President s report February 2015

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1 Editor: Peter Higgs Volume 18 Number 8 February 2015 President s report February 2015 You know you are on a winner when you can combine your recreational pursuits with work. In my role in TAFE that s not ever going to be easy however the WBGT was recently contacted by 2 High Schools from the East Coast about obtaining a wooden boat to restore and at the same time I have been in discussions with the School and Community Leaders about TAFE providing vocational and enterprise programs for the community. I think you would call this eloquent synchronicity. models which have financially benefitted the Guild. Many thanks Bob! I would also like to thank all members who worked on the models the Guild makes particularly David Barnes and Noel Hall who worked on the cabin details for us. Now that we have the Festival out of the way we are going to get our freshly painted and maintained crafts wet and enjoy the beautiful Tasmanian waterways whilst the weather remains so fine. Regardless of word play, as many readers would appreciate, there is not much that you don t learn when you build a boat, particularly as a team. Problem solving, mathematics / science, logistics, communication, cooperation and collaboration are just a few of the vocational talents that you need to acquire and then there s all of those traditional word working skills. The WBGT and TasTAFE will assist these Schools and Community and if any of our readers from up St Marys and St Helens way want to get involved you can contact myself or Susan Probert, transitioninaction@gmail.com. They are a very keen bunch up that way and are looking for assistance and donations, currently they are looking to buy a Hull and to raise money they need items for raffles etc. Stephen Conway President Secretary s report February 2015 Due to the business of the Festival this report will be available at the February meeting. This is the Tuesday after the Australian Wooden Boat Festival and what a weekend. It started with our welcome event for Associations and invited guests from all around Australia (and some from the bigger overseas ). We hosted a barbecue and a large amount of people turned up for the barbecue, cold drinks and boating fellowship. I had the chance to catch up with several members of the WBASA and it was great to listen to their plans for the upcoming Goolwa Festival. The Guild also shared a stand over the weekend with Boatnames.com.au which enabled us to promote wooden boats, sell some of our merchandise and raise the money we require to keep doing all of the things that our members want us to do. It was very generous of Boatnames.com.au as they sponsored our site. Thanks again Boatnames.com.au, it is really appreciated. I want to thank all of our members who helped out with the Guild activities over the festival and in the preparation. It is a real delight to be part of the Guild and to actively participate in something that is of such an interest to the general public. I would like to especially thank Bob Hamilton, our member from Victoria for his generousity for his Graeme Broxam Secretary Treasurer s report February 2015 Due to the business of the Festival this report will be available at the February meeting. However, it looks like our takings are very successful. Cheers, Hugo

2 Terra Linna report February 2015 Terra Linna looked a treat at the Festival and she can be very proud, as can members of the WBGT can be, of the accolades received from local, interstate and international visitors. More importantly, Rob Nolan and crew sailed her right in to her berth in Kings Pier no. 1 finger, quit an accomplishment Rob and crew, well done! Terra Linna is now back on a mooring in Lindisfarne Bay. Thursday Gaffers Now that we have spruced her up and have her poised at Lindisfarne Bay I propose we start with a Thursday Gaffer outing where Terra Linna can be sailed on a monthly (date to be determined at the Feb WBGT meeting) basis in the a.m. so that crew can then enjoy lunch at the MYCT. Please let me know if you are interested in participating? However, many thanks Alistair and neighbours for a great weekend. More to come. From Graeme. Editor! WBGT Year Book The WBGT would like to create an up to date list of boats owned by members of the Guild, with the intention of producing a Members Year Book in time for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival next year. The Secretary would appreciate it if you could fill the attached form and it to him at gjbroxam@bigpond.com for inclusion in the WBGT s records. Please indicate if you would NOT like your details published in the proposed Year Book. Please see attached forms. Now the AWBF is complete please get behind Graeme Broxam and provide your boats details. Just copy and paste your AWBF entry details to his form attached. Graeme Broxam, Secretary and Year Book publisher. WBGT Tamar Dinghy, Damar Peter Higgs Terra Linna Project Manager Roses, Bouquets and Bubbly to Graeme Nichols. Graeme completed the restoration of Damar to perfection and had her on display at the AWBF. Many thanks Graeme for such a great success. Perhaps Damar can join the Thursday Gaffers? Although not a gaffer! From the Editors Desk For February 2015 Just a little busy so this Skeg will just be an AWBF pictorial. Thanks to Jim for helping with the benches and Rob Nolan, Graeme Hunt, Ronin and Cherelle as well as Barb Murphy re Indonesian boats. Peter Higgs. Rowing Days February 2015 Damar on display at AWBF 15, photo Henry Dennison Little Swanport January 2015 Report due next Skeg from Graeme Hunt, but I can vouch for us all having a great time despite the wind! 2

3 Lady Daphne and proud owners Ros and Ainesley Terra Linna, WBGT Recherche, Stephen Conway Clara, Graeme Broxam 3

4 The Wooden Boat Guild of Tasmania stall at the AWBF, many thanks to all who assisted. Photo Henry Dennison. Maori Lass Ross and Cheryll Barnett, Photo Peter Higgs Tamar dinghy, Damar restored by Graeme Nichols, photo Henry Dennison. 4 Merlyn, Bryan Walpole Photo Peter Higgs

