel. Unfortunately, she was lost at sea in 1997 with the loss of two lives off Tasmania’srugged West Coast.

Ron, with the assistance of family members including carpenters Doug Beltz (Ron’s son) and George White(Ron’s son-in-law) built a number of small dinghies for the family, including hull No 2 on show here today.

Fortunately, Ron Beltz’s family of has many of the tools and half models in Hobart, and has slowly puttogether the history and the story behind Ron’s boat building, his workshop and family home, all of whichhave the trademarks of a very talented and self-taught craftsman.

LOD feet: 11 Hull Timber: Rowing Dinghy Type of Boat: King Billy Pine State: Tasmania Built: 1970

Location Mures



Dinky Danske – DDName: Dinky Danske – DD

Boat Owner: Joy Phillips

Designer: Russell Brown – PT Watercraft

Builder: Chris Dickson

Description:

You can see thePT11, the nesting sister ofthe PT Spears on Off Center Harbor’swebsitehttps://www.offcenterharbor.com/videos/pt-11-nesting-s

LOD feet: 11 Hull Timber: Okoume Marine Ply Type of Boat: Sailing / Rowing Dinghy State: TasmaniaBuilt: 2018 Location USA Village

EleanorName: Eleanor

Boat Owner: ThomasClark-Hansen

Designer: Glen-l

Builder: Thomas Clark-Hansen

Description:

After purchasing 2 logs ofKing Billy Pine fromTasmania’s west coast.The build began. A steeplearning curve followedlearning the art of woodwork and boat building simitaniously. Construction of the67 designed hull from was achieved by coldmoulding ply over King Billy and Celery Top frames. 10mm King Billy was then strip planked over thehull. The same method was used on the deck with Celery Top inlay placed between King Billy planks.Bottom the hull is constructed from 6mm ply with Dynel cloth cover. Eleanor is powered by a Mercruiser1997 5.7L competition skier. Raw water cooled. Straight shaft, direct coupled to flywheel. Upholstery isjag red viynl done by the builder. Over the 5 years it took to complete the build a lot of skills were learntand great satisfaction gained from the first ski behind Eleanor.

LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Ply & King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Ski Boat State: Tasmania Built: 2018Location Elizabeth St Pier



Ellipsis 4.5Name: Ellipsis 4.5

Boat Owner: Ellipsis Boats

Designer: Scott Blee

Builder: G.Stewart

Description:

Ellipsis Boats was founded in2017 by two Hobart baseddesigner/builders with a clearintent; to create functional,minimal & stylish lifestyleproducts for pure enjoyment on the water.

Our first model was the Ellipsis 4.5; a 4.5 meter (14.75 ft) recreational rowing skiff. It’s a minimal design,with a plumb bow to pierce waves, a high freeboard to stay dry and feel secure, and a faceted surface formthat gives the hull great strength and stability.

It’s very innovative and goes and looks like no other sliding seat rowing skiff around.

The first Ellipsis 4.5 design prototype was built in 2017 out of 10mm corecell fibreglass, by the founders ofEllipsis Boats, Thierry Cueff and Scott Blee, and was used as a full size test boat to perfect the detail andperformance of developing a high-end carbon fibre production model for world wide sale, using aKickstarter campaign to promote and seek funding.

The designer Scott Blee (founder, owner and designer of SABDES Yacht Design), was later approached byHobart Shipwright Gordon Stewart to build and develop the first ever marine plywood kit version.

Ellipsis Boats decided to take on the challenge to then offer both a production version and kit version,keeping the end build result looking 99% as close as possible.

The end result and World Premiere is presented here at the WBF Hobart 2019!

The plywood version presented here was itself a simple build procedure, due to its flat hull panels, andfaceted hull form, and absence of unnecessary detail. The beauty of the marine plywood enhancing theoverall aesthetic, and bringing even more purity out of the design.

LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Okoume marine ply Type of Boat: Rowing skiff State: Tasmania Built: 2018Location Mures



ElverName: Elver

Boat Owner: Bruce Tyson

Designer: Philip Bolger

Builder: Bruce Tyson

Description:

The boat was designed as acar topper with reinforcingfibre glass inside on the floor.I also covered the exteriorhull with fibre glass to makethe soft strip planking moredurable. The stern is CeleryTop over ply with Celery Topcoaming around the cockpit.

LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber:Western Red Cedar Type of Boat: Motor Canoe State: Tasmania Built: 2017 Location PW1



Expedition SportName: Expedition Sport

Boat Owner: Daniel Brooks

Designer: One Ocaean Kayaks

Builder: Daniel Brooks

Description:

The Expedition Sport is a medium-sizedtouring kayak designed by Vaclav Stejskal ofOne Ocean Kayaks (oneoceankayaks.com). Itis designed for medium sized paddlers with anideal paddler and gear capacity of 73kg (up to91kg) and to be very efficient at typicalpaddling speeds. The stern deck rises a littlefrom the shear line to provide a lot of storagecapacity for overnight trips and the hull tapersto a keel at the stern, making it a strong-tracking boat.

The kayak was built between 2010 and 2014 inbetween moving several times around Sydney.The Finished Boat weighs around 20kg whichis lighter than a lot of kevlar boats.

All timber is Western Red Cedar which is verybendable even without steaming. A formwork was constructed which was then stripped with bead and covecedar strips. An electric stapler is used to hold the strips in place whilst the glue dries (Titebond III glue wasused). After stripping is finished, the boat was split in half and the formwork removed. Inside and out werethen fibre glassed. Fibreglass cloth and West System 105 epoxy resin was used on the inside with WestSystem 207 Special Clear Hardener on the outside.

The cockpit coaming was formed using carbon fibre and the seat is made from minicell foam. Shock cordshold the hatch covers tight against a foam gasket on a composite hatch rim. The boat was finished usingInterlux Perfection Plus two part varnish. Attaining a good finish was one of the hardest parts of the build.

Having not logged the number of build hours invested in the boat, the only estimation would be A LOT.Taking out moving four times from the equation, I would guesstimate at approximately two year’s worth ofweekends. Having learnt from all my mistakes, I would hazard a guess that I could probably build anotherone in about three months, if I had the luxury of not working!!

LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: Western Red Cedar Type of Boat: Sea Kayak State: Tasmania Built: 2014Location PW1



FranklinName: Franklin

Boat Owner: John Sutcliffe

Designer: John Sutcliffe

Builder: Glenn Brown &John Sutcliffe

Description:

This Dinghy has a centrecase suitable for rowing orsailing.

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber:Dinghy Type of Boat: HuonPine State: Tasmania Built:2018 Location Elizabeth St.Pier

FrithaName: Fritha

Boat Owner: Jim Mcindoe

Designer: Jim Mcindoe

Builder: Jim Mcindoe

Description:

I began building this Vikingship in my garage in 1998from a plan in a book which Iscaled down.

I unfortunately had to abandon it due to work and family. Then this year, with the help and encouragement(or ultimatum) of Geoff and Pete, I once more took up the challenge to recreate a Viking Faering, adapting itas I went in an effort to recreate the beautiful design and lines of the Viking craft I have admired for manyyears.”

Copper roved and bronze screwed, with Norwegian style sawn frames, the construction is as traditional aspossible.

The deadline of the next AWBF 2019 was set as the last finish date acceptable to Jim’s friends

Friends footnote: This boat is sure to steal attention when towed behind Jim’s lovely 24′ double ended carvalyacht.

LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Celery Top Pine Type of Boat: Viking Faering State: New South Wales Built:2018 Franklin Wharf



GordonName: Gordon

Boat Owner: Wooden Boat Guild ofTasmania, Inc.

Description:

Gordon (as recently named by hercurrent owners) was donated to theWooden Boat Guild of Tasmania byLaurie Harris (of Launceston) on 25February 2010. The punt had beenin Laurie’s ownership for about 30years. It is believed that Gordon waspreviously used (with an outboardmotor) by the Tasmanian ForestryCommission as a personneltransport for its staff on the GordonRiver. It is believed that the puntwas salvaged as a wreck from the Gordon River before Laurie purchased it. Gordon was accepted into theAustralian Register of Historic Vessels at the ANMM on 15 October 2010.

Gordon was a roughly-built vessel with planks that are far from symmetrical on both sides, and aconsiderable variation in width at the stem in particular. She is considered to be representative of acommercial boat of her era with little in the way of refinement.

