Photogrammetry at Spring Bay
Our friends at Spring Bay have been using photogrammetry to take the lines from old boats. They had supplied us with details, but apparently this was premature, and cannot be released yet. Stay tuned!
Category LBT News and Pictures
Billie the St Ayles Skiff Figurehead
Jane Johnson writes: Wednesday workshop at the LBT is also woodcarving day. Mary Lou Conway and Dennis Muscovich were seen preparing a large piece of Huon Pine for the last St Ayles Skiff, named after Billie the sheepdog. And what…
Attention all mooring owners
MAST tell us they are going to conduct an inspection in May – see the notice below. For those who don’t know, the LBT has a mooring upstream of the Wooden Boat School: it has an orange buoy.
Maritime Trail next weekend: be part of the fun
Yep, it’s that soon. The Maritime Trail organised by the Wooden Boat Festival all happens on April 9-10th – see the program and book here. On the west bank of the Huon you can visit Dave Golding’s Shed, the Wooden…
Dover News
When we visited the shed being used to build the new Dover Skiff last week we found Peter Laidlaw and assistant measuring up the stem. It is starting to look like a boat. In contrast the foundations for the new…
The cavalry arrives
There is a very patient snag at the top of North Egg Island which finally got its boat after years of waiting. The crew of ‘Imagine’ thought they were rowing a conservative course, but either the warning buoy has shifted,…
Swiftsure Regatta 19 March 2022 Results
Swiftsure Time Trials 1st Hans’s Crew: Will, Jilly, John Young, Beata, Chris, Dennis Time: 14:57 2nd Endra’s Crew: Hans, Cloudia, Richard, Annette, Veronica, Sonja Time: 14:55 3rd Beata’s Crew: Lorrie, Marguerite, Hans, Carolyn, Lizzie, Chris Time: 20:36 Roger Harwood 1st…
Covid strikes: no Kate tonight
Kate had a terrific trip to Port Davey on Windeward Bound EXCEPT that there was a positive case of Covid aboard and she is isolating (with negative results so far thank goodness). She has a pile of mince that needs…
Special General Meeting
This meeting went ahead on Thursday, as advertised. Rod Macfarlan had publicised and explained all the changes to membership rates and other constitutional issues well in advance, and talked to them again at the meeting. There was general agreement on…
Swiftsure Regatta 2022
Previous posts in this column indicated that organisation for the Regatta was well in hand, and on the day that proved to be the case, especially the negotiations with the gods. The tide was right, the sun came out, there…
