Missing Oars
Dave Golding of the ketch Kerrawyn has lost three wooden oars from his river boat that was lying on the banks in Glen Huon. He thinks they were washed away with all the rain we’ve had recently. If you see…
Martin Riddle
Huon tidal bore?
Someone from the Huon who talks endlessly about the details of tides or an interesting natural phenomenon? The 1.39m spring tide early on Saturday, 3rd Jan provided us with the best opportunity to refloat Gretchen for months. If we missed…
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…
tn25 – Boat safety equipment
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…
tn25 – what to bring and what to leave behind
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…
tn25 – The Raid is BYO drinks
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…
tn25 – Welcome Dinner in Franklin
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…
tn25 – End of Raid Event at Hope & Anchor
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…
tn25 – plan for a capsize
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…
tn25 – Where’s the goat? Where’s the cabbage?
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…
