The next Derwent Class (D-Class) yacht to join the fleet is undergoing a meticulous rebuild in the hands of talented craftspeople at Tasmanian Shipwrights & Co, ahead of her official debut at the 2025 Australian Wooden Boat Festival in February.
Tasmania is the epicentre of Australian wooden boat building. As the home of what is considered the world’s finest boat building timbers, Huon Pine, Tassie has a rich heritage of boat building which began in the early years of colonisation and survives to this day.
An iconic Derwent Class yacht called “Undine” is undergoing restoration in the hands of the talented team at The Wooden Boat Centre, Tasmania.
The Australian Wooden Boat Festival has added new events to the 2023 program.
The Australian Wooden Boat Festival team has developed another compact event to help alleviate the ‘withdrawal symptoms’ suffered by many of those who missed the Covid-cancelled biennial festival this year.
Yachting legend John Bertrand AO has been announced the new patron of the Australian Wooden Boat Festival.
All aboard for the 2019 Mystate Australian Wooden Boat Festival.
Nanni Diesel Australia on board for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival.
Full steam ahead for the 2019 Mystate Bank Australian Wooden Boat Festival.
