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Wooden BoatsAshore
Their Stories
2019 Australian Wooden Boat FestivalHOBART
Jan 26_2 2019
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AmyName: Amy
Boat Owner: Alan Steele
Designer: Ian Oughtred
Builder: Alan Steele
Description:
A labour of love, built over a 4year period under the guidanceof Duck Flat Wooden boats inAdelaide, using epoxy fromWest Systems and finished inAWL Craft 2000. The boat hastaken over 1000 man hours toconstruct with the mast madefrom Hoop Pine using the birdsmouth system of construction. Constructed from Ian Oughtred plans using traditional boat building methods.
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Gaboon Plywood Type of Boat: Sailing Dingy State: South Australia Built: 2018Location PW1
Anne MareeName: Anne Maree
Boat Owner: Nick Saramaskos
Designer: Reg Fazackerly
Builder: Reg Fazackerly
Description:
This Clinker built Dinghy is veryspecial to me as I knew Mr RegFazackerly for many years.TheDinghy was designed and builtby Reg for Mr. George BridgeSenior of Newtown Bay andlater inherited by his son GeorgeBridge Jr who tells me the Dinghy was built in the early 50’s George and his Wife have enjoyed manyhappy years with the Dinghy.
Unfortunately, due to bad health they were unable to continue the upkeep so the Dinghy Deteriorated.Purchased by Nick Saramaskos early June 2010 with much encouragement from Rose Barivett. Help fromAndrew Denman of Kettering and Peter Laidlaw of Franklin and many hours of Hard work I am very happywith the end Result.
LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: Reg Fazackerly Built: 1954Location Mures
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Arctic TernName: Arctic Tern
Boat Owner: Tony Landy
Designer: Iain Oughtred
Builder: Tony Landy
Description:
Iain Oughtred Design. I have built a number of clinker plywood craft over recent years.
I decided to do an Arctic Tern as I like the double end design and nice appearance. The Arctic Tern is oftenbuilt rigged as a yawl , I prefer the sloop rig.
Except for the Okoumi Plywood planking, all the timber in the craft is recycled, including the spars. Themast came from a 100 year old Oregon radio mast, a lot of the other timber came from recycled Oregon andWhite Pine beams. The gunwhale and knees and sundry cleats and blocks were made from home grownSpotted Gum. I planted this tree 50 years ago, put it through a Lucas mill and the planks were air dried forfour years.
I have been building boats on an off as a hobby since 1952 and I have particularly enjoyed the challenge ofthis one.
LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Marine Plywood Type of Boat: Sailing Boat State: Victoria Built: 2019 LocationFranklin Wharf
AustinName: Austin
Boat Owner: Graeme Hunt
Description:
An early design plywood canoe/kayak purchased from theAustin’s Ferry Yacht Club prior to its closure. Holes in hull anddeck repaired and repainted.
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Plywoodkayak State: Tasmania Location PW1
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BarneyName: Barney
Boat Owner: Roscoe Barnett
Description:
A batten seam carvel dinghy with the top plank as clinker, of this size,is very very unusual.
LOD feet: 7 Type of Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: Tasmania LocationMawson Place
BrambleName: Bramble
Boat Owner: Roscoe Barnett
Designer: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
Description:
Bramble is a single station punt ofclinker construction from Huon Pineover Tassie Oak and Celery frames.Unfortunately there is very little history,however it has been established she wasbuilt in the 1940-50’s.
She is at present being refurbished by the present owner.
LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: Piners Punt Type of Boat: Huon Pine State: Tasmania Built: c.1940-50’sLocation Mawson Place
Break PointName: Break Point
Boat Owner: Richard Boult
Designer: Clark Mills
Builder: Ian Johnston
Description:
The boat was built by parents from the Sandy Bay Sailing Club in the early 1990’s under the guidance of IanJohnston.
LOD feet: 7 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Optimist Sailing Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 1990
Location: Mawson Place
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CanoeName: Canoe
Boat Owner: Erin Wilson
Designer: Ted Moores & Merilyn Mohr
Builder: Douglas Coghill
Description:
This Western Red Cedar strip canoe is fibre glassed inside and out. Thedesign of the canoe has proved to be well suited to touring.
LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber: Western Red Cedar Type of Boat: Canoe State:Tasmania Built: 2017: Location Mawson Place
CarrotName: Carrot
Boat Owner: Adele Whelan
Designer: Tim Whelan
Builder: Adele & Sebastian Whelan
Description:
Built at home in quick time. Easy for one or two children totake for a quick explore of local beaches, points and creeks.
LOD feet: 7 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Canoe State:Tasmania Built: 2017 Location Mawson Place
Child of PreanaName: Child of Preana
Boat Owner: Jim Butterworth
Designer: Bill Foster
Builder: Crew of Preana
Description:
Took 3 years to build as time permitted. Under survey, has ownbuoyancy.
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Sailing BoatState: Tasmania Built: c.1993 Location Mures
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ChilliName: Chilli
Boat Owner: Robert Cooper
Designer: Johann Klepper
Builder: Longhaul FoldingKayaks
Description:
I had this Mk2 Quattro builtfor me in 2013 by Long HaulFolding Kayaks in Colorado,USA. The timber frame, withstainless steel and aluminiumconnectors, is partlyassembled outside the skin,then inserted and theassembly completed,followed by inflating at least 2 of the 4 sponsons along the sides so as to tighten the whole structure. Thelower 2 sponsons can be inflated to change the shape of the hull and provide extra flotation. Along with airbags and/or supplies in drybags filling the interior the boat holds very little water even if entirely capsized orswamped. A spraydeck covers the entire open cockpit, except for the crew, to keep out breaking waves. Theentire sail system, including outriggers, can be erected and dismantled from the rear cockpit seat and can bestowed inside the kayak. I use the boat a couple of times a year, mostly solo with a BSD sail systemincluding leeboard and outriggers for cruising around Moreton Bay for a week or two or more, campingashore each night, or sometimes sleeping aboard at anchor if nowhere ashore can be found. I carry campinggear and up to a weeks water and 3 weeks food but could carry more aboard. When alone I use a boat rollerto roll the empty boat up the beach to above high water to camp, having previously relayed up the cargo.The folded boat, sail system, and all equipment and supplies fit entirely inside a small hatchback car for thejourney to and from the launch site. It sails well enough that I only paddle maybe 20% of the time, using asingle blade outrigger paddle. I mostly paddle while exploring up the tidal creeks and rivers into themangroves. This is a very strong and durable folding kayak. I have been caught out in Force 5, gustingForce 6 but would rather have not, though no damage done. But I have bent a rudder blade by broachingwhile surfing down wave faces running downwind in a 20 knot wind. The outriggers saved capsizing.Should’ve reefed earlier but the speed is exhilarating. The boat has kept me out of trouble despite errors onmy part.
I’ve just moved the boat to Hobart, where I’d like to spend the years ahead sedately exploring Tasmanianwaters with friends.
LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber: Hypalon Type of Boat: Folding Kayak State: Tasmania Built: 2013
Location Mures
Chris CraftBoat Owner: Christopher Hazell
Designer: Chris Craft
Builder: Chris Craft Location Vic Doc
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CuilinName: Cuilin
Boat Owner: Michael Tuck
Designer: John Watkinson
Builder: Don Brown & Michael Tuck
Description:
A very capable and seaworthy smallboat. A Drascombe Lugger was built inthe UK & sailed via the MediterraneanSea, the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal,Malacca Straits and Arafura Sea toAustralia in the late 1960’s by DavidPyle & a companion. A woodenDrascombe Lugger was also trailered toGreece and sailed back to the UK in 1973 by Ken Duxbury & his wife. This design and similar boats by thesame designer have proven to be very popular in “Raid” type events in Europe and the UK. They are nowbuilt in FRP under licence.
This particular Drascombe Lugger has a few individual modifications. These include stainless steel centre-plate, rudder and rudder-stock; a boom is fitted for better sail shape & control; a spinnaker is also added tothe sail inventory. An elliptical cockpit coaming is fitted rather than the straight-sided & square corneredone shown in the original plans.
The spars are all varnished Oregon Pine and the trim is done in varnished Huon Pine and also Sheoak. Thebottom boards are in varnished King Billy Pine.
LOD feet: 20 Hull Timber: Marine Ply Type of Boat: Drascombe Lugger State: Tasmania Built: 2008Location PW1 Forecourt
Coghil BoatName: Coghill Boat
Boat Owner: Douglas Coghill
Designer: Wilson Bros.
Builder: Wilson Bros.
Description:
This King Billy Pine dinghy was built by the WilsonBros. in 1960. It was intended as a fly fishing boat. Itspent most of its life up at the lakes housed in a shed.At some point it had an impractically sized cabinadded to it. I saw the dinghy at the last boat festivaland decided I had to buy it. The ugly cabin was thefirst thing I removed in the restoration process. Afterthat came the stripping and sanding of old paint(including lead based primer!).Then sanding and more sanding. I also had to find a new “knee” for the bowas the old “sheoak” one had rotted. It has been a privilege to work on this fantastic boat.
LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 1960Location ??
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DamarName: Damar
Boat Owner: Wooden BoatGuild Of Tasmania, Inc.
Designer: Tamar Yacht Club
Builder: David Barnes
Description:
‘Tamar’ class dinghies werecommon in Tasmania in the mid20th century. In 1947 the TamarYacht Club (TYC) establishedthe specifications for a general-purpose, lightweightcentreboard dinghy that could be used for such diverse purposes as racing under sail, rowing, fishing or as ayacht tender. They were built from “modern” materials (principally plywood on timber frames), measured11 ft in length and 4 ft 6 inches beam and were hard-chined to simplify construction for amateur builders.They could be fitted with a small outboard motor as well as carrying a stem-head sloop rig for sailing andracing.
The design was a development of the earlier Devonport-based ‘Mersey’ class and the definitive drawingswere prepared by 17 year-old trainee draftsman Graeme Titmus and based on the fourth boat built, SKUA.Plans were published in the ‘Examiner’ newspaper and kits of fittings could be purchased by amateurbuilders. More than 200 sailing ‘Tamar’ dinghies were built with sail numbers allocated by yacht clubsusing them (especially Tamar and Bellerive), while many more were built for rowing or outboard motorpropulsion.
Damar, a restored Tamar Dinghy previously owned by David and Margaret Barnes of the Lindisfarne YachtClub and WBGT, was built by David Barnes around 1970-71. She carried a second-hand set of sailsnumbered 17 that evidently originated from T. L. Sward’s Mary M. Damar was beautifully restored byWooden Boat Guild member Graeme Nichols after many months of tender love and care. She required acomplete strip back to bare wood which revealed some structural damage that has now been repaired. As aresult she is in sailing condition and ready for members to use at our monthly outings.
