Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Australian Wooden Boat Festival

As Hobart has a beautiful shoreline, hence boat festivals are extremely common over here. The Australian Wooden Boat Festival Hobart is one such marine festival where you can get to see a large number of boats got from all across Australia and the world.

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart is an exciting event held every two years in the month of February. This fantastic event is organized to celebrate the rich maritime history of Australia and her love for the sea. This is four-day event and is considered as one of the best water-based event in the whole world. People from all across the globe come to Hobart every year with their families to watch this festival and event of Hobart.

One can get to see a total of 450 boats in this biennial event. You can get to see a large number of boats dating back to the 18th and 19th century right down to the present day in this fantastic festival. Wooden boats of different shapes and sizes and known for their exquisite craftsmanship are displayed in this boat festival. You can take a look at the tall 19th century ships, the steamboats, yachts, canoes, dinghies, rowing boat and other types of vessels in this festival. The Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart offers the wooden boat builders an opportunity to display their marvelous creation. A visit to this festival is a real treat for the boat lovers.

A large number of events and competitions are also organized in this hugely popular event. You can take part in the Quick 'n' Dirty Boat Challenge. In this competition there are a total of twelve teams who are supposed to build and decorate their boat and then race to the finish line. It is filled with fun and excitement. Apart from this, another event that is worth watching is The Paradise of Sail. Besides these, you can buy a large number of articles related to boats from the stalls in the Maritime Marketplace or try out the delicious seafood prepared by the master chefs in Seataste. If you like music, then you can listen to jazz music performances in the Sounds of the Sea event.

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Hobart is thus one of the most colorful and exciting festivals of Hobart. One must however remember that one has to purchase a ticket to see the festival. The tickets are easily available from the place where the festival will be held.

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