Pip Stevenson and a mate have flown a motor glider all the way from Northern NSW to Burketown on the Gulf of Carpentaria to ride the ‘Morning Glory‘, ‘a rare meteorological phenomenon consisting of a low-level atmospheric solitary wave and…
Read all about it here. They are looking for volunteers.
For many of us Peter Laidlaw’s annual report is worth the price of admission to the LBT. One of the joys is that it is entirely unpredictable: this year we got a major diversion to an expedition led by Uffa…
LBT stalwart Ros Barnett is living with her mum at her house at the mouth of the Mersey, Devonport. You would have to be in the water to be any more maritime. Pic below was taken from the front verandah.
The days are stretching out and warming up, so there won’t be quite the same need for beanies and blanket coats which have been part of the dress code for the last few months. The usual drill: bring something for…
Those who are resident in the Valley may want to take advantage of the opportunity to meet candidates for the new council, due to be elected in October. The event is at 7pm, Tuesday 27th September. See attached flyer for…
At the AGM on Saturday night chairman of the meeting Peter Laidlaw dismissed the outgoing committee, with particular thanks to David Pittaway and Jane Johnson who were not standing again. The following committee for 2022-23 was then elected, with no…
The LBT has for the last several years been very fortunate to have the steady hand of the Rod Macfarlan on the financial tiller, and on Saturday night’s AGM he presented his annual report. His introductory paragraph says ‘We can…
‘Spring weather brought LBT skiffies out for a row with the magical carved eagle figurehead created by Mary Lou Conway. Walkers along the foreshore stopped to admire Imagine on last week’s (perfect rowing conditions) public holiday. New rowers are welcome.’
‘Slip’ was the operative word, but Stuart Meares eventually got us organised and hauled up on Monday. The good news was that the exercise revealed that all is well below the waterline. After much scrubbing, polishing, antifouling etc by Andy…