LOD feet: 11 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Tamar Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: c1971
Location Mawson Place
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Daniel MooreName: Daniel Moore
Boat Owner: David Edwards
Description:
The previous owner lived inDarwin and owned the shacknext door to our shack inBarton Avenue, Triabunna.He came in to see me oneday (in 1990 I think) andasked if I would like to buyhis boat. One look and Ibought it, as he only wanted$300. I tried using it thatsummer, but it leaked toomuch to be usable, even afterI soaked it in Spring Bay fora week.
I have restored the boat by re-clinching all the copper rivets and stripping the paint from some of the topplanks.
I have named it “Daniel Moore”, after my great great grandfather who was a Van Diemen’s Land convictwith a Ticket-of-Leave living in the Spring Bay district when my great grandmother Emma Ann Moore wasborn in November 1851. Daniel died in March 1852, and on his death certificate his occupation was listed as“Fisherman”. “Daniel Moore” is mounted on a wooden cradle sitting in a wooden trailer, which is beingtowed by my wooden car – a 1963 Morris Minor Traveller.
The timber on the car is subject to wood rot – it is made from English Ash, but the King Billy Pine in“Daniel Moore” is immune from that.
LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Clinker dinghy State: Tasmania
Location: Kings Pier
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Deadman’s RevengeName: Deadman’s Revenge
Boat Owner: David Taylor
Designer: Nick Schade,Guillemot Kayaks, USA
Builder: David Taylor
Description:
I had wanted to build a stripplanked wooden kayak since1998, and in 2009, whilsthaving some English Oakmilled, I was given the trunkof a California Redwood. Iknew nothing about thistimber and had no idea whatI would use it for, butdecided to have it milledanyway. However, someyears later, on removing aboard from the rack, I found the timber was extremely lightweight, very stable and had suffered nodistortion during the drying process. At that point I decided that if I ever got around to building that kayak,this would be the timber that I would use.
Following the 2017 Australian Wooden Boat Festival, I decided that the time had come to either build akayak or forget about the idea altogether. Over the next couple of months I researched a number of designsand finally settled on a Micro Bootlegger Sport designed by Nick Schade from Guillemot Kayaks. With justa slight rake to the stem and stern, this kayak has an almost full-length waterline, giving it good speedpotential. With a bit of flare and relatively high sides, it has good stability, while still being narrow enoughat the waterline to minimize how much water is disturbed. It has a transitioning chine that is rounded in frontand hard behind. This allows for smooth progress into waves, while providing a positive control surfacewhile under sail and paddling down wind for capable surfing. At 18kg, the finished weight is the same as theminimum allowable for a racing surf ski competing at Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships.
On 27th April 2017, I started setting up the strongback and forms and on 18th May, I laid up the first strips.
I machined the California Redwood planks to 20mm wide x 4.5mm thick. However, the finished thicknessafter fairing and sanding is only around 3mm, hence the need for the finished shell to be completely coveredwith a layer of fibreglass. In addition to added strength the fibreglass also seals the timber, thus preventingrot. The boat was then finished with four coats of marine varnish. I made the rudder from carbon Fibre andfibreglass.
On 19th January 2018, at last, the boat was finally launched.
I would like to acknowledge the help and guidance that I received from Graeme Cooksey who has built anumber of strip plank kayaks. Graeme’s expertise was invaluable, particularly in the early stages of theboat’s construction.
LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: California Redwood Type of Boat: Sea Kayak State: Tasmania Built: 2017
Location PW1
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DexterityName: Dexterity
Boat Owner: Peter Deck
Designer: John Welsford
Builder: Peter Deck
Description:
A great little cruising dinghy.Suits a solo sailor or a familyof up to 4 or 5. A 2hp Hondaoutboard can be mounted onthe transom bracket.
LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber:Ply Type of Boat: HoudiniDesign State: Tasmania Built: 2010 Location PW1 Forecourt
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Diamond DaytripperName: Diamond Daytripper
Boat Owner: Allan Newhouse
Designer: Allan Newhouse
Builder: Allan Newhouse
Description:
Female paddlers often have difficulty finding akayak that is easy to handle off the water.Lightweight recreational paddlers often find that intrying to find a kayak light enough to handle, theyhave to settle for something that is so short that it isvery slow with poor tracking. This kayak isspecifically designed to suit such a paddler withgood tracking, stability and speed.
It is close to the ideal length for a recreational kayak.It is long enough to perform well, but not longenough to make it unnecessarily heavy and awkwardto handle.
While it is a similar shape to serious sea kayaks, itslower volume and lack of perimeter safety line meanthat it is intended to be used as a recreational kayakrather than an expedition craft.
Most of the kayak is Paulownia, an ideal timber for strip built kayaks since it is 10% to 20% lighter thanWRC. The strips are 4mm thick and are covered inside and out with one layer of 85gsm glass cloth withBoteCote epoxy resin. That construction creates a kayak that is remarkably light, yet is stiffer than afibreglass, kevlar or carbon fibre kayak. At around 10kg, it is only about two thirds the weight of a similarsize thermoformed plastic or fibreglass kayak and about half the weight of a rotomoulded plastic kayak.
The timber strips are glued together around forms using ordinary PVA woodworking glue with the edgesbevelled to get a tight fit rather than using bead and cove edges. Since the timber is encapsulated infibreglass and epoxy, there is no necessity to use any special glue between the strips.
Like many British sea kayaks, it is designed to perform well without a rudder. The design was created usingKayak Foundry, a free program available from blueheronkayaks.com. The timber came from one of themany Paulownia plantations around Australia. This particular plantation is near Bellingen in NSW. It wasbought as 25mm thick rough sawn planks which were dressed on the faces before strips were ripped fromthe edge. The glass cloth, BoteCote epoxy and Aquacote water based polyurethane were all sourced fromBoatcraft Pacific.
LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Recreational Kayak Type of Boat: Paulownia & Western Red Cedar State: NewSouth Wales Built: 2019 Location PW1
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Dinghy 2Name: Dinghy 2
Boat Owner: Stuart Beltz
Designer: Ronald Beltz
Builder: Ronald Beltz
Description:
Tasmanian Ronald Beltz was a joiner and boatbuilder who designed and built many boats from hisLenah Valley home. Born in 1905, as a youngster hesailed regularly with several sailing identities fromthe time, including Stewart Pybus, Alan Partridgeand Fred Fennel. Ron finished his apprenticeshipwith Crisp and Gunns, but was entirely self-taught inboat building skills with little schooling beyondGrade 7. Ron was able to build all manner of timberboats from his own half models, and although hehated maths and spelling, he was gifted at drawingand made intricate models of all his boats. A finejoiner, his family house in Giblin St Lenah Valleywas testament to his skills, with many beautifuljoinery fittings and fixtures using fine Tasmaniantimbers including Blackwood, black heart sassafrasand myrtle. Ron was a regular joiner fitting out boats in the 30’s and 40′,s including Winston Churchill. Hebuilt a joinery workshop in his back yard with all manner of tools and machines enabling him to set up abusiness from his home.
Ron’s first boat was Sand Peep in 1934, a 28 ft 6″ Huon Pine motor cruiser. She resides at Prince of WalesBay in Tasmania and is being restored by a wooden boat enthusiast. She was launched at Constitution Dockusing the steam crane.
Storm King, Ron’s favourite, was built in 1938 and is a 28 ft Huon Pine cutter. She has been restored to herformer glory and entered the 2018 Sydney Wooden Boat Festival. There is a great connection to the SydneyHobart Yacht Race for Storm King! See www.yachtstormking.com
Storm King is now looking as good as ever following the great work from the family that owns her inSydney. Ron was enlisted for military service however because of his trade skills he found his was to Princeof Wales Bay building boats of all sizes for the war effort. Mavourneen was Ron’s next project. Built for alocal ship chandler, Jack Donaldson, Mavourneen is a 32 ft sailing sloop made of Huon Pine. Theremarkable story of Mavourneen includes her racing performances in Tasmania, to being sold, renamedBikini and moving to Melbourne in 1958, to being purchased by Jay Lawry in 1992, and sailing around theworld. She is at this show after a refit from Jay and journey from her home port in New Zealand.
The Helen J was Ron’s final vessel, built in 1950 and at 50 ft this Tasmanian Oak fishing boat was aremarkable sea vessel. Unfortunately, she was lost at sea in 1997 with the loss of two lives off Tasmania’srugged West Coast.
Ron, with the assistance of family members including carpenters Doug Beltz (Ron’s son) and George White(Ron’s son-in-law) built a number of small dinghies for the family, including hull No 2 on show here today.
Fortunately, Ron Beltz’s family of has many of the tools and half models in Hobart, and has slowly puttogether the history and the story behind Ron’s boat building, his workshop and family home, all of whichhave the trademarks of a very talented and self-taught craftsman.
LOD feet: 11 Hull Timber: Rowing Dinghy Type of Boat: King Billy Pine State: Tasmania Built: 1970
Location Mures
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Dinky Danske – DDName: Dinky Danske – DD
Boat Owner: Joy Phillips
Designer: Russell Brown – PT Watercraft
Builder: Chris Dickson
Description:
You can see thePT11, the nesting sister ofthe PT Spears on Off Center Harbor’swebsitehttps://www.offcenterharbor.com/videos/pt-11-nesting-s
LOD feet: 11 Hull Timber: Okoume Marine Ply Type of Boat: Sailing / Rowing Dinghy State: TasmaniaBuilt: 2018 Location USA Village
EleanorName: Eleanor
Boat Owner: ThomasClark-Hansen
Designer: Glen-l
Builder: Thomas Clark-Hansen
Description:
After purchasing 2 logs ofKing Billy Pine fromTasmania’s west coast.The build began. A steeplearning curve followedlearning the art of woodwork and boat building simitaniously. Construction of the67 designed hull from was achieved by coldmoulding ply over King Billy and Celery Top frames. 10mm King Billy was then strip planked over thehull. The same method was used on the deck with Celery Top inlay placed between King Billy planks.Bottom the hull is constructed from 6mm ply with Dynel cloth cover. Eleanor is powered by a Mercruiser1997 5.7L competition skier. Raw water cooled. Straight shaft, direct coupled to flywheel. Upholstery isjag red viynl done by the builder. Over the 5 years it took to complete the build a lot of skills were learntand great satisfaction gained from the first ski behind Eleanor.
LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Ply & King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Ski Boat State: Tasmania Built: 2018Location Elizabeth St Pier
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Ellipsis 4.5Name: Ellipsis 4.5
Boat Owner: Ellipsis Boats
Designer: Scott Blee
Builder: G.Stewart
Description:
Ellipsis Boats was founded in2017 by two Hobart baseddesigner/builders with a clearintent; to create functional,minimal & stylish lifestyleproducts for pure enjoyment on the water.
Our first model was the Ellipsis 4.5; a 4.5 meter (14.75 ft) recreational rowing skiff. It’s a minimal design,with a plumb bow to pierce waves, a high freeboard to stay dry and feel secure, and a faceted surface formthat gives the hull great strength and stability.