5 Garry Kerr s ex fishing boat Jane Kerr. Garry sailed her down for Tim Philips, current owner. Photo Peter Higgs Fazackerly dinghy under restoration by he Lindisfarne Bay Boat yard Nancy, sailed to the AWBF by Brian Marriott. Photo Peter Higgs. Ellen Jean, Robin Singleton and Cherelle Gadge. Photo Henry Dennison. Seaspray T00, Peter Higgs in the Fazackerly display. Photo Henry 5

6 Lil Nipper, surfboard, Peter Higgs. Photo Henry Dennison Sailing Rhona H Saturday evening, Photo Peter Higgs Terra Linna sailing back to Lindisfarne, crew Rob Nolan, Jim Bonham and David Edwards, photo Dallas Manning 6

7 Seaspray, Peter and Dallas, photo Peter Higgs Songbird, Henry Dennison, photo Peter Higgs Vanity, Virtue family, photo Peter Higgs Sylvena, Jim and Carolyne Tayton 7

8 Calendar th February 2015 WBGT General meeting Bellerive Regatta Pavilion 7.30pm and Committee meeting commencing 5.30pm Bar B Q available at cost on the evening. More Calendar events to be decided at the February meeting! Trip Leaders responsibilities; the Trip Leader is to confirm meeting paces and times (including maps) for the Skeg edition prior to the event. Skeg closing time is 1st Monday for text and 1st Monday for photos every month. Following the event the Trip Leader is to provide a short story and up to 5 of their own photos, sized and titled (as file name) appropriately, of the event for inclusion in the following Skeg. Members wishing to submit photos from the rowing days are required to provide a maximum of five to the Trip Leader so that we do not get same/similar contributions. All must be sized as below with a title as the file name. Members wishing to submit articles & photos: All members articles and photos are most welcome as contributions for the Skeg or other publications. For the Skeg, articles are to be in MS Word with no formatting, NOT format articles. Members are asked to restrict their photographic submissions to 5 In total per month and to have resized the photos to the following specs. No PDF s please! 400 Pixels wide X 300 Pixels high, or 5.7 cm wide X 4.2 cm high, with a resolution of 180 pixels per inch The WBGT also welcomes The WBGT Journal articles. Journal articles need to be articles of value regarding restorations, research and Maritime heritage. Journal articles need to include all due acknowledgements and titled photos. The above Skeg submission conditions also apply. All SKEG articles and photos must be with the editor in a digital form with no formatting by the 1st Monday of the month. General Meetings are on the 3 rd Monday of each month, inc. public holidays except in the month of December. The next General meeting will be held on Monday 16th February 2015 at the Bellerive Regatta Pavilion, Victoria Esplanade, Bellerive TAS pm General meeting and presentation There will be a committee meeting commencing at 5:30 pm, pm at which members are welcome to attend. Guest Speaker, February 16th, 2015 TBA Skeg articles by the 1st Monday of each month please. If the deadlines can t be kept the SKEG will be published without late submissions! 1. Skeg photographs by the 1st Monday of each month. More speakers or people prepared to demonstrate a craft or seamanship skill associated with wooden boats are required urgently. Demonstrations can be of a wooden boat building activity or a problem solving activity. Demonstrations can be of a hands on activity. Committee of the Guild contact list President Stephen Conway Sen.Vice President Graeme Hunt Vice President Ross Barnett Secretary Graeme Broxam Acting Treasurer Hugo Liu huhowliu@gmail.com Flag Officers Peter Higgs NC Brian Marriott (Web) Mess Officer Rob Virtue Committee Peter Higgs Ainesley Smith Rob Virtue Rob Nolan

9 Wooden Boat Guild of Tasmania: Members Boat Register Pro Forma. You are invited to enter the following details for our database. If you don t know write Unknown and if uncertain but have information of unknown accuracy start with Believed. or (c) for dates. Fill in as much as you can. Field Australian Register of Historic Vessels (ARHV) No.? Sail No.? Boat name Details Type (description) Eg: dinghy, motor boat, Norwalk Islands Sharpie 23 cat ketch Designer Builder Year launched Where launched (or where built?) Year relaunched, If substantially rebuilt/ altered Where relaunched Where is vessel primarily moored/kept Measurements: indicate imperial/metric Length OA Length OD Length waterline Beam Depth from underside of deck to floor/ keel Draft minimum Draft maximum Construction materials: (1) hull/ (2) deck/ (3) cabin/ (4) spars. Eg clinker ply epoxy. Alum spars?? Type of construction. Eg clinker, carvel, batten-seam, Hull Form. E.g. chine, multi chine, round bilge Propulsion. Eg oars, sail, motor Motor type Motor HP Rig type Owner name Period of current ownership Name of previous owner(s) Sold to Date of sale Brief history of vessel. Former names the vessel has had; significant events Photo. Attach to . Preferably 9 around 1 Meg file size.