baltimore wooden boat festival
  Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival aims to:

Celebrate the revival in
traditional boat building

Encourage a local interest in
the traditional wooden working boats of the area

Develop a regular event that would forge links with lovers of wooden boats from other areas and countries
 
  


Event Guide

This was the line up for the 2011 festival - check back soon for details of BWBF 2012 - celebrating 10 years!

Friday
15.00 Installation ceremony of deck house for AK Ilen at Hegarty's Boatyard, Oldcourt
17.30 'A Visit to Hardanger Ship Preservation Centre', an illustrated talk by Anke Eckardt and Tiernan Roe at Dun na Sead Castle, Baltimore
20.00 Festival Opening at The Square, Baltimore

Saturday
10.00 Boat Registration at Baltimore Sailing Club
All day Boat-building competition courtesy of Baltimore Seafood Festival and Carbery Timber
12.00 Rowing Event for all classes of rowing boat
13.00 Rafting up of boats in Baltimore Harbour
14.00 Race Briefing at Baltimore Sailing Club
14.30 Harbour Race for all' sailing classes
19.30 Buffet meal and music at Baltimore Sailing Club, guest speaker Tim Severin on 'Building the Brendan'

Sunday
11.00 The Pilot Race Event under sail and oars
12.00 Launch of the Carbery Challenge 'Build a Boat in a Day' competition
13.30 Race Briefing at Baltimore Sailing Club
14.30 Harbour Race for all sailing classes
16.00 Parade of Sail
17.30 Prize-giving in Baltimore Square
   
     
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