Martin Riddle

Hope you are enjoying the festival. I’ve up-dated the Return Raid participants list based on the latest information available to me – it should be available to see here:

If you are doing the Return Raid and weren’t on the 10-day tn23 you’re probably wondering what’s going on and why I’ve gone quiet over the past two weeks. Well, we’ve been a little distracted with tn23 but now our…

If you have bought new gear for the Raid, please don’t bring the packaging with you – get rid of it before the start so it doesn’t add to the rubbish we have to get carry out. Don’t feel you…

The mayhem of the Parade of Sails and the milling crowds at the largest wooden boat festival in the Southern Hemisphere can be a bit of a shock after the peace and tranquillity of the Raid. To help you ease…

If you are skippering a Raid boat that is registered for the wooden boat festival, make sure you have read the AWBF Boat Owner Manual and are familiar with the Docking Plan sent out by the festival organisers. This year…

If you’ve done past Raids, don’t assume everything will be exactly as before. Here are a few important things that may have changed. 1) Recherche Bay – we are now too big to camp in the National Park area at…

We don’t wish to alarm you but every year we have at least one boat capsize during the Raid. Chances are it won’t be you – but it might be. You should prepare yourself, your crew and the boat just…

The Raid is almost upon us and activity at the shed is really ramping up. If you are in the vicinity of the LBT and wish to help, please come to the shed, introduce yourself and roll-up your sleeves. We…