tn25 – Return Raid

If you are doing the Return Raid and weren’t on the 10-day tn25 you may be wondering what’s going on and why I’ve gone quiet over the past two weeks. Well, we’ve been a little distracted with tn25 but now…
If you are doing the Return Raid and weren’t on the 10-day tn25 you may be wondering what’s going on and why I’ve gone quiet over the past two weeks. Well, we’ve been a little distracted with tn25 but now…
If you are bringing your own boat on the Raid, as the person-in-charge you are responsible for ensuring you have all the safety equipment required by Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) for the category of waters we will be travelling…
You should bring a lunch box and water bottle – the world has enough of these already so we don’t supply new ones for everyone. Bring a re-usable lunch wrap such as waxed cotton, silicon pouches etc. Everyone should have…
In a departure from previous years, tn25, RR25 and the Welcome Dinner in Franklin will all be ‘Facilitated BYO’. Facilitated?? – If you don’t have your own transport, we will help you get to a bottleshop before departure and will…
There’s been some chat on the Whatapp group about the Welcome Dinner at the Watersheds in Franklin (just south of the LBT) on Tuesday, 28 January, gathering at 6.30pm for 7pm. To clarify, when you booked your spot as a…
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…
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…
Getting 120 people to the start of the Raid at Recherche Bay and returning all vehicles and trailers not needed for camp support to Franklin is a logistics juggling act but always works out if everyone works together. A few…
Dr Anne Jaumees has once again very kindly offered to provide medical support to the Raid as the Raid Doctor. As in previous years, Anne will be participating in the Raid on one of the whaleboats and is volunteering her…
The Living Boat Trust has been organising small boat expeditions since before the first tawe nunnugah Raid in 2007. Over the years we have developed procedures for reducing the risks of voyaging in small vessels in remote locations. Of course,…