It’s very innovative and goes and looks like no other sliding seat rowing skiff around.
The first Ellipsis 4.5 design prototype was built in 2017 out of 10mm corecell fibreglass, by the founders ofEllipsis Boats, Thierry Cueff and Scott Blee, and was used as a full size test boat to perfect the detail andperformance of developing a high-end carbon fibre production model for world wide sale, using aKickstarter campaign to promote and seek funding.
The designer Scott Blee (founder, owner and designer of SABDES Yacht Design), was later approached byHobart Shipwright Gordon Stewart to build and develop the first ever marine plywood kit version.
Ellipsis Boats decided to take on the challenge to then offer both a production version and kit version,keeping the end build result looking 99% as close as possible.
The end result and World Premiere is presented here at the WBF Hobart 2019!
The plywood version presented here was itself a simple build procedure, due to its flat hull panels, andfaceted hull form, and absence of unnecessary detail. The beauty of the marine plywood enhancing theoverall aesthetic, and bringing even more purity out of the design.
LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Okoume marine ply Type of Boat: Rowing skiff State: Tasmania Built: 2018Location Mures
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ElverName: Elver
Boat Owner: Bruce Tyson
Designer: Philip Bolger
Builder: Bruce Tyson
Description:
The boat was designed as acar topper with reinforcingfibre glass inside on the floor.I also covered the exteriorhull with fibre glass to makethe soft strip planking moredurable. The stern is CeleryTop over ply with Celery Topcoaming around the cockpit.
LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber:Western Red Cedar Type of Boat: Motor Canoe State: Tasmania Built: 2017 Location PW1
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Expedition SportName: Expedition Sport
Boat Owner: Daniel Brooks
Designer: One Ocaean Kayaks
Builder: Daniel Brooks
Description:
The Expedition Sport is a medium-sizedtouring kayak designed by Vaclav Stejskal ofOne Ocean Kayaks (oneoceankayaks.com). Itis designed for medium sized paddlers with anideal paddler and gear capacity of 73kg (up to91kg) and to be very efficient at typicalpaddling speeds. The stern deck rises a littlefrom the shear line to provide a lot of storagecapacity for overnight trips and the hull tapersto a keel at the stern, making it a strong-tracking boat.
The kayak was built between 2010 and 2014 inbetween moving several times around Sydney.The Finished Boat weighs around 20kg whichis lighter than a lot of kevlar boats.
All timber is Western Red Cedar which is verybendable even without steaming. A formwork was constructed which was then stripped with bead and covecedar strips. An electric stapler is used to hold the strips in place whilst the glue dries (Titebond III glue wasused). After stripping is finished, the boat was split in half and the formwork removed. Inside and out werethen fibre glassed. Fibreglass cloth and West System 105 epoxy resin was used on the inside with WestSystem 207 Special Clear Hardener on the outside.
The cockpit coaming was formed using carbon fibre and the seat is made from minicell foam. Shock cordshold the hatch covers tight against a foam gasket on a composite hatch rim. The boat was finished usingInterlux Perfection Plus two part varnish. Attaining a good finish was one of the hardest parts of the build.
Having not logged the number of build hours invested in the boat, the only estimation would be A LOT.Taking out moving four times from the equation, I would guesstimate at approximately two year’s worth ofweekends. Having learnt from all my mistakes, I would hazard a guess that I could probably build anotherone in about three months, if I had the luxury of not working!!
LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: Western Red Cedar Type of Boat: Sea Kayak State: Tasmania Built: 2014Location PW1
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FranklinName: Franklin
Boat Owner: John Sutcliffe
Designer: John Sutcliffe
Builder: Glenn Brown &John Sutcliffe
Description:
This Dinghy has a centrecase suitable for rowing orsailing.
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber:Dinghy Type of Boat: HuonPine State: Tasmania Built:2018 Location Elizabeth St.Pier
FrithaName: Fritha
Boat Owner: Jim Mcindoe
Designer: Jim Mcindoe
Builder: Jim Mcindoe
Description:
I began building this Vikingship in my garage in 1998from a plan in a book which Iscaled down.
I unfortunately had to abandon it due to work and family. Then this year, with the help and encouragement(or ultimatum) of Geoff and Pete, I once more took up the challenge to recreate a Viking Faering, adapting itas I went in an effort to recreate the beautiful design and lines of the Viking craft I have admired for manyyears.”
Copper roved and bronze screwed, with Norwegian style sawn frames, the construction is as traditional aspossible.
The deadline of the next AWBF 2019 was set as the last finish date acceptable to Jim’s friends
Friends footnote: This boat is sure to steal attention when towed behind Jim’s lovely 24′ double ended carvalyacht.
LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Celery Top Pine Type of Boat: Viking Faering State: New South Wales Built:2018 Franklin Wharf
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GordonName: Gordon
Boat Owner: Wooden Boat Guild ofTasmania, Inc.
Description:
Gordon (as recently named by hercurrent owners) was donated to theWooden Boat Guild of Tasmania byLaurie Harris (of Launceston) on 25February 2010. The punt had beenin Laurie’s ownership for about 30years. It is believed that Gordon waspreviously used (with an outboardmotor) by the Tasmanian ForestryCommission as a personneltransport for its staff on the GordonRiver. It is believed that the puntwas salvaged as a wreck from the Gordon River before Laurie purchased it. Gordon was accepted into theAustralian Register of Historic Vessels at the ANMM on 15 October 2010.
Gordon was a roughly-built vessel with planks that are far from symmetrical on both sides, and aconsiderable variation in width at the stem in particular. She is considered to be representative of acommercial boat of her era with little in the way of refinement.
In 2016 the WBGT resolved that the restoration of Gordon would be its next major boat restoration project.The vessel will be restored to operational condition with as much of the original structure as possiblepreserved, but new planks fitted to replace those that are broken and/or (partly) missing, and extensivereribbing. The existing planking will be rendered watertight by splining, filling and sanding, and the finishedvessel will be presented in a painted condition. Michael Staples’ plans will be used to coax the hull back tothe lines that it is believed to have been built with. Physical work began in May 2017 and continuedintermittently throughout the rest of that year and 2018.
Construction Notes:
Clinker construction, seven planks per side, top plank doubled.
Rib spacing on average 7’(180mm) centres.
Some ribs are offset and cross over giving double ribs across the bottom of the punt. It is difficult todecipher the number of rowing stations as there are no rowlock blocks, although there are some visiblefastening holes.
Gordon was surveyed by Michael Staples in July 2010 using the traditional line lifting method, plans beingdrawn of the vessel “as is” and also with corrections allowing for changes in shape since new. A secondsurvey was funded by a Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPP) grantsponsored by the National Maritime Museum of Australia to Peta Knott of the Maritime Museum ofTasmania.
On 15 March 2010 Gordon was surveyed electronically at the Mariner’s Cottage car-park, Battery Point byPeta Knott and Dougal Harris for the Maritime Museum of Tasmania. The collected data was used as thebasis for plan (1) that follows. In July 2010 Gordon was delivered to Mike Staples’ workshop at Cygnet tobe surveyed by traditional methods to allow comparison with electronic survey. Mike Staples produced aplan (2) of the vessel “as is” and another plan (3) faired to compensate for the extent that the punt had lostits original shape over the years. These plans have been published in a book “The Tasmanian Piners’ Punt –Their History and Design”.
LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Huon pine Type of Boat: Piners’ Punt State: Tasmania Built: c1920s LocationMawson Place
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HalloraName: Hallora
Boat Owner: Lindsay Pender
Designer: Ian Oughtred
Builder: Lindsay Pender
Description:
Construction occurred over a10 year period wheneverwork and domestic constrainspermitted (which wasn’t veryoften). Fun to build using IanOughtred’s accurate Egret(now Shearwater) plans.Sails well but regrettably fartoo infrequently. The rudder pivot has been designed to be removable with a view to attaching a smalloutboard motor. Yet to be used in this mode.
LOD feet: 11 Hull Timber: Sailing Dinghy Type of Boat: Marine Ply State: Tasmania Built: 2012 LocationElizabeth St Pier
Grandbaby CradleName: Grandbaby Cradle
Boat Owner: Sarah Taylor
Designer: Jordan Wood Boats
Builder: Brendan Boon
Description:
This cradle was lovingly built for our firstgrandchild. Since then three other grandchildrenhave used the cradle and two other grandchildren(who live interstate) have had sleepovers in thecradle:
Scarlet 2012, Naomi 2015, River 2015, Owen 2017, Joshua 2017 & Chloe 2018
LOD feet: 4 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Type of Boat: Baby Cradle State: Tasmania Built: 2012 Location:Mawson Place
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HarmonyName: Harmony
Boat Owner: Peter Lynch
Designer: Jack & Joe Pompei
Builder: Jack & Joe Pompei
Description:
At the start of year 9, aged 14and having acquired a stack ofKing Billy Pine from the lateLake Margaret wood stavepipeline, it was decided, inconsultation with my teachers,to build a small clinker boat.With the planks averaging4.5m, a plan was chosen to bestutilise these lengths. After muchthought and debate with myteachers, I chose a Paul Gartside design. With a good stock of Celery Top Pine from the Woodbridge school,lofting of the plans were underway in early 2017. Celery Top Planks were dressed and selected for thevarious components; transom, backbone, hog and stem. Meanwhile, the rough and dirty King Billy plankswere thicknessed down. After 60+ years in the pipeline, the outer surface was black and majorly covered intar, the inside abraded considerably from its original 2″ thickness but the timber within was in most planks,in excellent condition. The frame was almost complete at the end of 2017 but due to my optional subjectchoices, I was unable to continue construction at school. The boat table, moulds and frame were moved to ashed in Gardners Bay. With some mentoring from Ned Trewartha, and hands to call upon from mygrandfather – Dusty (Derek) Shields, former teacher – James Kirkland, Livio Muench and Ashika Gray,construction is ongoing.
LOD feet: 19 Hull Timber: Motor Launch Type of Boat: Wooden State: Victoria Built: 1960 Location VicDoc
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Haven 12 1/2Name: Haven 12 1/2
Boat Owner: NorthwestSchool of WoodenBoatbuilding
Designer: Joel White
Builder: NWSWB
Description:
The Haven 12 1/2 is JoelWhite’s centerboardadaptation of NathanielHerreshoff’s classic 12 1/2.“12 1/2” refers to thewaterline length.
LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: Daysailer Type of Boat: Red Cedar & Celery Top Pine State: USA Built: 2019Location USA Village
HelgaName: Helga
Boat Owner: Ned Trewartha
Designer: Iain Oughtred
Builder: Ned Trewartha
Description:
Acorn 15 ft rowing dinghy made with fulllenght, book matched King Billy planks.Celery Top Pine ribs and Huon Pine thwarts.The only time it has been in the water is whenit was launched by Iain Oughtred in 2011.
