The festival has to be one of Australia’s greatest community events. It’s run by a few talented professionals with the help of an army of volunteers. Every two years the Hobart waterfront comes alive for four days, with spontaneous and uncontrived joy. Nobody is hyping it up, nobody is making a packet, nobody has an axe to grind or a point to score and everyone, both sailors and non-sailors alike can revel in what is nowadays rare; a celebration of craft, community, and adventure. It’s proudly analogue, not digital, its about touch and smell and history and story telling. Nobody who understands this will ever be excluded.

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A round up of the weeks news, regattas, strange fish, tall ships, events and more.

When Jim saw the article we published last week in SWS entitled “A Final Stitch Through the Nose” he wrote to us asking to remind the readers, that here in Melbourne we have a beautiful historic vessel that is ready and waiting, in survey, and most importantly very experienced in handling the most important and emotional moments of your family’s journey.

In 2010, the club was dealt a blow when its club HQ and sometime trophy cabinet was destroyed in a covert operation by Parks Management. The stump was cleared away. Committee members spent some months meandering haplessly from pub to pub in search of a suitable venue for meetings.

There’s some great Wooden Boat events coming up over the next six months. Commit early, plan thoroughly, do the work, then sit back, and bask in the satisfaction of the achievement.