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Leo Goolden and crew visit Tasmania for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart.0:15 The group sails from Kettering to Hobart aboard *Storm Bay*, a 1925 Tasmanian-built fishing boat featuring a wet well for live catch and a wide stern designed for pole fishing.1:23 During the festival, the crew participates in the Derwent Class World Championships aboard the restored vessel *Mermaid*.6:35 The festival showcases a diverse fleet ranging from tall ships to dinghies, with presentations focused on traditional Pacific navigation.4:10 Following the event, the crew visits a private boat-building project in the Ewan Valley to inspect *Tarkine*, a 41-foot cold-molded wooden sailing boat modeled after a Bristol Channel pilot cutter.8:48 Built over five years using local Tasmanian timber, the vessel prioritizes deck space and wide side decks.9:51 The trip concludes with local hiking in Tasmania before the crew returns to British Columbia to continue work on *Tally Ho*.12:21

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