Australian Wooden Boat Festival
| Australian Wooden Boat Festival | |
|---|---|
 Hobart 2013 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Festivals |
| Frequency | Bi-annual |
| Founded | 1994[1] |
| Website | australianwoodenboatfestival |
The Australian Wooden Boat Festival (AWBF) is a biennial event held in Hobart, Tasmania, celebrating . 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.[2]
About[]
The festival is a celebration of Australia's maritime heritage and also showcases Tasmania's rich history of food and wines. It has a major economic benefit to the island state of Tasmania, with accommodation fully booked during the event.
AWBF is open only 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 open to wooden boats only.[3]
History[]
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)
- 2017 – 200,000+ visitors (550 boats)
The 2021 festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and was deferred to 2023.[4]
Notes[]
* An exception is tall ships, as some large tall ships that visit during the festival have steel or iron hulls.
2017 ships[]
The Sail Training Vessel Tenacious was scheduled to be a feature vessel at AWBF 2017.[5]
HM Bark Endeavour Replica is a major feature of each festival, though it did not attend in 2017.[6] Other vessels that attend include the Julie Burgess, the last blue-gum fishing ketch,[7] the HMS Lady Nelson replica, Windeward Bound and the James Craig.[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Tim (29 September 2018). "Wooden Boat Festival: 5 reasons to visit Tasmania". ReviewMarineProducts.com.
- ^ http://www.australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au/ Australian Wooden Boat Festival Web site
- ^ Linacre, Bob. "Wooden Boat Festivals – which is the biggest?". MarineDirectory.net. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Australian Wooden Boat Festival cancelled owing to pandemic". www.mysailing.com.au. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "SV Tenacious Is On the Way"
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Coordinates: 42°53′07″S 147°20′04″E / 42.88528°S 147.33444°E
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