Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2011

**Seafarer** · 17th February 2011, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by pindimar

There were some very nice Oughtred boats, didn't see any Bolger boats apart from the usual Micro Trawler and didn't see any Micahalak boats either. Don't think I saw any Storer boats come to think of it?? There were a few Welsford boats as already mentioned. The Norwalk Island Sharpies were there in force, too.

GregF

Greg,

The Oughtred Puffin in the first pic is my boat. Hope you liked her. That is me with the dark blue shirt, but it is probably a good thing you cut my head off in the photo.

There was a Bolger cat boat not far from the Oughtred's but this is the only one I saw.

It was great to meet Iain Oughtred and hear him speak at the Q&A sessions. He came around a couple of times over the weekend for a chat and a look at the boats. Iain has laid his hands on my boat and shaken my hand, a very proud moment indeed.

There has been a film crew following Iain Oughtred around the last few months producing a documentary. Along with other Oughtred owners I was interviewed for the documentary, but they said it would be about 12 months yet before it is finished.

All in all the festival was brilliant. Just gets bigger and better every time.

Cheers, Cameron.

**woodeneye** · 17th February 2011, 07:34 PM

There was a nice display of a Sabre by Lindisfarne Sailing Club.

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**snowyskiesau** · 17th February 2011, 07:52 PM

Got back last night after a fairly exhausting fortnight.

The Tawe Nunnagah was terrific, even for a roadie who didn't set foot/bum in a boat. The motorhome was a great idea even though most of the stops had reasonable shower/toilet facilities, it was nice to be able to shower and make a hot breakfast while everyone else was roughing it

4 long days at the WBF, from helping setup/teardown the Living Boat Trust stand to taking taking lots and lots of photos which I've still to sort through.

Can't wait for the next WBF.

**woodeneye** · 17th February 2011, 08:00 PM

Denman Marine had a great display of their boats which included examples of their Swallow Boat range, Oughtred designs and the Bowditch stitch and glue power boat, Mushulu 14.

Here are some pics of their Swallow Boats BayRaider 20, which has a water ballast feature. Kim and I were fortunate to get out onto the Derwent for a great sail on Adrian's BayRaider 20, Litle White Lie, to evaluate the boat with and without water ballast. When the breeze came through we also flew the assymetric spinaker from it's carbon fibre prodder, which is a very powerful sail. The water ballast works extremely well, better than I imagined actually. Without ballast, the boat is light and lively, but when things get rough, you can open the bailer to quickly flood the ballast tank with 300 litres. The effect is that the boat takes on the persona of a keelboat, and is very stable. Without the ballast, the boat is light so it's easily launched and retrieved, and can be trailed by quite a small car.

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**pindimar** · 17th February 2011, 08:01 PM

Hello Cameron

Your Puffin was totally magnificent! I couldn't believe the quality of the build on that boat. I'm sure there wasn't one glitch!

Did you get a picture of the Bolger?

Gregf

**Seafarer** · 17th February 2011, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by pindimar

Hello Cameron

Your Puffin was totally magnificent! I couldn't believe the quality of the build on that boat. I'm sure there wasn't one glitch!

Did you get a picture of the Bolger?

Gregf

Too kind for sure. There are a couple of mistakes in her. They are not obvious, but if I pointed them out you would see them. Overall though, I was very pleased with how she turned out.

A couple of guys pointed out to me that I hadn't lined up all my floorboard screw heads the same way. If that is all they saw, then yeah maybe she's OK.

No photo of the Bolger sorry. It was white, about 18 feet long at a guess and parked just near the green Oughtred Tammie Norrie.

Cheers, Cameron.

**b.o.a.t.** · 17th February 2011, 11:35 PM

I think it was a Bolger Harbinger.
Not sure if the photos on Ross Lillistone's site are the same boat.
Bayside Wooden Boats Ross Lillistone
click "Gallery" button at left - pics scattered thru the gallery.
cheers
AJ

**woodeneye** · 18th February 2011, 06:32 AM

[QUOTE=Seafarer;1278468]
No photo of the Bolger sorry. It was white, about 18 feet long at a guess and parked just near the green Oughtred Tammie Norrie.
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I agree, the Puffin was a ripper. Very well done.

