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President's report

'Tis the season to be jolly and that is what the two events for November turned out to be. The Club night drew an interested crowd who were treated to a fascinating and very humorous presentation by Andrew Chen on his family's sailing adventure from Noumea. Andrew's account was accompanied by a series of slides showing life at sea for the family on a Danish sailing ketch.

Michael Morris presented the assembled tickets for the canoe raffle and this was drawn by Andrew as our guest of honour. The winner was Dick Wrangles from Balnarring. The canoe will be on display at the Christmas Barbeque on December 11. The club night closed with a briefing by Chris Kelly for the weekend away on Lake Hume. Our thanks go to these three club members who helped to make it a memorable evening. Thanks also to Andrew Cohen who with Chris organised some tasty nibbles to open the evening.

WBA 2011 weekend away. 25 - 28 November

Several members arrived on Thursday afternoon at the Albury Wodonga Yacht Club, Andrew Cohen with Begonia, Chris Kelly with Will'o.. and David Gibson with his Swan Bay 12 . In the sunshine and humidity, they set up camp and launched boats etc. Thursday evening , it started to rain and continued for the next two days on and off.

A Boat for a Cradle

the cradle "I'm pregnant! " proclaimed my wife Liz as she excitedly passed me the test stick with the two blue lines on it. It was at this time that my heart skipped a beat, as I am sure it does for all males when they hear these words.

For me it skipped with excitement that sparked an idea. Maybe I could build a cradle boat like the one I had seen at the Tasmanian Wooden Boat Show when I was there in 2009.

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About the Wooden Boat Association

The Wooden Boat Association was formed in 1989 for people who enjoy wooden boats and wooden boat building.

Members appreciate wooden boats for their aesthetic qualities, the beauty of the boats and the materials from which they are constructed, and the pure romance of wooden boats.
In this age of mass production, each wooden boat is as individual as her owner.