Brigantin Windeward Bound Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2015 Hobart

REGATE HOBART BRIGANTIN WINDEWARD BOUND

Sur cette photographie prise durant la régate de l'Australian Wooden Boat Festival à Hobart on voit au premier plan le Brigantin Windeward Bound.

Le Windeward Bound est un brigantin Australien basé à Hobart en Tasmanie.
Il appartient à l'association Windeward Bound Trust, qui l'emploie comme navire-école pour la formation des jeunes. 

Lancement : 1996
Équipage : 10 marins + 12 passagers (croisière)
Longueur : 33,20 m
Déplacement : 100 tonnes

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Windeward Bound is a two masted brigantine-rigged vessel based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The vessel is named after Lewis Winde, the builder of an 1848 Boston schooner on which Windeward Bound was modelled. It is constructed almost entirely of Tasmanian eucalypt, huon pine and Oregon pine, recycled from old boats and buildings. The hull is constructed of 5 cm hardwood strip planks. She is commonly used for training youth (of any age) to sail, offering training and voyages that last from anywhere between an hour or two to many weeks.

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival (MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival) is a biennial event held in Hobart Tasmania 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.

There's a vibrant program of entertainment and fun, special guests, brilliant Tasmanian food and drink, demonstrations, races and displays.  You can visit the Blundstone Shipwright's Village, the Maritime Marketplace, the Children's Circus School, the ANMM International Wooden Boat Symposium.