Ned Trewartha is one of the rare true artists.His boats have Soul. All good boats seemsomehow to be more than the sum of theirparts and Neds especially have a real qualitywhich sets them apart.They make one think: Iwant this boat!.
Iain Oughtred
March 2011
LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: King Billy PineType of Boat: Rowing Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2011 Location Murray St carpark
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Herreshoff PramName: Herreshoff Pram
Boat Owner: NorthwestSchool of WoodenBoatbuilding
Designer: L. FrancisHerreshoff
Builder: NWSWB
Description:
L. Herreshoff designed thispram to row, stow, and towwell. The hull is remarkablyeasy to row because of thebow transom.
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber:Dinghy Type of Boat:Western Red Cedar State: USA Built: 2016 Location USA Villiage
HopeName: Hope
Boat Owner: Charles Ritchie
Designer: Charles William Ritchie
Builder: Charles William Ritchie
Description:
Designed for net fishing on Rubicon River.Sold to Bryant Griffiths in 1950
purchased back by Charles Ritchie
Junior in 2005 who restored her.
LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Typeof Boat: Cllinker Dingy State: TasmaniaBuilt: 1945 Location Mures
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JabiruName: Jabiru
Boat Owner: Terry Lean
Designer: Kroger Brothers
Builder: Mick & Sam Purdon
Description:
Trevassa Too is a 10ft sailing dinghy (Foster10) originally designed by Bill Foster ofHobart. Bill was Jock Muir’s first shipwrightapprentice in 1946. The builder, Ross Muirstarted his apprenticeship under Bill Foster in1962 on the police boat Alert.
Trevassa Too displays the infinite Tasmanian workmanship and timbers of Huon Pine and Blackwood.Trevassa Too has a modified gaff with bowsprit and spinnaker.
LOD feet: 19 Hull Timber: 12 sq m Sharpie Type of Boat: King Billy Pine State: Tasmania Built: 1959Location Mawson Place
JacquiName: Jacqui
Boat Owner: David & Sharyn Powell
Designer: Reg Fazackerley
Builder: Reg Fazackerley
Description:
One of the last Fazackerley dinghies built as aprize for the Royal Hobart Regatta.
LOD feet: 9 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type ofBoat: Clinker Rowing Boat State: Tasmania Built:1975 Location Mawson Place
Jo DwyerName: Jo Dwyer
Boat Owner: Ainesley Smith
Designer: Perce Coverdale
Builder: Perce Coverdale
Description:
Reportedly built for a Mr. Len Nettlefold (Holden dealerof Hobart) for him to transport his entire crew to hisYacht. Hence the extra plank.
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 1948Location Mures
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Junior K1Name: Junior K1
Boat Owner: AllanNewhouse
Designer: Allan Newhouse
Builder: Allan Newhouse
Description:
This junior racing K1 wasbuilt from reject WesternRed Cedar venetian blindslats with Paulownia accentstripes. The slats were3.5mm thick and 45mmwide. They were a gift from avisitor to the 2015 AWBF who offered them to me while inspecting the kayaks I took to that festival.Removing the rounded edge and ripping them down the middle gave me 20mm wide strips. The timber iscovered inside and outside with 125gsm glass cloth and BoteCote epoxy with non-yellowing hardener andwith Aquacote water based polyurethane for UV protection.
The edges of the strips are bevelled to get tight joints rather than using bead and cove. They are gluedtogether around forms on a strongback using normal PVA wood glue. After sanding, the strips are coveredwith glass and after a few extra coats of epoxy to fill the weave and more sanding, the deck is connected tothe hull with fibreglass tape inside and outside. Fitting out is completed with the cockpit, seat, footrest andrudder, and bulkhead to create an air chamber so that the kayak is unsinkable.
The kayak is my own design created with a program called “Kayak Foundry”. It was designed for a 30kgchild and has been paddled by children between 25 and 40 kg, so would suit most children between 6 and 12years of age. It is 4.2 metres long with a maximum beam of 47cm and a waterline beam of 40cm with a30kg paddler. It weighs 7.65 kg.
Like most adult K1s, it has an underslung rudder controlled by a tiller bar and like many recent racingkayaks and skis, the deck is cut away to allow a more efficient paddle stroke by keep the kayak narrow atthe catch, the point where the paddle enters the water.
It is a similar size to a couple of commercially available children’s racing kayaks. However it is quite stablefor a racing kayak. The design gains much of its stability from the width behind the cockpit as the kayak isquite narrow in front of the cockpit to permit an efficient racing paddle stroke.
Adult sea kayaks take me roughly 200 hours to complete. This junior kayak probably took about 150 hours,partly because it is smaller, but also because not having the upswept bow and stern common on sea kayaksmeant less time using a heat gun to help bend strips.
LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: Western Red Cedar Type of Boat: Junior Racing Kayak State: Tuross HeadBuilt: 2013 Location PW1
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King BillyName: King Billy
Boat Owner: Trevor Brown
Designer: William Brown
Builder: William Brown
Description:
This is the last dinghy built by Bill Brown. Oneof his sons, Trevor Brown, has had the dinghysince the 1980s. The dinghy was taken toQueensland by Trevor for several years beforereturning to Tasmania in the 1990s. The dingywas originally painted but was stripped back tobare timber in 2016. One of Trevor’s sons,Steve, has restored the dinghy to its presentcondition.
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Typeof Boat: Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 1975Location Mures
King TrailersName: King Trailers
Boat Owner: Greg King
Designer: Seebold Boats
Builder: Seebold Boats
Description:
0 to 160kph in 4 seconds4/5 g force on turns. Youcan enter a corner at200kph and turn the boat!Trim buttons on thesteering wheel areconstantly used to keep theboat level on the water soas not to blow overbackwards. Engine revs at10600 rpm.
LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Powerboat Type of Boat: Marine Ply State: Tasmania Built: 1985 Location VicDoc
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Kittiwake IVName: Kittiwake IV
Boat Owner: Ross Muir
Designer: James Alderton
Builder: Ross Muir
Description:
A “SUP” built from WesternRed Cedar, Peruvian Walnutwith Curly Maple andAlaskan yellow cedar accentsand inlays.
LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber:Cadet Dinghy Type of Boat:Australian Red Cedar State:Tasmania Built: 2018Location PW1
Kitty CName: Kitty C
Boat Owner: Kim Cooper
Description:
Dinghy was bought from a gentleman inGlenorchy about 20 years ago. Took the dinghyto Bradys Lake to use as a row boat for fishing.While it was there over 5-6 years the conditiondeteriorated. It was taken to the Spring Bay Shedlast year where it was restored by BernardWilson and Eric O’Keefe and returned to me invery good condition.
LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Typeof Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: TasmaniaLocation Mures
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KooyongName: Kooyong
Boat Owner: Wooden BoatShop
Designer: Wooden Boat Shop &Andy Dovell
Builder: Wooden Boat Shop
Description:
The Kooyong 28’s variabledead rise planning hull wasdesigned by Australia’s leadingnaval architect, Andrew Dovell.Combined with WBS’s uniquestyling and constructionmethod, performance, comfortand safety at sea.
Kooyong 28 crafted as a perfect all-purpose boat for fishing, swimming, dining or commuting with aspacious open design.
LOD feet: 28 Hull Timber: Makore & Cedar Type of Boat: Centre Console State: Victoria Built: 2018Location Vic Doc
LarusName: Larus
Boat Owner: Des Clark
Designer: Derek Eckland
Builder: Thorp
Description:
Stornaways were designed alongthe lines of traditional Englishfishing boats capable of sailingjust under jib & mizzen in windsup to 30 knots. This boat wasfitted to a very high standard witha revised rig designed by SteveWalker Sails to suit Tasmanianconditions. She is powered by asix-horse power Yamaha axillary outboard and happily motors at six knots.
The boat sails beautifully and because of it’s shallow draft it can negotiate low tidal waters.
Her Oregon masts are easily rigged by one person with the specialised, mast raising crane. She supports aGenoa, Jib, Marconi Mainsail and Gunter Rigged Mizzen. Both headsails are on foilers.
Anchoring and reefing can be performed from the safety of the main cabin.
LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Trailer Sailor State: Tasmania Built: 2005 Location PW1forecourt
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LeatherwoodName: Leatherwood
Boat Owner: SebastianWhelan
Designer: Jack Holt
Description:
Row or sail. A universal vesselto adventure from shacks,campsites or sailing clubs.Race, cruise or just muckabout.
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber:Plywood Type of Boat: MirrorDinghy State: Tasmania Locatio Mawson Place
LukaName: Luka
Boat Owner: Doug Fielding
Designer: David Payne
Builder: Doug Fielding
Description:
Vessel was originally started to be built as amotor boat with a Blaxland engine. I was giventhe vessel unfinished on a building jig in 2015and built her in my spare time at work. Idecided to build it as a sailing/row boat.
We launched Luka on Mothers Day 2018 andshe is stored on the aft roof of Barcarolle II, a50ft carvel planked Hugh Morris. She also hasa custom made trailer for travel.
The layout for the boat was done on the fly, therig is off a Heron sailing dinghy and she has 4watertight compartments. Her swing keel has7kgs of lead and I used Teak and Silver Ash forher brightwork. All fittings are from ClassicBoat Supplies and I custom made the mainsheet bracket. The paint is Barrier 625,Cootamundra, Snow White, Bright work is Awlwood.
My hope is that I can pass on my love of sailing to my 10year old daughter and we can enjoy many funtimes sailing Luka.
LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Sailing Boat Type of Boat: Plywood State: Queensland Built: 2018 LocationMawson Place
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ManukaName: Manuka
Boat Owner: Whelan Family
Designer: Richard Hartley
Description:
Trailer sailing in Tasmania offers ready access to the most stunningof all waterways; Maria, Freycinet, Pedder, Lake St Clair- wherenext?
LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Hartley TS16State: Tasmania Location Mawson Place
MargaretName: Margaret
Boat Owner: Nick Bowden
Designer: Nick Schade
Builder: Bowden
Description:
Constructed from timber salvaged from the lakeMargaret wood stave pipeline
LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type ofBoat: Sea Kayak State: Tasmania Built: 2016 Location PW1
Maria KirbyName: Maria Kirby
Boat Owner: Joe LeCato
Designer: John Gardner
Builder: NWSWB
Description:
This gorgeous Whitehall pulling boat wasbuilt by students at the Northwest School ofWooden Boatbuilding-USA.
LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber: Pulling BoatType of Boat: Western Red Cedar State:USA Built: 2018 Location USA Village
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MaxCName: MAXC
Boat Owner: Scott Woodroffe
Designer: John Philp
Builder: John Philp
Description:
MAXC was built by John for his good friend Max Collinswho I have named the boat after. Restoration was begunin 2011 and finally finished in 2019.
