Mariners are advised a Rowing Tasmania Regatta will be held on Saturday, 13 November 2021 and Sunday, 14 November 2021 (08.00 -17:00 hours) on the Huon River at Franklin. Mariners are requested to transit the area with caution and avoid…
It took a bit of argumentation, a few changes of minds, and one or two ‘fine adjustments’, but in the end Nancy was shuffled onto the trailer and towed (very gingerly) along the foreshore and into the Watershed. Some pics…
Piet Lundstedt has been storing the cradle and other bits that make it possible for our big trailer to transport large vessels such as Nancy. It all takes a bit of putting together – see pic below. For those who…
Committee meeting coming up. Agenda is being compiled at . Draft minutes of last meeting are at .
How lucky are we? Two classic ketches (Yukon and Kerrawyn) are tied up on our doorstep – for the time being. For those who don’t know, Kerrawyn is taking over Yukon’s ‘River Cruises’ gig. The plan is for Yukon to…
How did she do it? Holly Puckering took some footage and THE NEXT DAY here is this beautifully edited and narrated tale of all the fun. See . And thanks Holly. We are stunned.
Sunday was a reminder of how blessed we are in the Huon Valley – both with place and people. There we were beside the river on a mild spring day but with snow on the mountains to admire, and with…
This Franklin St Ayles Skiff crew formed to compete in the Castle to Crane race last year, and, as reported in this column, did very, very well. There has been a beautiful video made about them: see
The vagaries of Tasmanian weather mean that sometimes this becomes the ‘In the Shed’ program, but this year got off to the perfect start with blue skies and no wind. Those lovely new life jackets from the Australian Wooden Boat…
Weather is against us. We will reconvene next week.
