Australian Wooden Boat Festival
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The Australian Wooden Boat Festival is a bi-annual event held in Hobart
celebrating wooden boats. It is held concurrently with the Royal Hobart Regatta
. The festival celebrates wooden boats of all sizes including wooden canoes, kayaks and dinghies as well as yachts and tall ships.
The 2009 festival takes place 6–9 February 2009, with over 500 boats involved.
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
celebrating wooden boats. It is held concurrently with the Royal Hobart Regatta
Royal Hobart Regatta
The Royal Hobart Regatta began in 1838, is a series of aquatic competitions and displays held annually in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and is Tasmania's oldest sporting event. The regatta runs for three days, ending on the second Monday in February, and dominates the whole river for the duration of...
. The festival celebrates wooden boats of all sizes including wooden canoes, kayaks and dinghies as well as yachts and tall ships.
- The festival is held every 2 years with the last being held 9-12 February 2007.
- First festival held in 1994 (180 boats).
- 2005 - 40000 visitors (450 boats)
- Australian Government funding for the event is $300,000AU (as at 14/June/2007) http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=21175
- Estimated cost of the festival $750,000AU (as at 14/June/2007) http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/14/1951809.htm
The 2009 festival takes place 6–9 February 2009, with over 500 boats involved.
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See also
- South Australian Wooden Boat and Music Festival
- Wooden boat festivals