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

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An update from the AWBF General Manager

What I find endlessly remarkable about this Festival is that it is held together by the power of a very simple idea – the beauty and promise of wooden boats. To some this is a promise of adventure; to others a promise of comradery, history, craftsmanship, or simple relaxation.

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Even Number years at the AWBF

There is a varied and enriching selection of events on offer, that brings to live the wooden boat building and associated crafts of the Huon Valley and the Channel Region South of Hobart.

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