During restoration the original floor boards which were King William pine have been replaced with CeleryTop Pine.
As it’s use will be on an infrequent basis I decided to seal the clinker joints with an epoxy resin in anattempt to make it a ‘dry’ boat
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: King William Pine Type of Boat: Rowing Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 1964Location: Mawson Place
MegName: Meg
Boat Owner: Spring Bay Community Boat SHed
Designer: unknown
Builder: unknown
Description:
Owned by Colin Harold Walters, Meg was used as afamily fishing boat on the East Coast of Tasmania and onthe central highland lakes.
Meg was donated to the Spring Bay Community Boat Shed by Lesley Walters and other familymembers.Meg saw long service as a reliable and loved family member.
Constructed from King Billy Pine, Meg is a typical clinker dinghy, and was fitted with a single cylinderWing motor.
The Spring Bay Community Boat Shed plans to restore Meg and use her on Spring Bay as an excursionboat.
LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: King Billy Pine Type of Boat: Putt Putt Clinker Dinghy State: Tasmania uilt: c.1945 Location ??
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MillieName: Millie
Boat Owner: Peregrine School
Designer: Bill Foster
Builder: Ned Trewartha
Description:
Specially handcrafted by Ned Trewartha for a raffle prize as afundraiser for the Peregrine School.
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Type of Boat: Foster 10Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2018 Location Vic Doc
MiloName: Milo
Boat Owner: Paul Cook
Designer: Ian Oughtred
Builder: Paul Cook
Description:
Amateur built by myself to the lovely Ian Oughtred design
LOD feet: 11 ull Timber: Celery Top Pine Type of Boat:Rowing dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2018 LocationFranklin Wharf
Mini SimmonsName: Mini Simmons
Boat Owner: Craig Ludlow
Designer: Matt Danes
Builder: Craig Ludlow
Description:
This was my first solo build after attending a buildingworkshop held by Tree to Sea on the Mornington Peninsulain Victoria. Built using Paulownia and reclaimed Cedar
LOD feet: 5 Hull Timber: Paulownia & Cedar Type of Boat:Hollow wooden Surfboard State: Tasmania Built: 2016Location Brooke St Pier
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Miss DohertyName: Miss Doherty
Boat Owner: Ian Nicolson
Designer: Ian Nicolson
Builder: Ian Nicolson
Description:
In 1975 we moved to the West Coastand became fascinated by the PinersPunts. Sometimes we visited a MrsDoherty at Strahan. It was only laterthat we realized the significance of her name in relation to punt building at Strahan. At Strahan I alsopurchased a few pieces of Huon Pine at the sawmill and some of this is incorporated in “Miss Doherty’sgunwale.
LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: Plywood ype of Boat: Piners Punt State: Tasmania Built: 2016 LocationMawson Place
Miss TwinkleName: Miss Twinkle
Boat Owner: Ian Nicolson
Designer: Ian Nicolson
Builder: Ian Nicolson
Description:
We just desperately needed aconvenient light dinghy, that would fitinto the back of our van for those“special” occasions. Miss Twinkle isclinker built from plywood strakes (planks), which were glued and temporarily stitched together with copperwire.
LOD feet: 7 Hull Timber: Plywood Type of Boat: Pram Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2007 LocationMawson Place
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Mistral 11Name: Mistral 11
Boat Owner: The WindewardBound Trust
Designer: John Alden
Builder: Watty Ford Junior
Description:
Mistral II is a 1922 classicyacht designed by John Aldenin the US as design 145. Shewas built by Wattie Ford jr inSydney. She 63 ft plusbowsprit and bumpkin by 15 ftand displaces just over 36tons. Mistral II is being giftedby Barbra Burton to theWindeward Bound charitabletrust in Hobart where restoration will be a job training and readiness for employment program. The State ofTasmania has indicated support for this program and an application for grant funding under the TasmanianGovernment Work Pathways program has been approved. A commitment to cover the restoration costs ofMistral II has also been made by a Tasmanian benefactor. Captain Sarah Parry will provide supervision of theproject and of the sail training program that the restored vessel will provide.
The core workpiece of the project is the 64 ft (22 metre) gaff rigged schooner Mistral 11. This vessel was inthe process of being restored by her owner, and had reached the stage of having her entire interior 1960s‘modernized’ fitout removed, her deck removed and relaid in marine ply, and some remedial work done tosome of her frame heads where years of freshwater degradation had damaged the top foot or so of some 20 ofher 70 frames. Her hull is sheathed in copper.
She is built of sawn, ‘sistered’ hardwood frames, planked throughout in New Zealand Kauri, and was deckedin Teak. She is basically sound, is afloat and is making no water. Her rudder is degraded but the bronzemetalwork is intact and a new rudder will be easy to craft. All her fastenings and bolts, keel bolts etc,including all her rudder fittings are Tobin Bronze, and while she has been stripped down, all her fittings comewith her and are all re-usable. She also comes with 3 and half packs of new Burma Teak, (imported manyyears ago by her former owner), one pack of which has been milled to the correct size of her deck timbers,and will be used for that purpose. She comes with her original construction plans and much otherdocumentation. Although built in Sydney, she was (and is) registered on the British Register but in Hobart.She was one of the 9 yachts to participate in the first Sydney – Hobart race in 1945, and competed in 4 others.
When completed and in survey, she will be used by WBT for advanced sail training and other purposes asrequired. She is a very important piece of Australia’s Maritime History, totally worth preserving, and she willlive on for many years to come. In her present state, she is an ideal training platform totally different in bothpresence and practicality from any normal shed based activity.
Apart from any necessary out of water work, all remedial and restorative work will be able to be undertakenwith the vessel afloat. It is intended she be berthed in front of Windeward Bound on Elizabeth Street Pier.
LOD feet: 72 Hull Timber: New Zealand Kauri Type of Boat: Schooner State: New South Wales Built: 1922
Location Mawson Place
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Mourning woodName: Mourning wood
Boat Owner: Kim Koltoft
Designer: Unknown
Builder: Kim Koltoft
Description:
We use and love this boat,
LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: Canadian Canoe Type ofBoat: Paulownia State: Tasmania Built: 2013Location PW1
NapierName: Napier
Boat Owner: Geoff Martin
Designer: George Martin
Builder: George Martin
Description:
Built as a tender for Georges40 ft boat. Said to be thesecond last piners punt builtin Strahan
LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber:Piners’ Punt Type of Boat:King Billy Pine & Huon PineState: Tasmania Built: 2003Location Mawson Place
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Not the TardisName: Not the Tardis
Boat Owner: Freyja, Robert &Lewis Nicolson
Designer: Herman Boro
Builder: Ian C. Nicolson & BobSmith
Description:
Robert and Lewis wanted tocall their boat The Tardis butFreyja said “No! Not theTardis!” And that it how itcame to be called “Not the Tardis!”
LOD feet: 6 Hull Timber: Punt Type of Boat: Gaboon Plywood State: Tasmania Built: 2009 LocationMawson Place
ObsessionName: Obsession
Boat Owner: Greg Hatten
Designer: Greg Tatman
Builder: Greg Hatten
Description:
This style of boat is commonon the rivers of the PacificNorthwest in the UnitedStates. It was handcrafted bythe rower and owner, GregHatten and has traveled someof the most challenging andtreacherous rapids in NorthAmerica. The boat has beenthe featured attraction invideo’s, photographs,calendars, catalogs, blogs, and product shots with some of the best outdoor brands in the U.S. including –Patagonia, Pendleton Wool, Mountain Khaki, ThermaRest, Sawyer Oars and many others.
With a flat bottom, flared sides, continuous rocker, and high bow, it is designed for technical moves in whitewater. It has logged thousands of river miles in 15 national parks, over 100 Wild & Scenic Rivers, andcountless rapids.
LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: River Boat Type of Boat: African Mahogany State: USA Built: 2006 LocationUSA Village
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Old DiggerName: Old Digger
Boat Owner: James Gould
Designer: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
Description:
Boat found on the shore atColes Bay 30 years ago bySid Graham of Bicheno, whosalvaged the wreck &displayed it on his frontlawn. It was spotted byboating enthusiast, BarryConnell, who immediatelysaw the historicalsignificance of the boatwhich he recognised as having been built at Gravelly Beach. Sid gave the boat to Barry who was keen to seeits restoration however, due to ill health he reluctantly gave the boat back but stressed to Sid the value of thevessel and his hope that the boat would be restored. Sid contacted James Gould of Dover who had aninterest in Couta boats & he agreed to buy Old Digger. When the boat arrived in Dover, James contacted theFranklin Wooden Boat Centre who, upon seeing the boat, agreed that historically she was worth restoringand with the keel in good shape reconstruction could go ahead Thanks to the craftsmanship of Peter andFlorian and the enthusiasm of everyone at The Wooden Boat Centre, Old Digger has been bought back tolife as original as possible. Thanks must also be extended to Greg Muir for the invaluable advice he was ableto provide towards the reconstruction process. Also thanks to Greg Walsh of Bicheno for donating the mastsfrom the legendary ketch,The Enterprise 1901, which adds to the history. We are still seeking anyinformation on Old Digger, whose history was sadly lost upon the death of Barry Connell. We did questionthe name of the boat since soldiers of the First World War were referred to as diggers, which would date theboat around 1914. However in view of the boat having been built a short distance from the North East minesites it is thought the boat’s name originated from the mine workers who were referred to as diggers. Jameswas keen to showcase the intricate workmanship hence the boat being unpainted. After the boat show OldDigger will be painted and put on Esperance Bay.
LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Couta boat Type of Boat: Huon Pine State: Tasmania Built: 1890 LocationMures
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PaddleshellName: Paddleshell
Boat Owner: Mason Hinn
Designer: Mason Hinn
Builder: Mason Hinn
Description:
Behind the design ofPaddleshell is the idea ofminimalization. The shell ofthe SUP (stand up paddle)board is the necessaryelement. If it’s deck and corewere eliminated, the stand uppaddlers would be broughtcloser to the surface tensionof the water. Rather thanabove the water, the paddlerswould be on the water.Research and developmentproduced a prototype, whichshowed great promise. Shecame on the supermoon tidesof March. Hidden within theweathered remains of a Cedar tree, not large or long, was to be her body plan. After a split, hew, and quarter,followed by a pile of Cedar curly cues, her shape was revealed in the run of the grain. She would be thesmallest of craft. Without the need for a pencil line, the band saw followed the grain to cut the sheer and thechine. Crown into this drift log’s root wad was a fair shape that flared out to form the bow. For the bottomdeck, fall off was used to mill tight quarter sawn planks. It was tied all together with the tail end of the siderails fit into a locking dowtail joint on the transom plank. Sprung around the shaped bottom planks, the siderails were then fixed to a rabbeted beak head crook. As the supermoon log slipped into the water in her newincarnation, she showed shallow draft and low free board. With her displacement at 50 lb and reservebuoyancy a bit more, a question remained – where was the loaded waterline? One way to find out was tohop aboard. Upon our retrieving a full crab pot, the vessel’s flat bottom provided enough stability to land theheavy load. The current designs, slightly different from the prototype and involving a zip and gluetechnique, perform beyond expectation and invite a builder to elaborate. Paddleshell is designed for solidwood construction. The wood of Paddleshell is Western Red Cedar. It is light. We carry this boat like aboard so weight is important. Red Cedar also has a fair strength-to-weight ratio and good adhesionproperties. Paddleshell provides a unique paddling experience. As a flat water, fair weather boat, it offers arelaxing, comfortable and beautiful way to exercise. Like sailing, though, Paddleshell can also be filled withexcitement. Paddleshell was designed in the Pacific Northwest where tidal flux and sudden wind changesare omnipresent. In all locations, paddlers are wise to stay keenly focused on conditions of wind, weatherand water both prior to and during their journey. Paddleshell provides a multitude of experiences at alllevels.
