PRE & POST FESTIVAL

Watch for a flotilla of small boats making their way from Recherche Bay to Hobart for AWBF on the Living Boat Trust’s expedition. The name means “travelling by canoe” in the language of the Melukerdee people.

Sailing south to the Festival? Maritime Tasmanian whisky distillery Waubs Harbour, located halfway up Tasmania’s east coast in Bicheno, invites you to “Drop in for a Dram” on them. Pull into The Gulch visitor berthing right outside the distillery, or drop the pick in the bay and come and share a story and a dram with the crew. Get in touch with Waubs Harbour Whisky for more details: info@waubsharbourwhisky.com

Muir Anchoring Systems will open its Kingston workshop for complimentary, limited-capacity tours before and after the Festival. Just 15 minutes from Hobart, visitors can see where Muir’s recreational and superyacht anchoring systems are designed and manufactured, and meet some of the people behind them.

Join Tasmanian and Japanese researchers, craftspeople and makers to explore the future of wood, regional skills and sustainable communities. Free registration is via UTAS Island of Ideas.

The historic New Norfolk Regatta returns for the first time since 1998, reviving a tradition stretching back more than 140 years.

Catch a special post-Festival screening of Bonnie Wee Boats in Franklin, celebrating the life, work and enduring influence of boat designer Iain Oughtred. Presented by Rocket Science TV.

Bring your beloved classic sailing dinghy to Montrose Bay Yacht Club, just 10km north of central Hobart, for a relaxed day on the water after the Festival.