In 2016 the WBGT resolved that the restoration of Gordon would be its next major boat restoration project.The vessel will be restored to operational condition with as much of the original structure as possiblepreserved, but new planks fitted to replace those that are broken and/or (partly) missing, and extensivereribbing. The existing planking will be rendered watertight by splining, filling and sanding, and the finishedvessel will be presented in a painted condition. Michael Staples’ plans will be used to coax the hull back tothe lines that it is believed to have been built with. Physical work began in May 2017 and continuedintermittently throughout the rest of that year and 2018.

Construction Notes:

Clinker construction, seven planks per side, top plank doubled.

Rib spacing on average 7’(180mm) centres.

Some ribs are offset and cross over giving double ribs across the bottom of the punt. It is difficult todecipher the number of rowing stations as there are no rowlock blocks, although there are some visiblefastening holes.

Gordon was surveyed by Michael Staples in July 2010 using the traditional line lifting method, plans beingdrawn of the vessel “as is” and also with corrections allowing for changes in shape since new. A secondsurvey was funded by a Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPP) grantsponsored by the National Maritime Museum of Australia to Peta Knott of the Maritime Museum ofTasmania.

On 15 March 2010 Gordon was surveyed electronically at the Mariner’s Cottage car-park, Battery Point byPeta Knott and Dougal Harris for the Maritime Museum of Tasmania. The collected data was used as thebasis for plan (1) that follows. In July 2010 Gordon was delivered to Mike Staples’ workshop at Cygnet tobe surveyed by traditional methods to allow comparison with electronic survey. Mike Staples produced aplan (2) of the vessel “as is” and another plan (3) faired to compensate for the extent that the punt had lostits original shape over the years. These plans have been published in a book “The Tasmanian Piners’ Punt –Their History and Design”.

LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Huon pine Type of Boat: Piners’ Punt State: Tasmania Built: c1920s LocationMawson Place



HalloraName: Hallora

Boat Owner: Lindsay Pender


Builder: Lindsay Pender

Description:

Construction occurred over a10 year period wheneverwork and domestic constrainspermitted (which wasn’t veryoften). Fun to build using IanOughtred’s accurate Egret(now Shearwater) plans.Sails well but regrettably fartoo infrequently. The rudder pivot has been designed to be removable with a view to attaching a smalloutboard motor. Yet to be used in this mode.

LOD feet: 11 Hull Timber: Sailing Dinghy Type of Boat: Marine Ply State: Tasmania Built: 2012 LocationElizabeth St Pier

Grandbaby CradleName: Grandbaby Cradle

Boat Owner: Sarah Taylor

Designer: Jordan Wood Boats

Builder: Brendan Boon

Description:

This cradle was lovingly built for our firstgrandchild. Since then three other grandchildrenhave used the cradle and two other grandchildren(who live interstate) have had sleepovers in thecradle:

Scarlet 2012, Naomi 2015, River 2015, Owen 2017, Joshua 2017 & Chloe 2018

LOD feet: 4 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Type of Boat: Baby Cradle State: Tasmania Built: 2012 Location:Mawson Place



HarmonyName: Harmony

Boat Owner: Peter Lynch

Designer: Jack & Joe Pompei

Builder: Jack & Joe Pompei

Description:

At the start of year 9, aged 14and having acquired a stack ofKing Billy Pine from the lateLake Margaret wood stavepipeline, it was decided, inconsultation with my teachers,to build a small clinker boat.With the planks averaging4.5m, a plan was chosen to bestutilise these lengths. After muchthought and debate with myteachers, I chose a Paul Gartside design. With a good stock of Celery Top Pine from the Woodbridge school,lofting of the plans were underway in early 2017. Celery Top Planks were dressed and selected for thevarious components; transom, backbone, hog and stem. Meanwhile, the rough and dirty King Billy plankswere thicknessed down. After 60+ years in the pipeline, the outer surface was black and majorly covered intar, the inside abraded considerably from its original 2″ thickness but the timber within was in most planks,in excellent condition. The frame was almost complete at the end of 2017 but due to my optional subjectchoices, I was unable to continue construction at school. The boat table, moulds and frame were moved to ashed in Gardners Bay. With some mentoring from Ned Trewartha, and hands to call upon from mygrandfather – Dusty (Derek) Shields, former teacher – James Kirkland, Livio Muench and Ashika Gray,construction is ongoing.

LOD feet: 19 Hull Timber: Motor Launch Type of Boat: Wooden State: Victoria Built: 1960 Location VicDoc



Haven 12 1/2Name: Haven 12 1/2

Boat Owner: NorthwestSchool of WoodenBoatbuilding

Designer: Joel White

Builder: NWSWB

Description:

The Haven 12 1/2 is JoelWhite’s centerboardadaptation of NathanielHerreshoff’s classic 12 1/2.“12 1/2” refers to thewaterline length.

LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: Daysailer Type of Boat: Red Cedar & Celery Top Pine State: USA Built: 2019Location USA Village

HelgaName: Helga

Boat Owner: Ned Trewartha


Builder: Ned Trewartha

Description:

Acorn 15 ft rowing dinghy made with fulllenght, book matched King Billy planks.Celery Top Pine ribs and Huon Pine thwarts.The only time it has been in the water is whenit was launched by Iain Oughtred in 2011.

Ned Trewartha is one of the rare true artists.His boats have Soul. All good boats seemsomehow to be more than the sum of theirparts and Neds especially have a real qualitywhich sets them apart.They make one think: Iwant this boat!.

Iain Oughtred

March 2011

LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: King Billy PineType of Boat: Rowing Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2011 Location Murray St carpark



Herreshoff PramName: Herreshoff Pram


Designer: L. FrancisHerreshoff

Builder: NWSWB

Description:

L. Herreshoff designed thispram to row, stow, and towwell. The hull is remarkablyeasy to row because of thebow transom.

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber:Dinghy Type of Boat:Western Red Cedar State: USA Built: 2016 Location USA Villiage

HopeName: Hope

Boat Owner: Charles Ritchie

Designer: Charles William Ritchie

Builder: Charles William Ritchie

Description:

Designed for net fishing on Rubicon River.Sold to Bryant Griffiths in 1950

purchased back by Charles Ritchie

Junior in 2005 who restored her.

LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Typeof Boat: Cllinker Dingy State: TasmaniaBuilt: 1945 Location Mures



JabiruName: Jabiru

Boat Owner: Terry Lean

Designer: Kroger Brothers

Builder: Mick & Sam Purdon

Description:

Trevassa Too is a 10ft sailing dinghy (Foster10) originally designed by Bill Foster ofHobart. Bill was Jock Muir’s first shipwrightapprentice in 1946. The builder, Ross Muirstarted his apprenticeship under Bill Foster in1962 on the police boat Alert.

Trevassa Too displays the infinite Tasmanian workmanship and timbers of Huon Pine and Blackwood.Trevassa Too has a modified gaff with bowsprit and spinnaker.

LOD feet: 19 Hull Timber: 12 sq m Sharpie Type of Boat: King Billy Pine State: Tasmania Built: 1959Location Mawson Place

JacquiName: Jacqui

Boat Owner: David & Sharyn Powell

Designer: Reg Fazackerley

Builder: Reg Fazackerley

Description:

One of the last Fazackerley dinghies built as aprize for the Royal Hobart Regatta.

LOD feet: 9 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type ofBoat: Clinker Rowing Boat State: Tasmania Built:1975 Location Mawson Place

Jo DwyerName: Jo Dwyer

Boat Owner: Ainesley Smith

Designer: Perce Coverdale

Builder: Perce Coverdale

Description:

Reportedly built for a Mr. Len Nettlefold (Holden dealerof Hobart) for him to transport his entire crew to hisYacht. Hence the extra plank.

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 1948Location Mures



Junior K1Name: Junior K1

Boat Owner: AllanNewhouse

Designer: Allan Newhouse

Builder: Allan Newhouse

Description:

This junior racing K1 wasbuilt from reject WesternRed Cedar venetian blindslats with Paulownia accentstripes. The slats were3.5mm thick and 45mmwide. They were a gift from avisitor to the 2015 AWBF who offered them to me while inspecting the kayaks I took to that festival.Removing the rounded edge and ripping them down the middle gave me 20mm wide strips. The timber iscovered inside and outside with 125gsm glass cloth and BoteCote epoxy with non-yellowing hardener andwith Aquacote water based polyurethane for UV protection.

