LAKE MACQUARIE BOATFEST

Hello again from Lake MacQuarie Boat festival which was a weekend away from Sydney rain.  We enjoyed perfect boating weather for members and guests who travelled to Toronto on the western shores of that beautiful lake, being one of the largest coastal lakes in Australia.  Each year the club makes the small journey north in March to enjoy the lakes beauty and hospitality.

FEBRUARY RIBBING

Ribbing was the name of the game these past few months.  Big laminated ribs for the lapstrake hull of our Viking ship 'Aegir" a replica 800AD Gokstadt type original in the Oslo Viking Museum.  Small solid spotted gum ribs for the carvel hull of 'Cats Paw" an original Sydney 1930's sailing dinghy depicted last month.
Two other sailing boats of Sydney harbour heritage are having final coates of varnish in their retoration process.  A 1950's 16 foot skiff of laminated cedar and a 1970's cedar plywood NS14.

PHBC is 10 YEARS YOUNG

Welcome to the new year and thanks to all our volunteers, members, committee, sponsors and supporters in the community for making a great first 10 years for the club.

What have we achieved and where are we going??

As usual we continue to practice our Principal Purpose: 

Conserving Movable Cultural Heritage, community arts and craft relating to maritime heritage.

An example is 'CATS PAW' not seen on these pages before.

CATS PAW is a classic sailing dinghy of Sydney circa 1930s.  We are in touch with the owner who donated it some years ago and who will give us the full history of this beautiful boat. 

Now in frames being restored to former glory by Master Artisans associated with PHBC

The sailing dinghy in the background is another 1930 Australian design and we will bring you that interesting story soon.

PIRATES OF PLASTIC

Pyrmont Heritage Boating Club environmental warriors the Pirates of Plastic continue every week to pick up plastic from our waterways.  A regular route has become known as the Bays Precinct, west of Pyrmont extending to Annandale.  Pictured below are the Pirates at Johnstone Bay Pyrmont at the end of Harris Street.

The pirates pick up plastic from the water because it is one of the ten best things we can do for our environment.  They learn and practice boat handling skills and then sail home to Blackwattle Bay where they deposit  their plastic bounty for the Maritime Enviro Services to collect.

PIRATES OF PLASTIC VIDEOS

BALMAIN REGATTA DAY

The club participated again at Balmain Regatta with a first, second and third in the Waterman race for rowing / pulling boats.  Thanks to the BSC for putting in the effort to stage one of the great Regattas in Sydney.

VIKING SHIP REPAIRS

Winter days have seen the beginning of making repairs to the Aegir Viking ship.  Two boatbuilders have been busy repairing the 32 ribs of the ship.  Orion and Toby will replace 32 ribs in the ship in a first step of the process to make the Aegir a seaworthy vessel for sailing in the future.

PHBC Sailing Day and Pizza Cook-up

Hope to see you there next Saturday - All welcome!