Mainstream Media

Last month the niche world of wooden boats made a fleeting apperance in the mainstream media with almost an hour of conversation on ABC Radio Sydney’s nightlife program. And what’s affirming for us is that the participants are all regular contributors to this humble journal.

Steve Robson has written for us often, with his article on the rules for buying a wooden boat proving one of our most popular ever.

Peter Higgs is currently writing a piece for us on the progress made in preserving the legacy of Battery Point in Hobart, and Greg Blunt gets a regular mention on these pages.

The ABC’s official spiel goes like this…

We are a land bound by sea, and boats are an integral part of Australia's history. Wooden boats especially have something magical about them. They flex, they groan, they creak. They each have unique characters. Philip Clark on Nightlife is joined by a panel of wooden boat specialists. Steve Robson, a self-confessed timber tragic from Sydney. Peter Higgs, President of the Wooden Boat Guild of Tasmania and Greg Blunt, a shipwright and fifth generation boat builder from Williamstown, each with wooden boats in their veins.

You can listen to the full broadcast by clicking on the image below.