Venture Scouts at the LBT
Matt, Peter and Des set up a traditional boating trades workshop and the scouts and their leaders learnt how to salvage timber, bend it, and use draw knives spoke shaves and other hand tools to make it into useful items.
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Monday night, pizza night
Summer seems to have finally arrived, hopefully for more than one day, so lets celebrate with an outdoorsy menu – pizzas! Bring yours to share, $5 for the kitty and something to drink after 6pm. Pic from Wikipedia
Last day of On the Water
The kids from Franklin Primary School finally had a warm day to enjoy, and made the most of it with a row down to a sea eagle’s nest, and then a swim at the playground. Pics from Nell Tyson
A new Grebe build
The stem, keel and transom of a Grebe have joined the collection on the upstream wall of the Shed. We hope they will be the basis of a project to be run with Franklin Primary School, and that at the…
Mystery knife
Richard Catt retrieved his missing sail bag from the LBT today, and found a knife in it which does not belong to him. If you recognize it as yours we can put you in contact with him.
Huon Yacht Club Pontoon
It has been a few years since the Club wharf washed away, but according to our spies at Shipwright’s Point work has begun on the replacement.
The Scouts are coming
Over the weekend there will be up to a 100 scout venturers camping at the Watershed. They will be using LBT facilities – so don’t get a fright if you walk into the Shed and there is a mob. We…
Row to Ranelagh
Dennis Muscovich is planning this row for Sunday December 14, leaving the LBT 10 am. Ring him on 0428 364 178 if you wish to participate.
White hats at Randall’s Bay
When the work crew from Charlotte’s Cove went around to join the Wooden Boat Guild for a picnic at Randall’s Bay on Sunday they were greeted by the sight of some very familiar white hats and a very familiar boat…
Charlotte’s Cove working bee
They say many hands make light work, and that proved to be the case for the project to restore the shed at the Charlotte’s Cove Scout Camp on the weekend. After the very necessary preparatory work done by Piet, Keith…
