The hull of the Erebus during fabrication at the Wooden Boat Centre, Franklin. Photo credit: Andrew Wilson Photography

St Ayles Skiff - FREYJA

The third skiff for Franklin, this one was built at the WBC in early 2016 for members of the Living Boat Trust (LBT).  She joined the LBT’s fleet of St Ayles Skiffs with Imagine (the first St Ayles Skiff built in Australia) and Billie. They are all well-used as community rowing boats for fun and fitness and as part of the international St Ayles Skiff Regatta circuit. Feel like a row? Just join the Living Boat Trust and you can be one of the crew, come out on a social row on the Huon River or join an excursion. Most recent excursions have been to Lake Pedder, Gordon River and Pieman River.  

The Hobart Airport Biosecurity Counter

This counter was commissioned by Misho and Associates, the architects overseeing the Hobart Airport upgrade. Planked in King Billy Pine with a Celery Top Pine laid deck, this counter made a stylish statement about Tasmania's craft, special timbers and island status. The latest upgrades to the airport seem to have lost this counter!

The Lady Frisco

Strip planked in Huon Pine with a Cedar deck from the owners property in Northern NSW. This boat was built to house a 1915 5hp Frisco diesel engine. Launched in 2016.

Zelectra

Electric speed boat
Custom build completed in 2015 
1930 Chris Craft custom barrel back design. King Billy Pine/ 3mm ply. Cold moulded over sawn frames.
LOA 20' BEAM 6'  
Motor, Yasa 400 Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery cells.
22.5KW from 72x3.2V cells.
Power 50 KW

Lady Franklin

Lady Franklin is a 30ft traditional sloop designed by Cox. This was the first boat built by this school using a sponsor to commission a boat in order to train a crop of boatbuilders over a two-year diploma course. Lady Franklin was launched in 1996.  

ATLAS

Atlas was designed by Jim Brooke-Jones, a student in our first course back in 1994. Jim stayed on having designed this boat as a part of his course he commissioned it as the sponsor for the following course, and when complete he sailed back home to England with his family via the Pacific.

WILD HONEY

Wild Honey is a 32 ft Llyle Hess design crafted from Huon Pine. Built by students at the WBC Tasmania, it was launched in 2000. Wild Honey is located in Kettering south of Hobart.

UBIQUE 

Ubique (from ubiquitous/everywhere) is a Llyle Hess design of 32ft.  Built of Huon Pine by students of this school and launched in 2002, it is now sailing out of Kettering in Tasmania. 

BELLE 

Belle is a labour of love for both those who built her for Tetsuya Wakuda who is one of Australia's most well-respected chefs. Launched in 2011, the 11-metre cruiser is a celebration of Tasmanian timbers, with a Celery Top Pine keel and a Huon Pine lined saloon.