LOD feet: 11 Hull Timber: Paddling Shell Type of Boat: Western Red Cedar State: USA Built: 2016Locatio USA Villasge
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PeanutName: Peanut
Boat Owner: Beven King
Designer: Butler, Neilson &Watson
Builder: Butler, Neilson &Watson
Description:
Motor – Olds 4-6 HP. Usedto carry grog & supplies onMacquarie Harbour tolighthouse & shacks.
LOD feet: 13 ull Timber:Motor Launch Type of Boat:King Billy Pine & Huon PineState: Tasmania Built: 1948Location PW1 Forecourt
PearlName: Pearl
Boat Owner: Craig Stockdale
Designer: Chris Smith
Builder: Chris Craft
Description:
1942 Chris Craft deluxeRunabount 17′ barrelback –one of 186 Survivors
LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber:Mahogany Type of Boat:Chris Craft Barrelback 1942State: Victoria Built: 1942Location Vic Doc
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Name: Punt
Boat Owner: Roscoe Barnett
Designer: ‘Hookey’ Nielson
Builder: ‘Hookey’ Nielson
Description:
Punt is of clinkerconstruction from King BillyPine planking over CeleryTop frames, fastened with copper nails, clenched and is believed to have been built in the 1920 or 1930’s.She has six planks per side, whereas most Piners Punts are seven planks per side. The two garboard plankshave been doubled up inside and outside for extra strength.
This vessel has been owned by the present owner for 15 years and has undergone a complete refurbishment.
She is on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels, HV404.
In 2018 she attended the Launceston Wooden Boat Festival, the Paynesville Wooden Boat Festival, theGeelong Wooden Boat Festival and the Sydney Classic and Wooden Boat Festival.
LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: Piners Punt Type of Boat: King Billy Pine State: Tasmania Built: c.1920-30’sLocation Mawson Place
Pygmy Pinguino Pro 150Name: Pygmy Pinguino Pro 150
Boat Owner: Pygmy Kayaks
Designer: Pygmy Kayaks
Builder: Pygmy Kayaks
Description:
For the last six years ourrecreational Pinguino kayaks havebeen our best-selling kits. Paddlers have loved the stability and ease of paddling the Pinguino 145 and thePinguino 145-4PD. People who have chosen the 145 and 145-4PD are generally interested in day trips onmellow water, but increasingly we’ve heard from folks who want a stable, more ergonomic kayak for fitnesspaddling or light touring. For these folks, who want the stability of a recreational kayak with the spirit of atouring kayak, we’ve created the new Pinguino 150 Pro. With a 23.7” beam it has the stability and roomycomfort of a recreational kayak but its new patented deck cutouts makes it feel like you’re paddling a 22touring kayak. At 15′, its length is a crossover between a recreational and a touring kayak, giving it theperfect balance of top end speed and hull efficiency, hull efficiency and paddle ergonomics.The Pinguino150 Pro is great for all-around recreational use as well as fitness paddling or light touring.
Innovative new deck design: Starting with our new Pinguino Pro, we have cutaway the sheer line to allow akayaker to take a significantly closer paddle stroke. You get the same length, wetted surface and initialstability of a 15 x24 kayak, but with over 3 inches of sheer line width cutaway at the widest part of the boat(which is also the center of your paddle stroke), it feels like you’re paddling a much narrower kayak. Youget significantly better paddling ergonomics at the cost of a small sacrifice in secondary stability. No morebanging your knuckles on the sheer or having to reach out over the sides of a wider, more stable boat. Thenew cutouts are both ergonomic and beautiful.
LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Sea kayak Type of Boat: Plywood State: USA Built: 2017 Loc USA Village
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Raffle BoatName: Raffle Boat
Boat Owner: Wooden BoatCentre
Designer: Bill Foster
Builder: Mike Johnson
Description:
Built at the Wooden BoatCentre by Mike Johnson andstudents as part of a 7-weekcourse using rare Tasmaniantimber.
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Type of Boat: Clinker Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2018 LocationWaterman’s Dock
Redfish – GoldenName: Redfish – Golden
Boat Owner: Redfish Kayaks
Designer: Joe Greenley
Builder: Joe Greenley
Description:
Pompei Boat Works, hasbeen a Mordialloc andVictorian boat buildinginstitution for almost 100years, the time honouredmethod of carvel plankedwooden boat building.
Under the ever watchful eyeof Joe & Jack Pompei, thereis no need or a place fortechnology, there are no computers, no CAD drafting or lofting and it’s all about the adze, mallets, caulkingiron and steamers that are the norm. The old traditional way of wooden boat building, is still the best way.Nothing has changed since Jack’s passing in 2008. Joe Pompei’s views and focus remain fixed in thecenturies old tradition of carvel, planked wood on frame boat building.
LOD feet: 16 Hull Timber: Sea Kayak Type of Boat: Western Red Cedar State: USA Built: 2007 LocationUSA Village
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Redfish – ParrName: Redfish – Parr
Boat Owner: RedfishKayaks
Designer: Joe Greenley
Builder: Joe Greenley
Description:
Strip-built kayak that has been fiberglassed inside and out. Built from Sapele, Western Red Cedar, PeruvianWalnut & Alaskan Yellow Cedar pinstripes.
LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: Sea Kayak Type of Boat: Western Red Cedar State: USA Built: 2000 LocationUSA Village
Redfish – SUPName: Redfish – SUP
Boat Owner: Redfish Kayaks
Designer: Joe Greenley
Builder: Joe Greenley
Description:
Strip-built kayak designedfor kids weighing up to 40kg.Built from HonduranMahogany, Western RedCedar, Peruvian Walnut &Alaskan Yellow Cedar.
LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Stand-up Paddle Board Type of Boat: Western Red Cedar State: USA Built:2010 Location USA Village
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SabreName: Sabre
Boat Owner: Gordon Stewart
Designer: Herr Kroger
Builder: Don Muir
Description:
The Sharpies were designed in Germany in 1931and the class quickly developed fleetsthroughout Europe. In particular in the UK,Germany and Holland. The first Australian boatwas built in Adelaide 1934 and soon spread toother states. The boats in Europe continued toadhere strictly to the international rules whilstthe Australian 12 Square Metre Sharpiesgradually departed from the International rules.Although the hull shape and dimensionsremained constant (even the modern AustralianLW Sharpies still share identical hull offsets asthe 12 sqm. Sharpie design from 1931), amongstsome minor structural differences, the Australianboats added;- spinnakers, a third crew member,full length sail battens and much later (about1958), buoyancy tank bulkheads and trapeze.
By the time the Sharpie was selected as the two man dinghy for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics theAustralian 12 Square Metre Sharpie would have been one of the biggest dinghy classes in the country.However, by that time none of the Australian 12 Square Metre Sharpies would have complied with theInternational rules so a number of new boats were built in Australia to International 12 Square MetreSharpie rules. At least three International 12 Square Metre Sharpies were built in Australia in anticipation ofthe Olympics. At least one in Sydney for RSYS, Sir James Hardy built “Tintara” (Now in the AdelaideMaritime Museum) and Rolly Tasker built “Falcon IV” (Still in existence somewhere on the mainland).Rolly Tasker’s Falcon IV” went on to win the Silver Medal behind the Kiwi boat “Jest” helmed by Mader.Jest is currently undergoing a full restoration in New Zealand.
After the 56 Olympics the class was quickly outdated by more modern classes like the Flying Dutchman. Asmall number of Australian Sharpie sailors changed classes but eventually, as the old planked boats aged, agroup of Western Australian Sharpie sailors came up with the idea of building a lighter version to the exactshape and measurements but from plywood. The new lighter ply hulls proved significantly faster than theolder planked hulls. Initially owners simply transferred their gunter rigs straight over the the lighter ply hullsbut within a season or two they all had new Marconi rigs. This is how the Lightweight Sharpie (now calledthe “Australian Sharpie”) class was born. It was only after the ply boats were built that the old plankedtimber Australian Sharpies went from being called “12 Square Metre Sharpies” to the now commonly usedterm “Heavyweight Sharpie”. The term “Heavyweight Sharpie” was officially introduced in 1962. The classhad it’s last official National Championship in that same year.
In Europe they still sail the International 12 Square Metre Sharpies with reasonably large fleets in the UK,Netherlands, Germany and Portugal. There are also a small number sailing in Brazil. EuropeanChampionships are held every year with fleets of 50+ boats competing.
LOD feet: 19 Hull Timber: Huon Pine & Oregon Type of Boat: 12 Square Metre Sharpie State: TasmaniaBuilt: 1953 Location Mawson Place
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ScarbroName: Scarbro
Boat Owner: Kurt & Jan Wagner
Designer: John Hartsock, B & E Pickett
Builder: K & J Wagner
Description:
The idea of building a boat was plantedwhen my son, Jesse Wagner, was clearingup at his S.A. Boatshed “Goolwa WoodenBoats” and he found the half-finishedstations for the mould, and the instructionbook “Rip,Strip, and Row ! A Builder’sguide to the Cosine Wherry” by J.DBrown. Jesse had built many beautifulboats by that time, and insisted that it wastime the “old man” had a go.
I have been a custom furniture maker formany years in Beechworth, and had afully equipped woodworking shop, but Ihad never built anything designed to floaton water!
So, years later, with patient assistancefrom Jan, making and fitting all the strips, hours of sanding and fibreglassing, we eventually brought herhalf-finished to Tasmania, where we found Jeremy Clowes and Cygnet Wooden Boats, who watched overthe final stages of assembly with occasional encouragement and advice. The inspiration of being among realshipwrights and boaties, and living in this magical part of Tassie, between Cygnet Bay and the Huon River,made it imperative to get this little boat finished and launched !
So…Here she is, and indeed, she floats ! Right side up ! And rows beautifully!
