MAJESTY UNDER SAIL

The 141-foot brigantine One & All is traditionally built in carvel construction with a topsail schooner rig, and will sail to Hobart from South Australia for the 2027 festival. For more information and bookings, please contact the vessel operator directly. Bookings are not managed by AWBF.

Built in 1949 for Baltic trade, Søren Larsen was among the last traditional cargo-carrying sailing ships of her kind. Restored and re-rigged by the Davies family in 1978, she now sails as a graceful 19th-century-style brigantine. For more information and bookings, please contact the vessel operator directly. Bookings are not managed by AWBF.

Built locally and launched in 1988, Lady Nelson is a replica of the original brig that played a role in establishing the settlement of Hobart Town in 1804. For more information and bookings, please contact the vessel operator directly. Bookings are not managed by AWBF.

Julie Burgess is a wooden auxiliary gaff-rigged ketch that spent more than 50 years cray fishing in Tasmanian waters from the 1930s. For more information and bookings, please contact the vessel operator directly. Bookings are not managed by AWBF.

Enterprize is a 27-metre topsail schooner and fully operational replica of the vessel built in Hobart in 1830 by William Harvey and William Pender. The original Enterprize later sailed to mainland Australia in 1835 and became closely linked with the early settlement of Melbourne. For more information and bookings, please contact the vessel operator directly. Bookings are not managed by AWBF.

La Drone is a 38-foot motor cruiser built on the Tamar River in 1948. Constructed in Celery Top Pine with carvel planking and a beautiful 1950s blackwood interior, she has spent her entire life in Tasmania and now offers intimate cruises on the Huon River. For more information and bookings, please contact the vessel operator directly. Bookings are not managed by AWBF.

Alma Doepel is a three-masted topsail schooner built in 1903 and now based in Melbourne. Once part of the famed Bass Strait “Mosquito Fleet”, she traded between Hobart and the mainland and set a record of 58 hours 30 minutes from Hobart to Melbourne Heads, uniquely carrying square sail among the fleet. For more information and bookings, please contact the vessel operator directly. Bookings are not managed by AWBF.

Duyfken is a full-scale replica of the early 17th-century Dutch VOC vessel sent fromBantam, on Java, in 1605 to explore new trade opportunities. The original reached and charted part of Cape York in 1606, making her an important part of Australia’s early European maritime history. Duyfken will be available for free tours over the Festival weekend. Supported by the Australian National Maritime Museum.

Step aboard Peppermint Bay II for a family-friendly cruise offering a behind-the-scenes look at the Port of Hobart during the Festival. Cruise through Sullivans Cove past Hobart’s historic docks, wharves and piers, with close-up views of visiting wooden boats, before heading north along the River Derwent past Macquarie Wharves, beneath the Tasman Bridge and on to the Selfs Point Fuel Terminal. Along the way, hear stories about the festival’s tall ships and wooden vessels, while learning how Tasmania’s working waterfront operates, how maritime safety is managed and how TasPorts is planning for the future. Ticket: $20 This cruise is wheelchair accessible. For more information and bookings, please contact TasPorts through their ticketing page. Bookings are not managed by AWBF.

Sailability Tasmania opens the Derwent to sailors of all abilities, offering the freedom of sailing from Hobart's fully wheelchair accessible, all-weather Brian Freeman Dock, nearby at Sandy Bay Marina. Sailing will be available for the Parade of Sail and across the weekend. To book or discuss any special needs, please contact Sailability booking officer Julie Pearson via email at juliepearson17@gmail.com or by phone on 0438 736 256. Supported by Australian Sailing and the Derwent Sailing Squadron.

Launched in 1874, the three-masted barque James Craig was rescued from a rusting wreck in Tasmania’s Recherche Bay and restored over four decades. Today, she is one of only four surviving vessels of her era still sailing and an outstanding example of maritime heritage preservation. For more information and bookings, please contact the vessel operator directly. Bookings are not managed by AWBF.

Windeward Bound is a 110-foot brigantine that has crossed Bass Strait more than 40 times and carried over 6,000 young Australians through her award-winning youth development programs. For more information and bookings, please contact the vessel operator directly. Bookings are not managed by AWBF.