Is this the Bolger? I should have written them down as my grey matter can't retain this stuff any more. Apologies if I got it wrong.

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**pindimar** · 18th February 2011, 06:56 AM

Ah well, observant me, totally missed looking at the sign on that boat, walked right past it too, a number of times! - and have two photos with it in the background. That could well be the Bruce Tyson built Harbinger from Port Sorell in the North of Tasmania??

GregF

**Seafarer** · 18th February 2011, 08:14 AM

Yes, that is the Bolger boat I was talking about. Couldn't remember the owners name but do remember that it was from northern Tas.

So, a Harbinger it is! Very curvy hull form.

Cheers, Cameron.

**Big Shed** · 18th February 2011, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by snowyskiesau

Got back last night after a fairly exhausting fortnight.

The Tawe Nunnagah was terrific, even for a roadie who didn't set foot/bum in a boat. The motorhome was a great idea even though most of the stops had reasonable shower/toilet facilities, it was nice to be able to shower and make a hot breakfast while everyone else was roughing it

4 long days at the WBF, from helping setup/teardown the Living Boat Trust stand to taking taking lots and lots of photos which I've still to sort through.

Can't wait for the next WBF.

Good to hear that you are safely back home Geoff

So when's the permanent move to Tassie on?

**pindimar** · 18th February 2011, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by Seafarer

Too kind for sure. There are a couple of mistakes in her. They are not obvious, but if I pointed them out you would see them. Overall though, I was very pleased with how she turned out.

A couple of guys pointed out to me that I hadn't lined up all my floorboard screw heads the same way. If that is all they saw, then yeah maybe she's OK.

No photo of the Bolger sorry. It was white, about 18 feet long at a guess and parked just near the green Oughtred Tammie Norrie.

Cheers, Cameron.

Hello again Cameron & all

Well, regarding boatie types coming up and criticising such a superb build, what else would you expect from your average "expert" who are always in abundance at these sorts of events! I was almost going to call them greybeards but then looked at another photo I'd taken of your little gem!!

GregF

**snowyskiesau** · 18th February 2011, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Good to hear that you are safely back home Geoff

So when's the permanent move to Tassie on?

Hi Fred,

Deciding what to take is the big hold up .

Do I take large items (fridge, washing machine, etc) or do I get rid of them and buy replacements when I get there? The ones I have are not that old and funds are tight.
I've already unpacked a couple of boxes of technical books (computer) that I'll dispose of. Lots of SciFI books will join that pile too.

If I reduce down to just the stuff I really want to take - tools, computers, personal effects, then the idea of getting a van to do the move is practical. If I pay for the removal then the price I've been quoted will cover everything I have.

Decisions, decisions ...

**b.o.a.t.** · 18th February 2011, 11:40 AM

G'day Snowyshiesau/Geoff
If I may interject in the moving costs discussion as one who has made the move a couple of times...
Check carefully with TT-Lines on shipping charges for the vehicle. They certainly used to have different scale of fees for commercial vehicles depending upon what they're carrying. My L300 Express was charged a much lower price when I went on holiday as a camper than when I moved house packed with boxes. Previously I found the cheapest option was an 8x5 trailer loaded with my furniture, behind a 'normal' car. For some reason they didn't consider this to be a 'commercial' configuration' & charged it at personal/tourist rate.
All the best with the shift anyway.
AJ

**Seafarer** · 18th February 2011, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by pindimar

I was almost going to call them greybeards but then looked at another photo I'd taken of your little gem!!

GregF

Ha ha, yes I am one of those greybeards too.

Thanks for all the compliments anyway, I am very proud of my little boat!

If interested, there are a heap of photos of it in the Oughtred builders group on Yahoo Groups.

Cheers, Cameron.

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