- Garage sale at Palais 7th November
See the flyer below for detals. - Final rivets for Monty’s sister ribs
Jack and Endra did the honors. - Disruption to service
Very inconveniently the entire LBT News editorial staff is taking leave at the same time. We expect that the Personnel Manager who allowed this to happen will, at the very least, have their wages docked. Some news will still be posted, but it will be more sporadic. One group which relies on the news are… Read more: Disruption to service - Rug up and Row 27th September
Lorrie Harrison has forwarded the following invitation from Port Esperance Sailing (and rowing) club. Ahoy fellow skiffers kayakers, sailor’s and support crews. Rug up and Row,celebrating the spring equinox is fast approaching. Sunday 27 September. We have added a 500 mt kayak race and the best equinox inspired headgear for added fun. Below is the… Read more: Rug up and Row 27th September - Bonfire at Nell’s 26th September
Nell Tyson writes: ‘I’ve decided to have my annual bonfire on Saturday the 26th.‘ All LBT members invited. - Progress on Capricornia
Piet Lunstedt and Henk Brolsma have been working away on the new centreboard case. Henk sent in the attached photo: ‘Capricornia – the old and the new. The old centreboard and the new centreboard housing.‘ - Rowing at Port Esperance 27th Sept
See the flyer below for details. - Opportunity knocks: LBT news editor wantedThe editor of the LBT news column (Richard) will be away for 6 weeks from September the twentieth. We are looking for somebody to help out for this period. For anybody who is interested it is an opportunity to learn a little bit about WordPress, the base platform for the LBT and around 40% of… Read more: Opportunity knocks: LBT news editor wanted
- Monday night Mediterranean
Bring your dish from Spain, Italy, the Levant, North Africa, you choose. After 6pm, with something to drink and $5 for the kitty. - Even more Jack de Crow
Turns out that the ‘Jack de Crow’ special featured last week and pictured below belongs to LBT member Oscar Ellis. He and his family are living in Boat Harbour at the moment, hence the confusion. We suspect that Oscar’s father David may have had something to do with this project. Sandy Mackinnon has recently published… Read more: Even more Jack de Crow - Sunday Community Catch Up
Sometimes Murphy looks the other way, or loses concentration or gets it wrong. In any event he allowed us perfect weather, a coincidence with Father’s Day and didn’t interfere with the excellent organisation which led to the Sunday Catch Up being a resounding success. There were many new faces at the LBT mixing with the… Read more: Sunday Community Catch Up - Reminder: movie at the Palais Sunday
‘The Ballad of Wallis Island is a wonderfully warm and quirky film centred around Charles, an eccentric lottery winner living a quiet, isolated life on a remote Welsh island. His great passion is music, and when he gets the chance to reunite two former members of a much-loved musical duo, he sees an opportunity to… Read more: Reminder: movie at the Palais Sunday - Monday night British dinner
Winter has returned with a sting in its tail, just the sort of weather that is perfect for hearty British dishes, both savoury and sweet. Bring yours to share, along with something to drink, and $5 for the kitty. - More Jack de Crow
It has been book week at local schools, with lots of fun and games and dress ups. We like the literary taste of Boat Harbour Primary School. (Thanks to Endra and David Ellis for spotting this one) - The little things
A tap valve in this case – remember the leaking tap over the kitchen sink? It has taken 3 trips to Kingston so far, and we may finally have the right one. Thanks John Avery for persevering. - Looking for wet weather gear?
Zainab spotted these coats in the Mission Op Shop in Huonville. - More sister ribs for Monty
Peter and Jack set to with some beautiful blue gum given to us by the Wooden Boat Centre, with Jack as the dolly man hidden under the boat. - Last chance to enter Festival boats
The closing date for applications to register boats for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival is August 31st. It is coming up soon! Do it >>here<<. - Getting the boats ready
Monty is coming along, with paint being applied, and the flotation tanks reinstalled after repairs were made to the hull. Meanwhile the Flying Fifteen has come onto the verandah to have that annoying leak around the rudder tube attended to, and to have a scrape and an anti-foul. - Community Catch Up Sunday Sept 6th
Tom Davidson writes: ‘In an attempt to further enrich community we are hosting recurring community catch ups on the first Sunday of every month at the Living Boat Trust in Franklin. Please come and join us for a casual, and relaxed atmosphere down by the river. We will have the BBQ on should you want… Read more: Community Catch Up Sunday Sept 6th
Old News
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At the end of 2021 the LBT upgraded its website. News from the old site (2013-2021) can be found here.
