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Find Your Workhorse!

With the theme of the 2027 festival being “Working Boats”, the SWS editors have scoured the listings for half a dozen special boats with industrious origins. Even if you are not in the market… It’s fun to dream!

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Aralla-Allara.The early years.

The Tasmanian Board of Sea Fisheries, administered by the Tasmanian Police in these early years, agreed. Alfred Blore was commissioned to do the design and he was soon meeting with Challenger to adapt a fast, seaworthy design for patrol of the rugged Tasmanian coast. 

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