The edges of the strips are bevelled to get tight joints rather than using bead and cove. They are gluedtogether around forms on a strongback using normal PVA wood glue. After sanding, the strips are coveredwith glass and after a few extra coats of epoxy to fill the weave and more sanding, the deck is connected tothe hull with fibreglass tape inside and outside. Fitting out is completed with the cockpit, seat, footrest andrudder, and bulkhead to create an air chamber so that the kayak is unsinkable.

The kayak is my own design created with a program called “Kayak Foundry”. It was designed for a 30kgchild and has been paddled by children between 25 and 40 kg, so would suit most children between 6 and 12years of age. It is 4.2 metres long with a maximum beam of 47cm and a waterline beam of 40cm with a30kg paddler. It weighs 7.65 kg.

Like most adult K1s, it has an underslung rudder controlled by a tiller bar and like many recent racingkayaks and skis, the deck is cut away to allow a more efficient paddle stroke by keep the kayak narrow atthe catch, the point where the paddle enters the water.

It is a similar size to a couple of commercially available children’s racing kayaks. However it is quite stablefor a racing kayak. The design gains much of its stability from the width behind the cockpit as the kayak isquite narrow in front of the cockpit to permit an efficient racing paddle stroke.

Adult sea kayaks take me roughly 200 hours to complete. This junior kayak probably took about 150 hours,partly because it is smaller, but also because not having the upswept bow and stern common on sea kayaksmeant less time using a heat gun to help bend strips.

LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: Western Red Cedar Type of Boat: Junior Racing Kayak State: Tuross HeadBuilt: 2013 Location PW1



King BillyName: King Billy

Boat Owner: Trevor Brown

Designer: William Brown

Builder: William Brown

Description:

This is the last dinghy built by Bill Brown. Oneof his sons, Trevor Brown, has had the dinghysince the 1980s. The dinghy was taken toQueensland by Trevor for several years beforereturning to Tasmania in the 1990s. The dingywas originally painted but was stripped back tobare timber in 2016. One of Trevor’s sons,Steve, has restored the dinghy to its presentcondition.

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Typeof Boat: Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 1975Location Mures

King TrailersName: King Trailers

Boat Owner: Greg King

Designer: Seebold Boats

Builder: Seebold Boats

Description:

0 to 160kph in 4 seconds4/5 g force on turns. Youcan enter a corner at200kph and turn the boat!Trim buttons on thesteering wheel areconstantly used to keep theboat level on the water soas not to blow overbackwards. Engine revs at10600 rpm.

LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Powerboat Type of Boat: Marine Ply State: Tasmania Built: 1985 Location VicDoc



Kittiwake IVName: Kittiwake IV

Boat Owner: Ross Muir

Designer: James Alderton

Builder: Ross Muir

Description:

A “SUP” built from WesternRed Cedar, Peruvian Walnutwith Curly Maple andAlaskan yellow cedar accentsand inlays.

LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber:Cadet Dinghy Type of Boat:Australian Red Cedar State:Tasmania Built: 2018Location PW1

Kitty CName: Kitty C

Boat Owner: Kim Cooper

Description:

Dinghy was bought from a gentleman inGlenorchy about 20 years ago. Took the dinghyto Bradys Lake to use as a row boat for fishing.While it was there over 5-6 years the conditiondeteriorated. It was taken to the Spring Bay Shedlast year where it was restored by BernardWilson and Eric O’Keefe and returned to me invery good condition.

LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Typeof Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: TasmaniaLocation Mures



KooyongName: Kooyong

Boat Owner: Wooden BoatShop

Designer: Wooden Boat Shop &Andy Dovell

Builder: Wooden Boat Shop

Description:

The Kooyong 28’s variabledead rise planning hull wasdesigned by Australia’s leadingnaval architect, Andrew Dovell.Combined with WBS’s uniquestyling and constructionmethod, performance, comfortand safety at sea.

Kooyong 28 crafted as a perfect all-purpose boat for fishing, swimming, dining or commuting with aspacious open design.

LOD feet: 28 Hull Timber: Makore & Cedar Type of Boat: Centre Console State: Victoria Built: 2018Location Vic Doc

LarusName: Larus

Boat Owner: Des Clark

Designer: Derek Eckland

Builder: Thorp

Description:

Stornaways were designed alongthe lines of traditional Englishfishing boats capable of sailingjust under jib & mizzen in windsup to 30 knots. This boat wasfitted to a very high standard witha revised rig designed by SteveWalker Sails to suit Tasmanianconditions. She is powered by asix-horse power Yamaha axillary outboard and happily motors at six knots.

The boat sails beautifully and because of it’s shallow draft it can negotiate low tidal waters.

Her Oregon masts are easily rigged by one person with the specialised, mast raising crane. She supports aGenoa, Jib, Marconi Mainsail and Gunter Rigged Mizzen. Both headsails are on foilers.

Anchoring and reefing can be performed from the safety of the main cabin.

LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Trailer Sailor State: Tasmania Built: 2005 Location PW1forecourt



LeatherwoodName: Leatherwood

Boat Owner: SebastianWhelan

Designer: Jack Holt

Description:

Row or sail. A universal vesselto adventure from shacks,campsites or sailing clubs.Race, cruise or just muckabout.

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber:Plywood Type of Boat: MirrorDinghy State: Tasmania Locatio Mawson Place

LukaName: Luka

Boat Owner: Doug Fielding

Designer: David Payne

Builder: Doug Fielding

Description:

Vessel was originally started to be built as amotor boat with a Blaxland engine. I was giventhe vessel unfinished on a building jig in 2015and built her in my spare time at work. Idecided to build it as a sailing/row boat.

We launched Luka on Mothers Day 2018 andshe is stored on the aft roof of Barcarolle II, a50ft carvel planked Hugh Morris. She also hasa custom made trailer for travel.

The layout for the boat was done on the fly, therig is off a Heron sailing dinghy and she has 4watertight compartments. Her swing keel has7kgs of lead and I used Teak and Silver Ash forher brightwork. All fittings are from ClassicBoat Supplies and I custom made the mainsheet bracket. The paint is Barrier 625,Cootamundra, Snow White, Bright work is Awlwood.

My hope is that I can pass on my love of sailing to my 10year old daughter and we can enjoy many funtimes sailing Luka.

LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Sailing Boat Type of Boat: Plywood State: Queensland Built: 2018 LocationMawson Place



ManukaName: Manuka

Boat Owner: Whelan Family

Designer: Richard Hartley

Description:

Trailer sailing in Tasmania offers ready access to the most stunningof all waterways; Maria, Freycinet, Pedder, Lake St Clair- wherenext?

LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Hartley TS16State: Tasmania Location Mawson Place

MargaretName: Margaret

Boat Owner: Nick Bowden

Designer: Nick Schade

Builder: Bowden

Description:

Constructed from timber salvaged from the lakeMargaret wood stave pipeline

LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type ofBoat: Sea Kayak State: Tasmania Built: 2016 Location PW1

Maria KirbyName: Maria Kirby

Boat Owner: Joe LeCato

Designer: John Gardner

Builder: NWSWB

Description:

This gorgeous Whitehall pulling boat wasbuilt by students at the Northwest School ofWooden Boatbuilding-USA.

LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber: Pulling BoatType of Boat: Western Red Cedar State:USA Built: 2018 Location USA Village



MaxCName: MAXC

Boat Owner: Scott Woodroffe

Designer: John Philp

Builder: John Philp

Description:

MAXC was built by John for his good friend Max Collinswho I have named the boat after. Restoration was begunin 2011 and finally finished in 2019.

During restoration the original floor boards which were King William pine have been replaced with CeleryTop Pine.

As it’s use will be on an infrequent basis I decided to seal the clinker joints with an epoxy resin in anattempt to make it a ‘dry’ boat

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: King William Pine Type of Boat: Rowing Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 1964Location: Mawson Place

MegName: Meg

Boat Owner: Spring Bay Community Boat SHed

Designer: unknown

Builder: unknown

Description:

Owned by Colin Harold Walters, Meg was used as afamily fishing boat on the East Coast of Tasmania and onthe central highland lakes.

Meg was donated to the Spring Bay Community Boat Shed by Lesley Walters and other familymembers.Meg saw long service as a reliable and loved family member.

Constructed from King Billy Pine, Meg is a typical clinker dinghy, and was fitted with a single cylinderWing motor.

