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Contingent of historic Derwent-class yachts to race in the Australian Wooden Boat Festival
From about 1927, a fleet of wooden yachts with whimsical names were built in Tasmania for young people to sail on the River Derwent.
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100 Year Old Victorious: Coastal Exploration Company’s Yacht
Some boats are ornaments and designed to be so. But a 100-year-old working boat that is still working is truly a thing of beauty, Nigel Sharp tells us.
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Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival: Snapshot of the 47th Year
In early September, tents and stages filled Washington State’s Point Hudson for the 47th Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival.
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Used boat review: Vertue – A modest little cruising yacht
For a 25-footer, the Vertue has a huge reputation and has conquered every ocean. So what makes this little boat quite such an enduring success?
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Victoria Classic Boat Show Celebrates 45 Years
The classic boats were out and about at the late season events in Victoria, as the show celebrated it’s 45 years.
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How Are Wooden Boats Better for Our Health?
Being on board a wooden boat certainly feels good, but is it true it’s better for our health?
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Sailing the North West Passage:
Integrity’s Voyage from Alaska
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This Folkboat Was Made Famous by a Pioneering Female Sailor
It carried the first female single-hander—Sharon Sites Adams— to Hawaii 60 years ago, and now awaits a makeover in Washington.
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Lake Rotoiti’s classic boat parade
The second weekend in February will see a magnificent showcase of boating history as the 28th annual Lake Rotoiti Classic and Wooden Boat Parade takes to the water on Saturday, February 8.
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Peter Richardson's T2 in Australia
Peter's T2 will be featured at THE AUSTRALIAN WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL.
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Minimax (?) 12' plywood runabout
I built this 12' flat bottom plywood runabout from Popular Mechanics plans in my senior year of high school, 1964.
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