Tasmania Wooden Boat Festival 2017

[harry smith 1Participant @harrysmith1]

[harry smith 1Participant @harrysmith1]

This event is held every second year with about 500 full size boats from Australia and around the world.

Adding a few pics of boats on a lovely summer day at 25 degrees!!!!

Added a few local ferries also!!!

Hope you all enjoy!!

Harry Smith

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Harry. Wish I could be there.

Its snowing here…..

Ashley

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

That looks like a very nice event indeed, Harry, with plenty of beautiful boats to see!

And speaking of Tasmania and wooden boats, here's a photo of me at the helm of the Olive May (**LINK**) off Dover (Dover, Tasmania, that is) back in early January 2003, when my wife and I had chartered her for an afternoon of sailing …

Mattias

[mike farrellParticipant @mikefarrell21522]

Loved the second picture down ,I bet that is a very fast catamaran . Is the camo done to slip quietly into Australia in the dark Michael

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

The Rum Runner is lovely but a little disappointed at the lack of kangaroos

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Do they have kangaroos in Tasmania, then?

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

Dave,

I believe they do; wallabies, certainly, but I think also Eastern Grey kangaroos …

Mattias

[harry smith 1Participant @harrysmith1]

Hi All

The fast catamaran is the second one built for the MONA private museum up the Derwent River at Claremont.

These will run about 35 knots but a speed limit in the Derwent River.

Built by INCAT who build the larger wave piercing for the world market.

Keep missing fast catamaran MR-2 to get a photo going pass my place, but, one day.

Yes Dave we have roos in Tasmania and pet Tassie Tigers.

The rum runner makes too much noise for the roos and scares their pants off!!!

[harry smith 1Participant @harrysmith1]

Hi All

Found another photo

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