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Tasmania’s largest free event and the largest celebration of wooden boats and maritime culture in the Southern Hemisphere will set sail this weekend, from Friday, February 7, to Monday, February 10, 2025. Over four days, Hobart’s waterfront will reach its fullest potential … Continued
The tenth edition of “Tra Legno e Acqua” (‘Between Wood and Water’), the annual Italian national conference on vintage, historic and traditional boats organized by the Fondazione Officine dell’Acqua and AVEV, Associazione Vele d’Epoca Verbano, concluded on Saturday 25 January … Continued
The Dinghy Cruising Association (DCA) is marking its 70th birthday at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show as membership hits a new record. A giant birthday cake will be cut at the DCA stand (Stand 280) at 2.30pm on Saturday, February … Continued
Eyemouth Marine Ltd, a historic commercial boatyard located in Eyemouth harbour on Scotland’s south-east coast, has announced the launch of its inaugural training initiative, the “Viking Project: Reviving the Stroma Yole – Building Green Entrepreneurs through Heritage Restoration.” This innovative … Continued
Online boat builder Dan Lee is stepping out from behind the camera to teach a two-week face-to-face skiff building course at the Boat Building Academy (BBA). Dan has developed a global following since taking his passion for pairing modern technology … Continued
A community project to rebuild the world-famous Sutton Hoo burial ship in Woodbridge, Suffolk, will move to an historic boatyard when its permission to use the council-owned Longshed ends. The lease agreement between the Sutton Hoo Ship’s Company and Robertsons … Continued
The Fêtes Maritimes de Douarnenez team have launched a poster design competition for their 2026 event, when the festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary. Open to both amateur and professional artists, the competition for the Fêtes Maritimes de Douarnenez 2026 poster … Continued
The 2025 boat festival calendar kicks off with the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart, Tasmania from 7-10 February. Held biennially since 1994, the AWBF is the largest celebration of wooden boats and maritime culture in the Southern Hemisphere. The 2023 festival … Continued
Women outnumber men on the Boat Building Academy’s flagship 40-week course for the first time in its 28-year history. The newest student cohort at the Boat Building Academy (BBA) in Lyme Regis, Dorset comprises eight women and seven men. The … Continued
Renowned ocean rowing boat builder Justin Adkin is rejoining the teaching team at the Boat Building Academy and Furniture School (BBA) in Lyme Regis, Dorset. The winning skipper in the 2005/6 Atlantic Rowing Race is returning to the BBA after time away … Continued