Boats arriving
Replica of Captain Cook's HMS Endeavor - note crew in rigging.
Another beautiful gaffer
Classic lineup
Flags flying in Hobart
Classic model boats
Liz - Captain of Tinderbox
Lindsay and Rob
Rob and Rod inspect fine craftsmanship
How cute is this?
Cray Boats (Crays are a type of Lobster.)
Restored punt, from England
kayak
putt putt
radio controlled model boats
Visitng boat from the Netherlands
Visiting Dutch musical boat
Replica of Dufyken - landed in Australia in 1606, earliest recorded European ship to land in AU.
Door to Captain's cabin - Dufyken
Supplies on Dufyken
Oak treenail - Used to fasten hull in Dufyken
Nat and Louise
Note steam engine
High school students have 3 hours to build a boat from 2 sheets of plywood
Each team also has five tubes of Sikaflex and cable ties to hold it all together
Girls can build boats too
Then comes the race!!!
Natalie's favorite
Awesome raft-up
Over 100 years old, still going strong
More tall ships