The name “Scarbro” is in memory of Jan’s great-great-great grandfather Joseph Wright, who came toAustralia on
“Scarborough” with the First Fleet.
LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Western Red Cedar Type of Boat: Rowboat State: Tasmania Built: 2017/2018Location Mures
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SelahName: Selah
Boat Owner: Tim Gadischke
Designer: Arch Davis
Builder: Tim Gadischke
Description:
Arch Davis has a uniquemethod of boat design. Thisis a lapstrake dinghy, butinstead of having traditional,cross frames, there arelongitudinal frames“stringers” on each chine.While she has traditionalstyling, she’s been built withmodern techniques andEqoxy glue. I built this boat when I was a teenager. At the time, Dad, my older brother and I pooledresources, expanded the shed and bought some more tools, and we simultaneously built a boat each. (Dad, a16ft strip plank canoe, my brother a 23ft Mahogany Runabout) Both of those boats are in QLD. At the time,we were the talk of the town, as we were on top of a hill in a country town 2 hours from the nearest coast.There were plenty of jokes involving Noah’s Ark etc.
Selah is designed and built as a sail/row boat, but when I had a young family, sailing became impracticaland unsafe with babies, so I modified the transom to hold a small outboard. These days’ my eldest son (9years) loves sailing as much as I do, and this boat gets as much use now as she ever did. I wouldn’t besurprised if, in ten years time, he will have his own beautiful boat to display in your festival. I’ve beeninvolved in several small wooden boat regattas over the years (Tweed River Classic, and Bribie Islandclassic boat regatta).
LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Pacific Maple & Marine Plywood Type of Boat: Dinghy State: Tasmania Built:2004 Location PW1 Forecourt
ShadowName: Shadow
Boat Owner: Jet Oda-Fraser
Designer: Paul Gartside
Builder: Jet Oda-Fraser
Description:
Planks for this hull weresalvaged from the late LakeMargaret wood stavepipeline. Boat excluding hullis constructed from CeleryTop Pine.
LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Sailing Boat Type of Boat: King Billy Pine State: Tasmania Built: 2019Location Mures
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Sid SkiffName: Sid Skiff
Boat Owner: NorthwestSchool of WoodenBoatbuilding
Designer: Ray Speck
Builder: NWSWB
Description:
Master boatbuilder andNWSWB instructor,Emeritus Ray Speck, drewthe lines for this classic Puget Sound small craft while working as a young boatbuilder in Sausalito CA. Raysaw that the harbormaster, Sid Foster, was using a particularly sweet little 12’5″ lapstrake skiff to rowaround Richardson Bay. Ray took the little skiff’s lines with Sid’s permission, and over time, developedthem into a range of skiffs from 13 to 18 feet long. Ray estimates he’s built just about 100 of these beautifulboats so far in his nearly 45 year career as a boatbuilder, many of them while teaching at the NorthwestSchool of Wooden Boatbuilding. Built from Western Red Cedar, Sapele, and White Oak. Includes a set ofcustom oars, sprit rig, custom cover and EZ Loader trailer.
LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: Daysailer Type of Boat: Western Red Cedar State: USA Built: 2016 LocationUSA Village
SlipName: Slip
Boat Owner: Ian Nicolson
Designer: Fred Dion
Builder: Ian Nicolson
Description:
Fred Dion of Salem,Massachusetts built his doryabout 1910. I built mine tofish from. It’s been used inmany Tasmanian waterways,is sea- worthy and easy torow
LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: Swampscott Dory Type of Boat: Gaboon Plywood State: Tasmania Built: 1997Location Mawson Place
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Somes Sound12.5Name: Somes Sound 12.5
Boat Owner: Ken Bradbrook
Designer: John Brookes/Herreshoff
Builder: Ken Bradbrook
Description:
The boat was built with thehelp of Duck Flat WoodenBoats in Mt Barker inAdeliade. This is a lapstrakedesign of the classic Herreshoff 12.5′, it is a john Brookes modification for a centre board option andslightly wider in the bilge sections.
LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Sailing Boat Type of Boat: Marine Ply State: Victoria Built: 2018 LocationElizabeth St. Pier
Southern EagleName: Southern Eagle
Boat Owner: Barrie Oakley
Designer: Barrie Oakley
Builder: Barrie Oakley & DonBrown
Description:
In memory of my great greatgreat grandfather James Oakleywho sailed to Tasmania as a freesettler on the Southern Eagle.
LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber:Sailing Dinghy Type of Boat:Huon Pine State: Tasmania Built: 1999 Location Elizabeth St. Pier
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TasmaniaName: Tasmania
Boat Owner: RowingTasmania (custodian)
Designer: A & E Edwards
Builder: A & E Edwards
Description:
The eight-oared Cedarrowing shell “Tasmania”,was built by Melbourne boatbuilders A & E Edwards, forthe 1926 Interstate Eight-Oared Championship ofAustralia.
Rowed over the three-mile Hamilton Reach course in Brisbane on Saturday, May 8, 1926, the Tasmaniancrew beat South Australia by a length in a time of 15 minutes and 43 seconds, with Victoria ¾ of a lengthfurther back, and Queensland fourth, two lengths behind. New South Wales did not finish.
After the race, the shell was housed and rowed at the Longford Rowing Club, and on the demise of that clubmoved to the North Esk Rowing Club. It fell into disuse in the 1950s as newer boats were acquired.
Roger Fowler, who was a member of the North Esk Rowing Club and who worked at the Boag’s Brewerysaved the boat by putting it up in the beams of the old malt store there.
“Tasmania” has subsequently been accommodated at the Riverside Rowing Club, then moved with thatclubs equipment to the Tamar Rowing Club, then to a shed on Roger Fowler’s son Darryl’s Riversideproperty before it was restored and took pride of place in the QVMAG’s Inveresk Sporting Gallery where itremained until 2018.
With QVMAG looking to revise its display area and its capacity to mount different exhibitions, “Tasmania”was again looking for a home. Recognising the significance of this 94-year-old shell, Rowing Tasmania hasmade space available at Lake Barrington International Rowing Course to ensure the safe storage of the boat.
“Tasmania”is significant for a number of reasons “ to wooden boat enthusiasts for its traditional Cedarveneer construction and intricate spars and bracing and the design and construction of it staterooms (rowingstations); to the Tasmanian rowing community as the boat in which Tasmania last won the Interstate Eight-Oared Race for the King’s Cup; and for the community at large, as an example of the type of boat rowed atthe Royal Henley Peace Regatta in 1919, at which the AIF Number One Crew won the gold cupcommissioned as the prize for the winning crew by King George the Fifth.
The winning 1919 crew included two Tasmanians “Fred Robb and Arch House, both from the DerwentRowing Club” now the Derwent Mercantile Collegiate Rowing Club. To mark the Centenary of Australiawinning the King’s Cup, Rowing Australia and Rowing Tasmania have arranged for the trophy itself to bedisplayed at this wooden boat festival and the Royal Hobart Regatta Association is holding a special woodeneights race to coincide with the Centenary of the King”s Cup and the 2019 AWBF.
LOD feet: 68 Hull Timber: Cedar Type of Boat: Rowing Shell State: Tasmania Built: c1925 Location PW1
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Tassie TooName: Tassie Too
Boat Owner: Fott
Designer: Batt and Blore
Builder: Lucas & Gronfors
Description:
Tassie Too was launchedfrom the Battery Point slipson 26 November 1927having been built by CharlieLucas and Chips Gronfors.The vessel wascommissioned by the RoyalYacht Club of Tasmania(RYCT) and paid for bysubscription to allow asecond Tasmanian boat tocompete for the hotly contested Forster Cup. “Tassie Two” was designed by Skipper Batt, with assistancefrom Alfred Blore and John Tarleton. All three had collaborated on the first TASSIE and again combined todraw the plans needed to construct the hull of Tassie Two to Skipper Batt’s lines lifted from his model. Thefirst “Tassie ” was built on a shoestring budget, and rushed together for the 1925 Forster Cup series, which itwon convincingly. It then repeated the wins in 1926 and 1927. This encouraged the Tasmanians to build asecond boat, but in more organised circumstances. The RYCT raised the funds by subscription and TassieTwo was launched in November 1927. It was made ready for the Sydney series, held in early 1928, which itwon, skippered by Harry Batt. The original Tassie finished second at the event.
Tassie Two is planked in Huon Pine on hardwood frames as specified in the class rules, and features apivoting centreboard – a detail introduced to the class by the Tasmanians. The centreboard was alsodesigned to flex when sailing upwind. The thought was that this would create more lift and improve theyacht’s windward abilities. The round-bilge hull shape was designed to be at its best in heavy conditions, butit performed well in all conditions. It was considered an extreme design by other sailors in the class. TassieToo was skippered by Harry Batt again in 1929 and 1930, N. Winzenberg in 1930 and 1931, Skipper Batt in1934, 1935 and 1936, Harry Batt in 1937, Skipper Batt in 1938, A. K. Ward in 1939, Neall Batt in 1947,1948, 1949 and 1950, Ediss Boyes in 1951 and Neall Batt in 1952. It won the Forster Cup in 1928, 1934,1936, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1952; a statistic unmatched by any other vessel. The originalTassie won the event in 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1929. A third boat, Tassie III, was built by Charlie Lucas atBattery Point in 1929, based on a model by Skipper Batt with plans drawn by P. C. Douglas, but it onlytriumphed over Tassie Two at the Forster Cup on two occasions (in 1931 and 1938). Plans were made for aTassie IV, a half model at the RYCT shows the hull shape, but the vessel was never built.
“Tassie Two” was also very successful with seven wins in the Albert Gold Cup race, an event that precededthe Forster Cup series on the calendar. Six of these wins were in succession from 1947 to 1952.
LOD feet: 25 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Type of Boat: Restricted 21 State: Tasmania Built: 1927 LocationPW1
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Name: Teepookana
Boat Owner: Wooden Boat Guild ofTasmania, Inc
Designer: Adrian Dean
Builder: Wooden Boat Guild ofTasmania, Inc
Description:
The “Franklin”design was based ona 14ft punt formerly owned byretired piner Frank White of Strahan. The original was of unusual in being double-skinned, with a canvaslayer between the two layers of planking. According to White there were others with this construction: it ishowever unclear if they were built this way, or “doubled” in their old age to prolong their lives. In White’spunt the inner planking was worn down almost to the canvas interlayer through the regular use of an enameldish as a bailer. “Franklin” is a conventional clinker-built boat with a fairly robust vertical keel.
Adrian Dean served his apprenticeship as a wooden boatbuilder with Jock Muir of Hobart, and from 1967worked as a teacher in craftwork and outdoor education as well as a professional designer specialising in seakayaks. He was a consultant in the design of the sail-training ships Leeuwin and One and All in the 1980s.In 1992 he began working at the Wooden Boat Centre at Franklin, and it was during this time that hedesigned “Franklin”. The name is something of a double-entendre with the region for which the boats werewell-known on the West Coast, as well as the region where he now worked (and, coincidentally, aroundwhich the type was probably developed). In 1997 he built a much larger punt, the 19ft Princess.
