AROUND THE SYMPOSIUM

Meet representatives from maritime museums around Australia and discover the organisations preserving the nation’s maritime heritage. Presented by the Australian Maritime Museums Council.

The Chinese Community Association of Tasmania explores the role of Chinese communities in Australia’s maritime heritage, while sailor and author Graham Cox of the Junk Rig Association demonstrates a working model of a Chinese junk rig and shows how this traditional sail design has beenadapted for modern yachts.

Browse a collection of books on seafaring, shipbuilding and maritime adventure, and settle in for a read between Symposium sessions. Presented by the Wooden Boat Guild of Tasmania.

Join some of Tasmania’s working shipwrights for a panel discussion about the craft, skills and experience of building and maintaining wooden boats today.