The Spring Bay Community Boat Shed plans to restore Meg and use her on Spring Bay as an excursionboat.

LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Putt Putt Clinker Dinghy State: Tasmania uilt: c.1945 Location ??



MillieName: Millie

Boat Owner: Peregrine School



Description:

Specially handcrafted by Ned Trewartha for a raffle prize as afundraiser for the Peregrine School.

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Type of Boat: Foster 10Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2018 Location Vic Doc

MiloName: Milo

Boat Owner: Paul Cook


Builder: Paul Cook

Description:

Amateur built by myself to the lovely Ian Oughtred design

LOD feet: 11 ull Timber: Celery Top Pine Type of Boat:Rowing dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2018 LocationFranklin Wharf

Mini SimmonsName: Mini Simmons

Boat Owner: Craig Ludlow

Designer: Matt Danes

Builder: Craig Ludlow

Description:

This was my first solo build after attending a buildingworkshop held by Tree to Sea on the Mornington Peninsulain Victoria. Built using Paulownia and reclaimed Cedar

LOD feet: 5 Hull Timber: Paulownia & Cedar Type of Boat:Hollow wooden Surfboard State: Tasmania Built: 2016Location Brooke St Pier



Miss DohertyName: Miss Doherty

Boat Owner: Ian Nicolson

Designer: Ian Nicolson

Builder: Ian Nicolson

Description:

In 1975 we moved to the West Coastand became fascinated by the PinersPunts. Sometimes we visited a MrsDoherty at Strahan. It was only laterthat we realized the significance of her name in relation to punt building at Strahan. At Strahan I alsopurchased a few pieces of Huon Pine at the sawmill and some of this is incorporated in “Miss Doherty’sgunwale.

LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: Plywood ype of Boat: Piners Punt State: Tasmania Built: 2016 LocationMawson Place

Miss TwinkleName: Miss Twinkle


Designer: Ian Nicolson


Description:

We just desperately needed aconvenient light dinghy, that would fitinto the back of our van for those“special” occasions. Miss Twinkle isclinker built from plywood strakes (planks), which were glued and temporarily stitched together with copperwire.

LOD feet: 7 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Pram Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2007 LocationMawson Place



Mistral 11Name: Mistral 11

Boat Owner: The WindewardBound Trust

Designer: John Alden

Builder: Watty Ford Junior

Description:

Mistral II is a 1922 classicyacht designed by John Aldenin the US as design 145. Shewas built by Wattie Ford jr inSydney. She 63 ft plusbowsprit and bumpkin by 15 ftand displaces just over 36tons. Mistral II is being giftedby Barbra Burton to theWindeward Bound charitabletrust in Hobart where restoration will be a job training and readiness for employment program. The State ofTasmania has indicated support for this program and an application for grant funding under the TasmanianGovernment Work Pathways program has been approved. A commitment to cover the restoration costs ofMistral II has also been made by a Tasmanian benefactor. Captain Sarah Parry will provide supervision of theproject and of the sail training program that the restored vessel will provide.

The core workpiece of the project is the 64 ft (22 metre) gaff rigged schooner Mistral 11. This vessel was inthe process of being restored by her owner, and had reached the stage of having her entire interior 1960s‘modernized’ fitout removed, her deck removed and relaid in marine ply, and some remedial work done tosome of her frame heads where years of freshwater degradation had damaged the top foot or so of some 20 ofher 70 frames. Her hull is sheathed in copper.

She is built of sawn, ‘sistered’ hardwood frames, planked throughout in New Zealand Kauri, and was deckedin Teak. She is basically sound, is afloat and is making no water. Her rudder is degraded but the bronzemetalwork is intact and a new rudder will be easy to craft. All her fastenings and bolts, keel bolts etc,including all her rudder fittings are Tobin Bronze, and while she has been stripped down, all her fittings comewith her and are all re-usable. She also comes with 3 and half packs of new Burma Teak, (imported manyyears ago by her former owner), one pack of which has been milled to the correct size of her deck timbers,and will be used for that purpose. She comes with her original construction plans and much otherdocumentation. Although built in Sydney, she was (and is) registered on the British Register but in Hobart.She was one of the 9 yachts to participate in the first Sydney – Hobart race in 1945, and competed in 4 others.

When completed and in survey, she will be used by WBT for advanced sail training and other purposes asrequired. She is a very important piece of Australia’s Maritime History, totally worth preserving, and she willlive on for many years to come. In her present state, she is an ideal training platform totally different in bothpresence and practicality from any normal shed based activity.

Apart from any necessary out of water work, all remedial and restorative work will be able to be undertakenwith the vessel afloat. It is intended she be berthed in front of Windeward Bound on Elizabeth Street Pier.

LOD feet: 72 Hull Timber: New Zealand Kauri Type of Boat: Schooner State: New South Wales Built: 1922

Location Mawson Place



Mourning woodName: Mourning wood

Boat Owner: Kim Koltoft

Designer: Unknown

Builder: Kim Koltoft

Description:

We use and love this boat,

LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: Canadian Canoe Type ofBoat: Paulownia State: Tasmania Built: 2013Location PW1

NapierName: Napier

Boat Owner: Geoff Martin

Designer: George Martin

Builder: George Martin

Description:

Built as a tender for Georges40 ft boat. Said to be thesecond last piners punt builtin Strahan

LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber:Piners’ Punt Type of Boat:King Billy Pine & Huon PineState: Tasmania Built: 2003Location Mawson Place



Not the TardisName: Not the Tardis

Boat Owner: Freyja, Robert &Lewis Nicolson

Designer: Herman Boro

Builder: Ian C. Nicolson & BobSmith

Description:

Robert and Lewis wanted tocall their boat The Tardis butFreyja said “No! Not theTardis!” And that it how itcame to be called “Not the Tardis!”

LOD feet: 6 Hull Timber: Punt Type of Boat: Gaboon Plywood State: Tasmania Built: 2009 LocationMawson Place

ObsessionName: Obsession

Boat Owner: Greg Hatten

Designer: Greg Tatman

Builder: Greg Hatten

Description:

This style of boat is commonon the rivers of the PacificNorthwest in the UnitedStates. It was handcrafted bythe rower and owner, GregHatten and has traveled someof the most challenging andtreacherous rapids in NorthAmerica. The boat has beenthe featured attraction invideo’s, photographs,calendars, catalogs, blogs, and product shots with some of the best outdoor brands in the U.S. including –Patagonia, Pendleton Wool, Mountain Khaki, ThermaRest, Sawyer Oars and many others.

With a flat bottom, flared sides, continuous rocker, and high bow, it is designed for technical moves in whitewater. It has logged thousands of river miles in 15 national parks, over 100 Wild & Scenic Rivers, andcountless rapids.

LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: River Boat Type of Boat: African Mahogany State: USA Built: 2006 LocationUSA Village



Old DiggerName: Old Digger

Boat Owner: James Gould

Designer: Unknown

Builder: Unknown

Description:

Boat found on the shore atColes Bay 30 years ago bySid Graham of Bicheno, whosalvaged the wreck &displayed it on his frontlawn. It was spotted byboating enthusiast, BarryConnell, who immediatelysaw the historicalsignificance of the boatwhich he recognised as having been built at Gravelly Beach. Sid gave the boat to Barry who was keen to seeits restoration however, due to ill health he reluctantly gave the boat back but stressed to Sid the value of thevessel and his hope that the boat would be restored. Sid contacted James Gould of Dover who had aninterest in Couta boats & he agreed to buy Old Digger. When the boat arrived in Dover, James contacted theFranklin Wooden Boat Centre who, upon seeing the boat, agreed that historically she was worth restoringand with the keel in good shape reconstruction could go ahead Thanks to the craftsmanship of Peter andFlorian and the enthusiasm of everyone at The Wooden Boat Centre, Old Digger has been bought back tolife as original as possible. Thanks must also be extended to Greg Muir for the invaluable advice he was ableto provide towards the reconstruction process. Also thanks to Greg Walsh of Bicheno for donating the mastsfrom the legendary ketch,The Enterprise 1901, which adds to the history. We are still seeking anyinformation on Old Digger, whose history was sadly lost upon the death of Barry Connell. We did questionthe name of the boat since soldiers of the First World War were referred to as diggers, which would date theboat around 1914. However in view of the boat having been built a short distance from the North East minesites it is thought the boat’s name originated from the mine workers who were referred to as diggers. Jameswas keen to showcase the intricate workmanship hence the boat being unpainted. After the boat show OldDigger will be painted and put on Esperance Bay.

LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Couta boat Type of Boat: Huon Pine State: Tasmania Built: 1890 LocationMures



PaddleshellName: Paddleshell

Boat Owner: Mason Hinn

Designer: Mason Hinn

Builder: Mason Hinn

Description:

Behind the design ofPaddleshell is the idea ofminimalization. The shell ofthe SUP (stand up paddle)board is the necessaryelement. If it’s deck and corewere eliminated, the stand uppaddlers would be broughtcloser to the surface tensionof the water. Rather thanabove the water, the paddlerswould be on the water.Research and developmentproduced a prototype, whichshowed great promise. Shecame on the supermoon tidesof March. Hidden within theweathered remains of a Cedar tree, not large or long, was to be her body plan. After a split, hew, and quarter,followed by a pile of Cedar curly cues, her shape was revealed in the run of the grain. She would be thesmallest of craft. Without the need for a pencil line, the band saw followed the grain to cut the sheer and thechine. Crown into this drift log’s root wad was a fair shape that flared out to form the bow. For the bottomdeck, fall off was used to mill tight quarter sawn planks. It was tied all together with the tail end of the siderails fit into a locking dowtail joint on the transom plank. Sprung around the shaped bottom planks, the siderails were then fixed to a rabbeted beak head crook. As the supermoon log slipped into the water in her newincarnation, she showed shallow draft and low free board. With her displacement at 50 lb and reservebuoyancy a bit more, a question remained – where was the loaded waterline? One way to find out was tohop aboard. Upon our retrieving a full crab pot, the vessel’s flat bottom provided enough stability to land theheavy load. The current designs, slightly different from the prototype and involving a zip and gluetechnique, perform beyond expectation and invite a builder to elaborate. Paddleshell is designed for solidwood construction. The wood of Paddleshell is Western Red Cedar. It is light. We carry this boat like aboard so weight is important. Red Cedar also has a fair strength-to-weight ratio and good adhesionproperties. Paddleshell provides a unique paddling experience. As a flat water, fair weather boat, it offers arelaxing, comfortable and beautiful way to exercise. Like sailing, though, Paddleshell can also be filled withexcitement. Paddleshell was designed in the Pacific Northwest where tidal flux and sudden wind changesare omnipresent. In all locations, paddlers are wise to stay keenly focused on conditions of wind, weatherand water both prior to and during their journey. Paddleshell provides a multitude of experiences at alllevels.

LOD feet: 11 Hull Timber: Paddling Shell Type of Boat: Western Red Cedar State: USA Built: 2016Locatio USA Villasge



PeanutName: Peanut

Boat Owner: Beven King

Designer: Butler, Neilson &Watson

Builder: Butler, Neilson &Watson

Description:

Motor – Olds 4-6 HP. Usedto carry grog & supplies onMacquarie Harbour tolighthouse & shacks.

LOD feet: 13 ull Timber:Motor Launch Type of Boat:King Billy Pine & Huon PineState: Tasmania Built: 1948Location PW1 Forecourt

PearlName: Pearl

Boat Owner: Craig Stockdale

Designer: Chris Smith

Builder: Chris Craft

Description:

1942 Chris Craft deluxeRunabount 17′ barrelback –one of 186 Survivors

LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber:Mahogany Type of Boat:Chris Craft Barrelback 1942State: Victoria Built: 1942Location Vic Doc


2019 Australian Wooden Boat FestivalHobartPunt

Name: Punt


Designer: ‘Hookey’ Nielson

Builder: ‘Hookey’ Nielson

Description:

Punt is of clinkerconstruction from King BillyPine planking over CeleryTop frames, fastened with copper nails, clenched and is believed to have been built in the 1920 or 1930’s.She has six planks per side, whereas most Piners Punts are seven planks per side. The two garboard plankshave been doubled up inside and outside for extra strength.

This vessel has been owned by the present owner for 15 years and has undergone a complete refurbishment.

She is on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels, HV404.

In 2018 she attended the Launceston Wooden Boat Festival, the Paynesville Wooden Boat Festival, theGeelong Wooden Boat Festival and the Sydney Classic and Wooden Boat Festival.

LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: Piners Punt Type of Boat: King Billy Pine State: Tasmania Built: c.1920-30’sLocation Mawson Place

Pygmy Pinguino Pro 150Name: Pygmy Pinguino Pro 150

Boat Owner: Pygmy Kayaks

Designer: Pygmy Kayaks

Builder: Pygmy Kayaks

Description:

For the last six years ourrecreational Pinguino kayaks havebeen our best-selling kits. Paddlers have loved the stability and ease of paddling the Pinguino 145 and thePinguino 145-4PD. People who have chosen the 145 and 145-4PD are generally interested in day trips onmellow water, but increasingly we’ve heard from folks who want a stable, more ergonomic kayak for fitnesspaddling or light touring. For these folks, who want the stability of a recreational kayak with the spirit of atouring kayak, we’ve created the new Pinguino 150 Pro. With a 23.7” beam it has the stability and roomycomfort of a recreational kayak but its new patented deck cutouts makes it feel like you’re paddling a 22touring kayak. At 15′, its length is a crossover between a recreational and a touring kayak, giving it theperfect balance of top end speed and hull efficiency, hull efficiency and paddle ergonomics.The Pinguino150 Pro is great for all-around recreational use as well as fitness paddling or light touring.

Innovative new deck design: Starting with our new Pinguino Pro, we have cutaway the sheer line to allow akayaker to take a significantly closer paddle stroke. You get the same length, wetted surface and initialstability of a 15 x24 kayak, but with over 3 inches of sheer line width cutaway at the widest part of the boat(which is also the center of your paddle stroke), it feels like you’re paddling a much narrower kayak. Youget significantly better paddling ergonomics at the cost of a small sacrifice in secondary stability. No morebanging your knuckles on the sheer or having to reach out over the sides of a wider, more stable boat. Thenew cutouts are both ergonomic and beautiful.

LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Sea kayak Type of Boat: Plywood State: USA Built: 2017 Loc USA Village



Raffle BoatName: Raffle Boat

Boat Owner: Wooden BoatCentre


Builder: Mike Johnson

Description:

Built at the Wooden BoatCentre by Mike Johnson andstudents as part of a 7-weekcourse using rare Tasmaniantimber.

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Type of Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2018 LocationWaterman’s Dock

Redfish – GoldenName: Redfish – Golden

Boat Owner: Redfish Kayaks

Designer: Joe Greenley

Builder: Joe Greenley

Description:

Pompei Boat Works, hasbeen a Mordialloc andVictorian boat buildinginstitution for almost 100years, the time honouredmethod of carvel plankedwooden boat building.

Under the ever watchful eyeof Joe & Jack Pompei, thereis no need or a place fortechnology, there are no computers, no CAD drafting or lofting and it’s all about the adze, mallets, caulkingiron and steamers that are the norm. The old traditional way of wooden boat building, is still the best way.Nothing has changed since Jack’s passing in 2008. Joe Pompei’s views and focus remain fixed in thecenturies old tradition of carvel, planked wood on frame boat building.

LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: Sea Kayak Type of Boat: Western Red Cedar State: USA Built: 2007 LocationUSA Village



Redfish – ParrName: Redfish – Parr

Boat Owner: RedfishKayaks



Description:

Strip-built kayak that has been fiberglassed inside and out. Built from Sapele, Western Red Cedar, PeruvianWalnut & Alaskan Yellow Cedar pinstripes.

LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: Sea Kayak Type of Boat: Western Red Cedar State: USA Built: 2000 LocationUSA Village

Redfish – SUPName: Redfish – SUP

Boat Owner: Redfish Kayaks



Description:

Strip-built kayak designedfor kids weighing up to 40kg.Built from HonduranMahogany, Western RedCedar, Peruvian Walnut &Alaskan Yellow Cedar.

LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Stand-up Paddle Board Type of Boat: Western Red Cedar State: USA Built:2010 Location USA Village



SabreName: Sabre

Boat Owner: Gordon Stewart

Designer: Herr Kroger

Builder: Don Muir

Description:

The Sharpies were designed in Germany in 1931and the class quickly developed fleetsthroughout Europe. In particular in the UK,Germany and Holland. The first Australian boatwas built in Adelaide 1934 and soon spread toother states. The boats in Europe continued toadhere strictly to the international rules whilstthe Australian 12 Square Metre Sharpiesgradually departed from the International rules.Although the hull shape and dimensionsremained constant (even the modern AustralianLW Sharpies still share identical hull offsets asthe 12 sqm. Sharpie design from 1931), amongstsome minor structural differences, the Australianboats added;- spinnakers, a third crew member,full length sail battens and much later (about1958), buoyancy tank bulkheads and trapeze.

By the time the Sharpie was selected as the two man dinghy for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics theAustralian 12 Square Metre Sharpie would have been one of the biggest dinghy classes in the country.However, by that time none of the Australian 12 Square Metre Sharpies would have complied with theInternational rules so a number of new boats were built in Australia to International 12 Square MetreSharpie rules. At least three International 12 Square Metre Sharpies were built in Australia in anticipation ofthe Olympics. At least one in Sydney for RSYS, Sir James Hardy built “Tintara” (Now in the AdelaideMaritime Museum) and Rolly Tasker built “Falcon IV” (Still in existence somewhere on the mainland).Rolly Tasker’s Falcon IV” went on to win the Silver Medal behind the Kiwi boat “Jest” helmed by Mader.Jest is currently undergoing a full restoration in New Zealand.

After the 56 Olympics the class was quickly outdated by more modern classes like the Flying Dutchman. Asmall number of Australian Sharpie sailors changed classes but eventually, as the old planked boats aged, agroup of Western Australian Sharpie sailors came up with the idea of building a lighter version to the exactshape and measurements but from plywood. The new lighter ply hulls proved significantly faster than theolder planked hulls. Initially owners simply transferred their gunter rigs straight over the the lighter ply hullsbut within a season or two they all had new Marconi rigs. This is how the Lightweight Sharpie (now calledthe “Australian Sharpie”) class was born. It was only after the ply boats were built that the old plankedtimber Australian Sharpies went from being called “12 Square Metre Sharpies” to the now commonly usedterm “Heavyweight Sharpie”. The term “Heavyweight Sharpie” was officially introduced in 1962. The classhad it’s last official National Championship in that same year.

In Europe they still sail the International 12 Square Metre Sharpies with reasonably large fleets in the UK,Netherlands, Germany and Portugal. There are also a small number sailing in Brazil. EuropeanChampionships are held every year with fleets of 50+ boats competing.

LOD feet: 19 Hull Timber: Huon Pine & Oregon Type of Boat: 12 Square Metre Sharpie State: TasmaniaBuilt: 1953 Location Mawson Place



ScarbroName: Scarbro

Boat Owner: Kurt & Jan Wagner

Designer: John Hartsock, B & E Pickett

Builder: K & J Wagner

Description:

The idea of building a boat was plantedwhen my son, Jesse Wagner, was clearingup at his S.A. Boatshed “Goolwa WoodenBoats” and he found the half-finishedstations for the mould, and the instructionbook “Rip,Strip, and Row ! A Builder’sguide to the Cosine Wherry” by J.DBrown. Jesse had built many beautifulboats by that time, and insisted that it wastime the “old man” had a go.

I have been a custom furniture maker formany years in Beechworth, and had afully equipped woodworking shop, but Ihad never built anything designed to floaton water!

So, years later, with patient assistancefrom Jan, making and fitting all the strips, hours of sanding and fibreglassing, we eventually brought herhalf-finished to Tasmania, where we found Jeremy Clowes and Cygnet Wooden Boats, who watched overthe final stages of assembly with occasional encouragement and advice. The inspiration of being among realshipwrights and boaties, and living in this magical part of Tassie, between Cygnet Bay and the Huon River,made it imperative to get this little boat finished and launched !

So…Here she is, and indeed, she floats ! Right side up ! And rows beautifully!

The name “Scarbro” is in memory of Jan’s great-great-great grandfather Joseph Wright, who came toAustralia on

“Scarborough” with the First Fleet.

LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Western Red Cedar Type of Boat: Rowboat State: Tasmania Built: 2017/2018Location Mures



SelahName: Selah

Boat Owner: Tim Gadischke

Designer: Arch Davis

Builder: Tim Gadischke

Description:

Arch Davis has a uniquemethod of boat design. Thisis a lapstrake dinghy, butinstead of having traditional,cross frames, there arelongitudinal frames“stringers” on each chine.While she has traditionalstyling, she’s been built withmodern techniques andEqoxy glue. I built this boat when I was a teenager. At the time, Dad, my older brother and I pooledresources, expanded the shed and bought some more tools, and we simultaneously built a boat each. (Dad, a16ft strip plank canoe, my brother a 23ft Mahogany Runabout) Both of those boats are in QLD. At the time,we were the talk of the town, as we were on top of a hill in a country town 2 hours from the nearest coast.There were plenty of jokes involving Noah’s Ark etc.

Selah is designed and built as a sail/row boat, but when I had a young family, sailing became impracticaland unsafe with babies, so I modified the transom to hold a small outboard. These days’ my eldest son (9years) loves sailing as much as I do, and this boat gets as much use now as she ever did. I wouldn’t besurprised if, in ten years time, he will have his own beautiful boat to display in your festival. I’ve beeninvolved in several small wooden boat regattas over the years (Tweed River Classic, and Bribie Islandclassic boat regatta).

LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Pacific Maple & Marine Plywood Type of Boat: Dinghy State: Tasmania Built:2004 Location PW1 Forecourt

ShadowName: Shadow

Boat Owner: Jet Oda-Fraser

Designer: Paul Gartside

Builder: Jet Oda-Fraser

Description:

Planks for this hull weresalvaged from the late LakeMargaret wood stavepipeline. Boat excluding hullis constructed from CeleryTop Pine.

LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Sailing Boat Type of Boat: King Billy Pine State: Tasmania Built: 2019Location Mures



Sid SkiffName: Sid Skiff


Designer: Ray Speck

Builder: NWSWB

Description:

Master boatbuilder andNWSWB instructor,Emeritus Ray Speck, drewthe lines for this classic Puget Sound small craft while working as a young boatbuilder in Sausalito CA. Raysaw that the harbormaster, Sid Foster, was using a particularly sweet little 12’5″ lapstrake skiff to rowaround Richardson Bay. Ray took the little skiff’s lines with Sid’s permission, and over time, developedthem into a range of skiffs from 13 to 18 feet long. Ray estimates he’s built just about 100 of these beautifulboats so far in his nearly 45 year career as a boatbuilder, many of them while teaching at the NorthwestSchool of Wooden Boatbuilding. Built from Western Red Cedar, Sapele, and White Oak. Includes a set ofcustom oars, sprit rig, custom cover and EZ Loader trailer.

LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: Daysailer Type of Boat: Western Red Cedar State: USA Built: 2016 LocationUSA Village

SlipName: Slip


Designer: Fred Dion


Description:

Fred Dion of Salem,Massachusetts built his doryabout 1910. I built mine tofish from. It’s been used inmany Tasmanian waterways,is seaworthy and easy torow

LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: Swampscott Dory Type of Boat: Gaboon Plywood State: Tasmania Built: 1997Location Mawson Place



Somes Sound12.5Name: Somes Sound 12.5

Boat Owner: Ken Bradbrook

Designer: John Brookes/Herreshoff

Builder: Ken Bradbrook

Description:

The boat was built with thehelp of Duck Flat WoodenBoats in Mt Barker inAdeliade. This is a lapstrakedesign of the classic Herreshoff 12.5′, it is a john Brookes modification for a centre board option andslightly wider in the bilge sections.

LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Sailing Boat Type of Boat: Marine Ply State: Victoria Built: 2018 LocationElizabeth St. Pier

Southern EagleName: Southern Eagle

Boat Owner: Barrie Oakley

Designer: Barrie Oakley

Builder: Barrie Oakley & DonBrown

Description:

In memory of my great greatgreat grandfather James Oakleywho sailed to Tasmania as a freesettler on the Southern Eagle.

LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber:Sailing Dinghy Type of Boat:Huon Pine State: Tasmania Built: 1999 Location Elizabeth St. Pier



TasmaniaName: Tasmania

Boat Owner: RowingTasmania (custodian)

Designer: A & E Edwards

Builder: A & E Edwards

Description:

The eight-oared Cedarrowing shell “Tasmania”,was built by Melbourne boatbuilders A & E Edwards, forthe 1926 Interstate Eight-Oared Championship ofAustralia.

