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The number of people we can accommodate on the Raid is around 120. About 120 expressions of interest have been already been submitted – 20 in the last week. We know that there are various people (safety boat drivers, catering…
Overnight sailing and rowing away from Franklin and the immediate towns.

The number of people we can accommodate on the Raid is around 120. About 120 expressions of interest have been already been submitted – 20 in the last week. We know that there are various people (safety boat drivers, catering…

Yep, we’ve hardly advertised and they are rolling in 7 months ahead of the event. Don’t forget to submit yours – find the form on the TN27 webpage >>here<<.

Read the latest from the Australian Wooden Boat Festival >>here<<. As usual lots of good stories, including one about our very own Tawe Nunnugah, and an invitation to submit an EOI if you wish your boat to be part of…

Matt Conboy has just posted >>this video<<. Worth a watch.

We have been working on the Expression of Interest form for Tawe Nunnugah 2027, and it is now available for use. If you wish to be part of the expedition you should complete and submit it >>here<<.

Patience, patience, we are just getting organised.

Jan Kent participated in TN25 in his Cygnet 20 and has contributed an article about his experience to the Small Boat Monthly online magazine >>here<<. Thanks Jan – it is a good read. Thanks also for the generous donation you…

On Thursday evening the sailors and rowers returned to Franklin after 6 days away on the Sail Oar Safari. The Tawe Nunnugahs of the last 20 years have set a very high bar for these LBT multi-day expeditions, but SOS26…

If you are in Monty tacking into a head wind a LONG way. Thanks to David Paget for the tracking information. She made it under her own sail – no steam involved.

Preparation of all sorts for SOS26, particularly getting the food organised, had been going on for weeks, but reached a crescendo on Saturday morning. Many of the boats were congregated around the pontoon. A briefing was held, before taking off…