Missed the Charlotte Cove working bee?
The Scout camp at Charlotte Cove must have one of the primo spots for smoko and lunch in the state,- under a huge shady pine tree. and looking out over the mouth of Huon estuary to Adamson’s Peak. It’s a…
Category LBT News and Pictures
On the Water is underway
The kids from Huonville Primary had there initial safety briefing on Wednesday morning and then it was onto the boats, over to Egg Island and a circumnavigation of Rat Island before lunch at the Petty Sessions playground. Which was only…
Things that go bump in the river
Go for a spin on the water out from Franklin and you never know what you might run into. In Mike Dredge’s case it was a very large plank, which revealed itself to be Kerrawyn’s gangplank once it was hauled…
Grebe build
If possession is nine tenths of the law then the Grebe build in the Shed is looking exceptionally legal. Sean has the strong-back up, ready to take the stem, keel and transom which have already been constructed, and the lofted…
LBT Committee Meeting coming up
Send any business you want attended to to sec@lbt.org.au . This is a good time to remind everybody that the other way to report something that needs attention from the committee is through the standard forms available on the >>LBT…
Monday night curry night
A curry night coming up, but don’t feel limited to Keen’s. The whole Indian and south east Asian cuisine is available. See you with your dish, something to drink, and $5 for the kitty after 6pm. Pic from Taste
On the Water
Mike Dredge is busy doing the schedule for the Huonville Primary School rowing program, and tells us it would be great if there was one more volunteer from the LBT, particularly on Wednesday March 25th. If you able to help…
5 kilometre challenge – Port Cygnet Regatta – 7 to 9 March
We have received the following invitation from Cygnet: Just wondering if the Franklin Rowers would like to do the 5k challenge again to participate in the Port Cygnet Regatta Rowing Competition for 2026. Be great to have you join in…
Yukon News
Many of us at the LBT remember very fondly the sailing ketch Yukon and David, Ea and family who operated her here in Franklin up until 2022. As most people will know Ea died twelve months ago, and David had…
SOS26: a quick wrap up
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…
