Just messing around in boats, particularly old boats
The Living Boat Trust (LBT) is dedicated to keeping Tasmania’s marine heritage alive and to maintaining traditional boat building, repairing, rowing and sailing skills. Find us on the banks of the Huon River at Franklin in southern Tasmania. We celebrate the history and beauty of this area (and its boats), strive for a sustainable way of life for all concerned and to be a vital part of our community (and the boats).
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Latest News
- Clouds
These long, cold evenings summon us to the fireside to enjoy a Patrick O’Brien novel and a good port. To leaven this alluring combination with some more practical on the water reading Andy Ritchie recommends >>Marine Meteorology: Clouds – Reading the Sky for Safer Sailing<< . If you like your information presented as a video… Read more: Clouds - Peter Laidlaw and the sea
The artificial intelligence people have been putting out demos to show off their chops. An example is this one >>here<<, called The Sailor and the Sea. The question is, did they sample Peter for the audio track? - Monday night solstice dinner
It might not be exactly the date, but near as dammit. We are thinking hearty soups and breads, stews and mulled wine, with hot puds to finish up. See you after 6pm, and don’t forget the usual $5 for the kitty. - LBT’ers at large column
When we last heard from Jen and John Avery they were at Triabunna waiting for a weather window. Sounds like they got it. Jen writes: We left from Schouten island last Wednesday & had an excellent run all the way up the east coast. The southerly then lightened up a lot & so in the… Read more: LBT’ers at large column - Concert at the Palais June 27
Life on Land’s Edge, 7:30pm – 8:45pm The Bowerbird Collective | Simone Slattery (violin/vocals, PhD, Churchill Fellow) & Anthony Albrecht (cello, The Juilliard School) From the creators of Where Song Began (***** Limelight Magazine) & Songs of Disappearance (#2 on the ARIA Charts), this performance takes you on an epic journey alongside migratory birds as they connect continents and… Read more: Concert at the Palais June 27 - Some of the work on Tuesday
Sue works on the new washboards for Shannon. Dennis sharpens a scraper for working on the boards. Keith makes a strap for reinforcing a broken rudder. Phil and Des maneuver the new wood trolley into place. - Sailing down wind
Some good thoughts on how to prevent accidental jibes etc at Southern Wooden Boat Sailing. Read them >>here<<. We particularly paid attention to the discussion of preventers, and how to stop them causing more trouble than they are worth.
Resources
- Tas Met Bureau (BOM)
- Castle Forbes Bay Weather
- Meteye Franklin Forecast
- Meteye text – for phones
- Windy for Franklin
- Tides for Castle Forbes Bay
- WillyWeather tides, wind etc
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