Thread: Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2011

Originally Posted by mob

Can someone please tell me the design names in post #99

I'll have a go, one of the things I did not like was that hardly any of the boats at the show had the design/plan name on the ID TAG.

They are both designed by Ian Oughtred

Orden is an 18' 2" Arctic Tern.

I am not 100% sure but I think Tess is a Little Tern or a Whilly Tern.
Only problem I have is that it plan for the Whilly Tern says it is 15' 2" & the sign on Tess says it is 14' 6".

There was one confusing name tag in post 99 & it should have been up with the 8th picture in post 92 so I deleted it to make it less confusing.... hopefully.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

I'll have a go, one of the things I did not like was that hardly any of the boats at the show had the design/plan name on the ID TAG.

They are both designed by Ian Oughtred

Orden is an 18' 2" Arctic Tern.

I am not 100% sure but I think Tess is a Little Tern or a Whilly Tern.
Only problem I have is that it plan for the Whilly Tern says it is 15' 2" & the sign on Tess says it is 14' 6".

The Arctic Tern was a nice boat. I had a good chat with the owner.

If I recall correctly "Tess" is a Whilly Boat, and that explains the 14'6" length. This design later evolved into the Whilly Tern and was lengthened to 15' 2". (I think anyway)

Cheers, Cameron..

If you like his double-ended boats, he has 2 dory-skiffs he calls Skerrieskiffs, 2 norwegian faerings called Elf & Elfyn, & 4 double-ended beachboats he calls the Little Tern (Whilly Tern), the Tirrik, the Arctic Tern, the Ness Yawl, & the Caledonia Yawl.

You'll find his stuff here.
nisboats.com

Originally Posted by Seafarer

The Arctic Tern was a nice boat. I had a good chat with the owner.

If I recall correctly "Tess" is a Whilly Boat, and that explains the 14'6" length. This design later evolved into the Whilly Tern and was lengthened to 15' 2". (I think anyway)

Cheers, Cameron..

Beauty, thanks for that, I only have a list of current plans.

I too have only current plan lists. That's why the lengths threw me. Thanks.

In Iain Oughtred's biography "A life in Wooden Boats" there is a section at the back that talks about the design development of his different boat "familiies" along with some drawings. It makes a good read.

Actually the whole book makes a good read, it is worth getting a copy of. Explains a lot about a wonderful man with a special gift.

Cheers, Cameron.

More pics. These from AWBF.

Flickr: Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2009's Photostream

That is the 2009 one, is there one for 2011?

Yes, I just realised. They have sent me the wrong link

You know, it's funny how some boats just keep turning up again and again, but the NIS 26, "Kelpie" has done that with me last year and this year. The first time I saw this boat was at last year's Sydney Classic & Wooden Boat Festival, then it went zooming past me on Pennant Hills Road obviously on it's way to the F3 one Friday afternoon and then in February this year it turns up yet again, at the AWBF in Hobart. Now that is one well travelled boat! (sorry, no pic on Pennant Hills Road, it all happened too quickly)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Py0CAOW8_0]YouTube - Norwalk Islands Sharpie NIS 26 Kelpie[/ame]

GregF

For your information, ABC1 will be screening a special 2011 Australian Wooden Boat Festival edition of The Collectors this Friday night at 8pm Eastern Standard Time. (If you miss it, the episode will be repeated on ABC2 on Monday 6 June 2011 at 6pm Eastern Standard Time .
Regards Rob J.