Visit the Tall Ships in Tasmania at the 2011 Australian Wooden Boat Festival
04-Sep-2010
The popular biennial Australian Wooden Boat Festival is set to grace Tasmania’s shores in the New Year, returning to Hobart’s picturesque waterfront with its flotilla of tall ships and wooden boats from 11 - 14 February 2011.
The majestic Enterprize, James Craig, Lady Nelson, Windward Bound and Young Endeavour will be part of the 620 wooden boats taking pride of place at the world-class festival, which will be free to the public.
Historic Sullivan’s Cove will be transformed into a sea of flags, masts and beautiful wooden boats of all shapes and sizes for the event, which includes live musical performances and Tassie’s signature fresh seafood.
The 2011 festival is also set to be bigger and better than ever, with an extended harbour reach, dominating Hobart’s waterfront from the historic Henry Jones Art Hotel to the Salamanca Waterfront.
“The Australian Wooden Boat Festival is a significant event that has contributed greatly to Tasmania’s Tourism,” Felicia Mariani, CEO of Tourism Tasmania said. “Over the years, it has drawn travellers from interstate and overseas to our shores with its extensive program of festival activities, and played an important role in preserving and promoting our rich maritime heritage to the world. We are delighted to announce that the 2011 festival will be twice the size of its predecessors, and that it will be free of charge drawing more boat enthusiasts to our capital,” she added.
The major features of the 2011 Australian Wooden Boat Festival include
• Free entry to all visitors
• Over 620 exquisitely crafted wooden boats including renowned tall ships the Enterprize, James Craig, One and All, Lady Nelson, Windeward Bound and Young Endeavour from Tasmania and beyond
• An extensive model boat collection
• Unique and traditional boats from Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand and New Caledonia
• Special villages displaying traditional boat building techniques
• Nautical skill and boat handling demonstrations
Established in 1994, the Australian Wooden Boat Festival was created to celebrate Tasmania’s rich maritime culture, developed by virtue of the island’s geographic location and its dependence on the sea for survival during the first one hundred and fifty years of European settlement. At present, the festival is one of the top maritime events in the world, attracting Australian and international owners of wooden boats, serious collectors and boat enthusiasts to the historic Sullivan’s Cove docks to partake in the maritime festivities.
For more information:
http://www.australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au/
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