The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.

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Flotsam #2

Every week you’ll find snippets of stories from around the globe. This week in Flotsam - The AGE profiles Wyruna.

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Australian Wooden Boat Festival

it’s good to see that despite the cancellation of the 2021 Australian Wooden Boat Festival, the organisers led by Paul Stephanus, have decided to go ahead with the spectacular biennial Parade of Sail on the Derwent. on Sunday 7th of February 2021.

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CRUISING, FLOTSAM Mark Chew CRUISING, FLOTSAM Mark Chew

Finding Aloa

ALOA has quite a special history. She was designed by AC Barber (perhaps most famous for designing the first Sydney Hobart winner RANI) and built in Berry's Bay just north of Goat Island in Sydney Harbour, possibly by Charles Pugh.

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