Rowed over the three-mile Hamilton Reach course in Brisbane on Saturday, May 8, 1926, the Tasmaniancrew beat South Australia by a length in a time of 15 minutes and 43 seconds, with Victoria ¾ of a lengthfurther back, and Queensland fourth, two lengths behind. New South Wales did not finish.

After the race, the shell was housed and rowed at the Longford Rowing Club, and on the demise of that clubmoved to the North Esk Rowing Club. It fell into disuse in the 1950s as newer boats were acquired.

Roger Fowler, who was a member of the North Esk Rowing Club and who worked at the Boag’s Brewerysaved the boat by putting it up in the beams of the old malt store there.

“Tasmania” has subsequently been accommodated at the Riverside Rowing Club, then moved with thatclubs equipment to the Tamar Rowing Club, then to a shed on Roger Fowler’s son Darryl’s Riversideproperty before it was restored and took pride of place in the QVMAG’s Inveresk Sporting Gallery where itremained until 2018.

With QVMAG looking to revise its display area and its capacity to mount different exhibitions, “Tasmania”was again looking for a home. Recognising the significance of this 94-year-old shell, Rowing Tasmania hasmade space available at Lake Barrington International Rowing Course to ensure the safe storage of the boat.

“Tasmania”is significant for a number of reasons “ to wooden boat enthusiasts for its traditional Cedarveneer construction and intricate spars and bracing and the design and construction of it staterooms (rowingstations); to the Tasmanian rowing community as the boat in which Tasmania last won the Interstate Eight-Oared Race for the King’s Cup; and for the community at large, as an example of the type of boat rowed atthe Royal Henley Peace Regatta in 1919, at which the AIF Number One Crew won the gold cupcommissioned as the prize for the winning crew by King George the Fifth.

The winning 1919 crew included two Tasmanians “Fred Robb and Arch House, both from the DerwentRowing Club” now the Derwent Mercantile Collegiate Rowing Club. To mark the Centenary of Australiawinning the King’s Cup, Rowing Australia and Rowing Tasmania have arranged for the trophy itself to bedisplayed at this wooden boat festival and the Royal Hobart Regatta Association is holding a special woodeneights race to coincide with the Centenary of the King”s Cup and the 2019 AWBF.

LOD feet: 68 Hull Timber: Cedar Type of Boat: Rowing Shell State: Tasmania Built: c1925 Location PW1



Tassie TooName: Tassie Too

Boat Owner: Fott

Designer: Batt and Blore

Builder: Lucas & Gronfors

Description:

Tassie Too was launchedfrom the Battery Point slipson 26 November 1927having been built by CharlieLucas and Chips Gronfors.The vessel wascommissioned by the RoyalYacht Club of Tasmania(RYCT) and paid for bysubscription to allow asecond Tasmanian boat tocompete for the hotly contested Forster Cup. “Tassie Two” was designed by Skipper Batt, with assistancefrom Alfred Blore and John Tarleton. All three had collaborated on the first TASSIE and again combined todraw the plans needed to construct the hull of Tassie Two to Skipper Batt’s lines lifted from his model. Thefirst “Tassie ” was built on a shoestring budget, and rushed together for the 1925 Forster Cup series, which itwon convincingly. It then repeated the wins in 1926 and 1927. This encouraged the Tasmanians to build asecond boat, but in more organised circumstances. The RYCT raised the funds by subscription and TassieTwo was launched in November 1927. It was made ready for the Sydney series, held in early 1928, which itwon, skippered by Harry Batt. The original Tassie finished second at the event.

Tassie Two is planked in Huon Pine on hardwood frames as specified in the class rules, and features apivoting centreboard – a detail introduced to the class by the Tasmanians. The centreboard was alsodesigned to flex when sailing upwind. The thought was that this would create more lift and improve theyacht’s windward abilities. The round-bilge hull shape was designed to be at its best in heavy conditions, butit performed well in all conditions. It was considered an extreme design by other sailors in the class. TassieToo was skippered by Harry Batt again in 1929 and 1930, N. Winzenberg in 1930 and 1931, Skipper Batt in1934, 1935 and 1936, Harry Batt in 1937, Skipper Batt in 1938, A. K. Ward in 1939, Neall Batt in 1947,1948, 1949 and 1950, Ediss Boyes in 1951 and Neall Batt in 1952. It won the Forster Cup in 1928, 1934,1936, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1952; a statistic unmatched by any other vessel. The originalTassie won the event in 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1929. A third boat, Tassie III, was built by Charlie Lucas atBattery Point in 1929, based on a model by Skipper Batt with plans drawn by P. C. Douglas, but it onlytriumphed over Tassie Two at the Forster Cup on two occasions (in 1931 and 1938). Plans were made for aTassie IV, a half model at the RYCT shows the hull shape, but the vessel was never built.

“Tassie Two” was also very successful with seven wins in the Albert Gold Cup race, an event that precededthe Forster Cup series on the calendar. Six of these wins were in succession from 1947 to 1952.

LOD feet: 25 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Type of Boat: Restricted 21 State: Tasmania Built: 1927 LocationPW1


2019 Australian Wooden Boat FestivalHobartTeepookana

Name: Teepookana

Boat Owner: Wooden Boat Guild ofTasmania, Inc

Designer: Adrian Dean

Builder: Wooden Boat Guild ofTasmania, Inc

Description:

The “Franklin”design was based ona 14ft punt formerly owned byretired piner Frank White of Strahan. The original was of unusual in being double-skinned, with a canvaslayer between the two layers of planking. According to White there were others with this construction: it ishowever unclear if they were built this way, or “doubled” in their old age to prolong their lives. In White’spunt the inner planking was worn down almost to the canvas interlayer through the regular use of an enameldish as a bailer. “Franklin” is a conventional clinker-built boat with a fairly robust vertical keel.

Adrian Dean served his apprenticeship as a wooden boatbuilder with Jock Muir of Hobart, and from 1967worked as a teacher in craftwork and outdoor education as well as a professional designer specialising in seakayaks. He was a consultant in the design of the sail-training ships Leeuwin and One and All in the 1980s.In 1992 he began working at the Wooden Boat Centre at Franklin, and it was during this time that hedesigned “Franklin”. The name is something of a double-entendre with the region for which the boats werewell-known on the West Coast, as well as the region where he now worked (and, coincidentally, aroundwhich the type was probably developed). In 1997 he built a much larger punt, the 19ft Princess.

Teepookana (named after the former port at the entrance to the King River east of Strahan) was an earlyproject of the then-recently formed Wooden Boat Guild of Tasmania. She was built to a very high standard,and her keel batten in particular is somewhat thicker than traditional west coast punts. Teepookana has beenin continual use as a recreational vessel by the Guild at its events, on display at events such as the AustralianWooden Boat Festival, and on a semi-commercial basis as a film prop.

LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: King Billy pine Type of Boat: Piners’ Punt State: Tasmania Built: 1998 LocationMawson Place

The DukeName: The Duke

Boat Owner: Peter Darke

Designer: unknown Builder: V.E.Darke

Description:

This one of 2 boats built by my father in 1956, one was soldthis boat was obviously retained and is still used on smalllakes and lagoons in the midlands and highlands. The seagulloutboard was purchased in 1974 and has been used on theboat since. This type of dinghy was common at the time butwas superseded by Fiberglas and later aluminium. The brassfittings contrast well with the mahogany and adds to theappeal of the boat. It is important that this type of boat is preserved as part of boating history.

LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: Huon & Celery Top Pine Type of Boat: Fishing Dinghy State: Tasmania Built:1956 Location PW1 Forecourt



The HunterName: The Hunter

Boat Owner: Good StoryPaddle Boards

Designer: Matthew Nienow

Builder: Matthew Nienow

Description:

This hollow wooden surfboardwas built in Hobart as a SteinerSchool project, usingHimalayan Cedar which fellduring a storm at the RoyalTasmanian Botanical Gardens.With the dimensions based ona 5′ 11″ epoxy Fred Rubbleshortboard by Channel Islands,it is a hollow construction withmarine plywood ribs andstringer, weighing just 4.3kgoverall. The deck and hull eachconsists of 4 bookmatchedstrips of 6mm thicknessHimalayan Cedar planks,which have been glassed with 4 oz cloth and West Systems epoxy inside and outside to add to the strengthof the surfboard. It has a contemporary 5 fin layout with Futures Fins, allowing it to ride either as a thrusterof quad configuration. Meanwhile the tail pad is made of cork in keeping with the theme of a sustainablybuilt wooden surfboard. Building it wouldn’t have been possible without the invaluable help of countlessothers. Namely Mathew Farrell, who developed the design. Having built many hollow wooden surfboardsbefore, his wealth of knowledge made this project possible. The woodworking expertise of Rod Dransfieldwas much appreciated when it came to shaping the board. Meanwhile our family friend Hairy was a legendin helping me with the routing out of the fin boxes. Finally a big thanks to David Mercer from PenguinComposites for helping to fibreglass the board so expertly.

LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber: Racing Paddle Board Type of Boat: Paulownia State: USA Built: 2017 LocationUSA Village

ToniName: Toni

Boat Owner: Reg Harvey

Designer: Foldaboat

Builder: Foldaboat

Description:

This boat is on the Australian Register of HistoricVessels and is a rare example of folding boats. Thematerial in the joins was very forward thinking forits time and is still in virtually seaworthy condition.

LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: Ply Type of Boat: Foldaboat State: Tasmania Built: 1963 Location Mures



Trevassa TooName: Trevassa Too

Boat Owner: Ross Muir


Builder: Ross Muir

Description:

Kittwake IV 2018 hasAustralian Red Cedar andHuon Pine timbers. Mast,boom, gaff, oars and pole ofCanadian Spruce. Originallydesigned by James Alderton(NSW) in 1921 and modifiedin 1923. The design nowapproaches 100 years.

Kittiwake IV displays the best of infinite workmanship. The last timber Tasmanian 12ft cadet dinghy wasbuilt in the late 1970s. Then arrived the fibreglass moulded cadet dinghy with built in buoyancy and latermarconi rig.

The first timber Tasmanian cadet dinghy was built by Charles Lucas at Battery Point, Hobart in 1923 andmany others built for local and interstate junior sailors also by Lucas. The first interstate competition washeld in Hobart in 1924 and the title shared between Chook Newman (Tas), Unknown Skipper (NSW). In1924 the Governor General of Australia, Lord Stonehaven presented a trophy to be known as theStonehaven Cup which has been presented up to 2018 in Victoria. By 1986 it was estimated that 300 12ftCadet Dinghys had been built and 2500 young sailors had participated in cadets sailing. The first femaleskipper to win a Stonehaven Cup was in Adelaide in 2005. Early years saw all states participating and then,in later years only Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia.

The Muir family won 4 Stonehaven Cups – Jock Muir 193 in Kittiwake; Max Muir 193 in Kittiwake; RossMuir 196 in Venom; Greg Muir 196 in Kitt Ross’s dinghy passion has been to build Kittiwake IV.

Since building Venom in 1963, Red Jacket in 196, and Narranda in 1969. Ross Muir’s Kittiwake IVcontinues on the Muir family tradition at Battery Point boatyard.

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Cadet dinghy Type of Boat: Huon Pine State: Tasmania Built: 2018 LocationPW1



TrimName: Trim

Boat Owner: Russell Kenery

Designer: Unknown

Builder: Frederick & Harry Moore

Description:

This rare Tasmanian has led a fortunate life, spendingher first half century criss-crossing Hobart’s RiverDerwent and Melbourne’s Hobson Bay, but rarelygetting wet. As a lifeboat she sat under canvas on thesteam ferry S.S. Rosny, that was built by Frederick &Harry Moore at Kennedy’s Shipyard, Battery Point,and launched on 26 July 1913. Photographs in theMaritime Museum of Tasmania confirmed thelifeboat’s provenance: her proportions, lines, strakesand distinctive bow roundels. The clinker-buildconstruction is Huon Pine, with Blue Gum keel andstems, the design being that of a traditional RiverDerwent utility workboat prior to the advent ofcompact marine engines. She’s a 15ft double-enderwith plumb stems, flat sheer, and the 5ft 6in beam hasthe three beams to length hull ratio for good carryingpower and seaworthiness. Three thwarts accommodatea total of four oarsmen, two off-set, and her flat keel and barn-door rudder enable pulling onto shore. In1964 the 18th Launceston Sea Scouts [today’s 1st Tamar Sea Scout Group] launched her into a new career,as a training-cutter. They fitted a daggerboard, Sliding-Gunter rig with stem-mounted headsail, and shesails nicely. In her 100th year the current owner, Russell Kenery, gave her an overhaul, stripping her downto bare timber. Although her strakes were sound some dings were filled with epoxy, a little rot in her stemswas cut out and made good, and she was completely re-caulked. The hull was recoated in two-partpolyurethane, traditional White exterior and Cumberland Stone interior. As she had no name and givenonly four letters would fit the roundels on the bow, she was called Trim after Matthew Flinders seafaringcat. The Australian National Maritime Museum has listed Trim on the Australian Register of HistoricVessels (number HV000596), based on significance, completeness, provenance and rarity.

LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Type of Boat: Lifeboat State: Victoria Built: 1913 Location PW1Forecourt


2019 Australian Wooden Boat FestivalHobartUna

Name: Una

Boat Owner: Spring Bay CommunityBoat Shed

Designer: Unknown

Builder: Unknown

Description:

UNA was donated to the Spring BayCommunity Boat Shed by Chris Lester,the last of a long line of previous owners.

She was named UNA in honour of aprevious owner’s mother.

The Spring Bay Community Boat Shed believes that the design of UNA was based on an American patternrunabout, a design at least 100 years old.

She has been modified into a work boat by the addition of the fore and aft towing posts, and was used assuch on Macquarie Harbour.

After her transfer to Dover, she was refurbished and the large skeg added, along with a bigger motor. Again,she was used as a work boat.

It is planned to install a modern diesel motor and gearbox and a replacement rudder. A forward controlconsole will be fitted. The original Invincible motor will be restored to working condition as a static display.A new floor and seating will be provided. A sun canopy will also be fitted.

Once restored, UNA will be kept on a mooring in Spring Bay, and used by the Spring Bay Community BoatShed for on water activities, primarily in East Coast waters. UNA will also be trailer-able to otherTasmanian locations.

The Spring Bay Community Boat Shed is based at The Village in Triabunna, and is part of the EastcoastRegional Development Organisation Inc. Meetings are held most Monday mornings, and on other days asrequired. We are privileged to be responsible for a significant collection of small wooden boats from theSpring Bay area.

LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Work Boat Type of Boat: Huon Pine State: Tasmania Built: c.1920 LocationTBD

Van DiemenName: Van Diemen

Boat Owner: Ned Trewartha



Description:

11 ft Rowing dinghy made from Australian RedCedar and Silver Ash ribs. Silver Ash ribs bend beautifully and did everything we asked of it

LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Australian Red Cedar Type of Boat: Rowing Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2019Location Murray St. Car Park



Wagg BoatName: Wagg Boat

Boat Owner: O.G.Wragg


Builder: O.G.Wragg

Description:

Dinghy is Humble Bee design by IainOughtred. Clinker built ply. has been builtto look more traditional with Blackwoodribs, copper nailed & roved, which addextra strength. Interior is finished in DeksOlje, oars are handmade of Blackwood &aCelery Top Pine. Exterior finish is Toplacmarine enamel.

LOD feet: 8 Hull Timber: Marine Ply Type of Boat: Tender Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2019 Loc TBD

WenName: Wen

Boat Owner: Helen Batt

Designer: Allen Witt

Builder: Helen Batt

Description:

Wen was built as a retirement/carer project. I worked onthe build 2 days a week for 18 months. My objectivewas to use my woodworking skills again after years ofteaching, 8 years as a woodwork teacher. All aspects ofthe build was sequenced with building notes supplied bythe designer Allen Witt.

Wen rows very well and I’m very proud of her final finish. Her oar blades, rudder blade and centre board areall painted pink in recognition of breast cancer awareness.

LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Marine Ply Type of Boat: Rowing Boat State: Tasmania Built: 2018 Loc Mures

Wooden Fred Rubble SurfboardName: Wooden Fred Rubble Surfboard

Boat Owner: Lachlan Hayes

Designer: Mathew Farrell

Builder: Lachlan Hayes

Description:

Last of the heavy weight Sharpies built in Tasmania.

LOD feet: 5 Hull Timber: Surfboard Type of Boat: Himalayan CedarState: Tasmania Built: 2018 Location PW1

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