Teepookana (named after the former port at the entrance to the King River east of Strahan) was an earlyproject of the then-recently formed Wooden Boat Guild of Tasmania. She was built to a very high standard,and her keel batten in particular is somewhat thicker than traditional west coast punts. Teepookana has beenin continual use as a recreational vessel by the Guild at its events, on display at events such as the AustralianWooden Boat Festival, and on a semi-commercial basis as a film prop.
LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: King Billy pine Type of Boat: Piners’ Punt State: Tasmania Built: 1998 LocationMawson Place
The DukeName: The Duke
Boat Owner: Peter Darke
Designer: unknown Builder: V.E.Darke
Description:
This one of 2 boats built by my father in 1956, one was soldthis boat was obviously retained and is still used on smalllakes and lagoons in the midlands and highlands. The seagulloutboard was purchased in 1974 and has been used on theboat since. This type of dinghy was common at the time butwas superseded by Fiberglas and later aluminium. The brassfittings contrast well with the mahogany and adds to theappeal of the boat. It is important that this type of boat is preserved as part of boating history.
LOD feet: 13 Hull Timber: Huon & Celery Top Pine Type of Boat: Fishing Dinghy State: Tasmania Built:1956 Location PW1 Forecourt
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The HunterName: The Hunter
Boat Owner: Good StoryPaddle Boards
Designer: Matthew Nienow
Builder: Matthew Nienow
Description:
This hollow wooden surfboardwas built in Hobart as a SteinerSchool project, usingHimalayan Cedar which fellduring a storm at the RoyalTasmanian Botanical Gardens.With the dimensions based ona 5′ 11″ epoxy Fred Rubbleshortboard by Channel Islands,it is a hollow construction withmarine plywood ribs andstringer, weighing just 4.3kgoverall. The deck and hull eachconsists of 4 bookmatchedstrips of 6mm thicknessHimalayan Cedar planks,which have been glassed with 4 oz cloth and West Systems epoxy inside and outside to add to the strengthof the surfboard. It has a contemporary 5 fin layout with Futures Fins, allowing it to ride either as a thrusterof quad configuration. Meanwhile the tail pad is made of cork in keeping with the theme of a sustainablybuilt wooden surfboard. Building it wouldn’t have been possible without the invaluable help of countlessothers. Namely Mathew Farrell, who developed the design. Having built many hollow wooden surfboardsbefore, his wealth of knowledge made this project possible. The woodworking expertise of Rod Dransfieldwas much appreciated when it came to shaping the board. Meanwhile our family friend Hairy was a legendin helping me with the routing out of the fin boxes. Finally a big thanks to David Mercer from PenguinComposites for helping to fibreglass the board so expertly.
LOD feet: 17 Hull Timber: Racing Paddle Board Type of Boat: Paulownia State: USA Built: 2017 LocationUSA Village
ToniName: Toni
Boat Owner: Reg Harvey
Designer: Foldaboat
Builder: Foldaboat
Description:
This boat is on the Australian Register of HistoricVessels and is a rare example of folding boats. Thematerial in the joins was very forward thinking forits time and is still in virtually seaworthy condition.
LOD feet: 12 Hull Timber: Ply Type of Boat: Foldaboat State: Tasmania Built: 1963 Location Mures
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Trevassa TooName: Trevassa Too
Boat Owner: Ross Muir
Designer: Bill Foster
Builder: Ross Muir
Description:
Kittwake IV 2018 hasAustralian Red Cedar andHuon Pine timbers. Mast,boom, gaff, oars and pole ofCanadian Spruce. Originallydesigned by James Alderton(NSW) in 1921 and modifiedin 1923. The design nowapproaches 100 years.
Kittiwake IV displays the best of infinite workmanship. The last timber Tasmanian 12ft cadet dinghy wasbuilt in the late 1970s. Then arrived the fibreglass moulded cadet dinghy with built in buoyancy and latermarconi rig.
The first timber Tasmanian cadet dinghy was built by Charles Lucas at Battery Point, Hobart in 1923 andmany others built for local and interstate junior sailors also by Lucas. The first interstate competition washeld in Hobart in 1924 and the title shared between Chook Newman (Tas), Unknown Skipper (NSW). In1924 the Governor General of Australia, Lord Stonehaven presented a trophy to be known as theStonehaven Cup which has been presented up to 2018 in Victoria. By 1986 it was estimated that 300 12ftCadet Dinghys had been built and 2500 young sailors had participated in cadets sailing. The first femaleskipper to win a Stonehaven Cup was in Adelaide in 2005. Early years saw all states participating and then,in later years only Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia.
The Muir family won 4 Stonehaven Cups – Jock Muir 193 in Kittiwake; Max Muir 193 in Kittiwake; RossMuir 196 in Venom; Greg Muir 196 in Kitt Ross’s dinghy passion has been to build Kittiwake IV.
Since building Venom in 1963, Red Jacket in 196, and Narranda in 1969. Ross Muir’s Kittiwake IVcontinues on the Muir family tradition at Battery Point boatyard.
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Cadet dinghy Type of Boat: Huon Pine State: Tasmania Built: 2018 LocationPW1
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TrimName: Trim
Boat Owner: Russell Kenery
Designer: Unknown
Builder: Frederick & Harry Moore
Description:
This rare Tasmanian has led a fortunate life, spendingher first half century criss-crossing Hobart’s RiverDerwent and Melbourne’s Hobson Bay, but rarelygetting wet. As a lifeboat she sat under canvas on thesteam ferry S.S. Rosny, that was built by Frederick &Harry Moore at Kennedy’s Shipyard, Battery Point,and launched on 26 July 1913. Photographs in theMaritime Museum of Tasmania confirmed thelifeboat’s provenance: her proportions, lines, strakesand distinctive bow roundels. The clinker-buildconstruction is Huon Pine, with Blue Gum keel andstems, the design being that of a traditional RiverDerwent utility workboat prior to the advent ofcompact marine engines. She’s a 15ft double-enderwith plumb stems, flat sheer, and the 5ft 6in beam hasthe three beams to length hull ratio for good carryingpower and seaworthiness. Three thwarts accommodatea total of four oarsmen, two off-set, and her flat keel and barn-door rudder enable pulling onto shore. In1964 the 18th Launceston Sea Scouts [today’s 1st Tamar Sea Scout Group] launched her into a new career,as a training-cutter. They fitted a daggerboard, Sliding-Gunter rig with stem-mounted headsail, and shesails nicely. In her 100th year the current owner, Russell Kenery, gave her an overhaul, stripping her downto bare timber. Although her strakes were sound some dings were filled with epoxy, a little rot in her stemswas cut out and made good, and she was completely re-caulked. The hull was recoated in two-partpolyurethane, traditional White exterior and Cumberland Stone interior. As she had no name and givenonly four letters would fit the roundels on the bow, she was called Trim after Matthew Flinders seafaringcat. The Australian National Maritime Museum has listed Trim on the Australian Register of HistoricVessels (number HV000596), based on significance, completeness, provenance and rarity.
LOD feet: 15 Hull Timber: Huon Pine Type of Boat: Lifeboat State: Victoria Built: 1913 Location PW1Forecourt
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Name: Una
Boat Owner: Spring Bay CommunityBoat Shed
Designer: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
Description:
UNA was donated to the Spring BayCommunity Boat Shed by Chris Lester,the last of a long line of previous owners.
She was named UNA in honour of aprevious owner’s mother.
The Spring Bay Community Boat Shed believes that the design of UNA was based on an American patternrunabout, a design at least 100 years old.
She has been modified into a work boat by the addition of the fore and aft towing posts, and was used assuch on Macquarie Harbour.
After her transfer to Dover, she was refurbished and the large skeg added, along with a bigger motor. Again,she was used as a work boat.
It is planned to install a modern diesel motor and gearbox and a replacement rudder. A forward controlconsole will be fitted. The original Invincible motor will be restored to working condition as a static display.A new floor and seating will be provided. A sun canopy will also be fitted.
Once restored, UNA will be kept on a mooring in Spring Bay, and used by the Spring Bay Community BoatShed for on water activities, primarily in East Coast waters. UNA will also be trailer-able to otherTasmanian locations.
The Spring Bay Community Boat Shed is based at The Village in Triabunna, and is part of the EastcoastRegional Development Organisation Inc. Meetings are held most Monday mornings, and on other days asrequired. We are privileged to be responsible for a significant collection of small wooden boats from theSpring Bay area.
LOD feet: 18 Hull Timber: Work Boat Type of Boat: Huon Pine State: Tasmania Built: c.1920 LocationTBD
Van DiemenName: Van Diemen
Boat Owner: Ned Trewartha
Designer: Bill Foster
Builder: Ned Trewartha
Description:
11 ft Rowing dinghy made from Australian RedCedar and Silver Ash ribs. Silver Ash ribs bend beautifully and did everything we asked of it
LOD feet: 10 Hull Timber: Australian Red Cedar Type of Boat: Rowing Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2019Location Murray St. Car Park
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Wagg BoatName: Wagg Boat
Boat Owner: O.G.Wragg
Designer: Iain Oughtred
Builder: O.G.Wragg
Description:
Dinghy is Humble Bee design by IainOughtred. Clinker built ply. has been builtto look more traditional with Blackwoodribs, copper nailed & roved, which addextra strength. Interior is finished in DeksOlje, oars are handmade of Blackwood &aCelery Top Pine. Exterior finish is Toplacmarine enamel.
LOD feet: 8 Hull Timber: Marine Ply Type of Boat: Tender Dinghy State: Tasmania Built: 2019 Loc TBD
WenName: Wen
Boat Owner: Helen Batt
Designer: Allen Witt
Builder: Helen Batt
Description:
Wen was built as a retirement/carer project. I worked onthe build 2 days a week for 18 months. My objectivewas to use my woodworking skills again after years ofteaching, 8 years as a woodwork teacher. All aspects ofthe build was sequenced with building notes supplied bythe designer Allen Witt.
Wen rows very well and I’m very proud of her final finish. Her oar blades, rudder blade and centre board areall painted pink in recognition of breast cancer awareness.
LOD feet: 14 Hull Timber: Marine Ply Type of Boat: Rowing Boat State: Tasmania Built: 2018 Loc Mures
Wooden Fred Rubble SurfboardName: Wooden Fred Rubble Surfboard
Boat Owner: Lachlan Hayes
Designer: Mathew Farrell
Builder: Lachlan Hayes
Description:
Last of the heavy weight Sharpies built in Tasmania.
LOD feet: 5 Hull Timber: Surfboard Type of Boat: Himalayan CedarState: Tasmania Built: 2018 Location PW1
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