The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.
From clinch, a Germanic word, meaning “to fasten together”
It’s very low key event held on the beach at Sorrento to the west of the launching ramp. It's more of a family gathering, based around the extended Wooden Boatshop family. The Phillips boat shed opens onto the beach providing a vantage point and shade to keep the ice boxes cool. The dinghies are rowed or sailed and anchored ready for the rowing and sailing races later in the day.