Australian Wooden Boat Festival
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The Australian Wooden Boat Festival (MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival) is a biennial event held in Hobart Tasmania celebrating wooden boats. AWBF is held concurrently with the Royal Hobart Regatta. The festival welcomes wooden boats of all sizes including wooden canoes, kayaks and dinghies as well as yachts and tall ships.[1]
This festival is a celebration of Australia's maritime heritage as well as Tasmania's food and wines. It has a major economic benefit to the island state of Tasmania, with accommodation fully booked during the event.
AWBF is only open to boats constructed from timber, and is widely regarded as the largest event of its type in the southern hemisphere. Indeed, it may be the world's largest boat festival only open to wooden boats.
The First Australian Wooden Boat Festival was held in 1994 (180 boats).
- 2005 - 40,000 visitors (450 boats)
- 2011 - 160,000 visitors (550 boats)
- 2013 - 200,000 visitors (550 boats)
- 2015 - 200,000+ visitors (550 boats)
Planning for the next Australian Wooden Boat Festival, 6- 9 February 2015, is well underway. [2][3]
2017 ships
The Sail Training Vessel Tenacious will be a feature vessel at AWBF 2017.
HM Bark Endeavour Replica is a major feature of each festival.[4] Other vessels that attend include the Julie Burgess, the last blue-gum fishing ketch,[5] the HMS Lady Nelson replica, Windeward Bound and the James Craig.[6]
See also
Latest information on AWBF 2017 including a regular newsletter is available at awbf.com.au
- List of festivals in Australia
- Brisbane International Boat Show
- Sydney International Boat Show
- Melbourne Boat Show
- Adelaide Boat Show
- Marine15 Conference
- Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
- Gold Coast Marine Expo
References
- ↑ http://www.australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au/ Australian Wooden Boat Festival Web site
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-08/wooden-boat-bonanza/4509258
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-08/wood-boat-flotilla-arrives/4509350
- ↑ Mounster, Bruce (14 January 2015). "Endeavour replica bound for Hobart for Wooden Boat Festival". The Mercury. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Heading set for Hobart". The Advocate. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "FEATURE VESSELS". australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au. Australian Wooden Boat Festival. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
7. http://marinedirectory.net article on Largest Boat Festival for Wooden Boats.
External links
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