Cygnet Wooden Boats

30/05/2026

Presenting the reborn UNDINE! Ready to join the fleet again! 😀

18/04/2026

So that's why it's called a Toerail!

14/03/2026

Derwent Class Restoration Update!
Where did the Summer go! ☀️
The Shipwrights and Finishers have been busy creating what can only be described as works of art!
Big thanks to Jonathan Minnebow Design for allowing us to photograph Jon's beautiful restoration of PIXIE
Jeremy and Samson have also been setting a cracking pace with our UNDINE!

28/01/2026

D Class Restoration.
The Shipwrights have been busy!
Thanks to Samson for the pics!

06/12/2025

Twilight Sailing Port Cygnet Tasmania.

29/11/2025

Wonderful to have President Gus from the Tasmanian Derwent Class Association visit the shed to check up on the progress of the restoration of the Tasmanian Derwent Class yachts UNDINE and PIXIE
Jeremy and Sampson have been cracking on with their restoration of UNDINE while Jon from 'Jonathan Minnebo Design' is doing an awesome job rebuilding PIXIE!

Gus obviously couldn't help picking up a hammer and showing off his roving skills!
(As usual Ele, our part time guard dog had to take centre stage!)

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23/11/2025

Matt and Iefke a big part of our CWB family have done an incredible job in not only building TARKINE but also documenting the build for all to enjoy!
Here they share their trip to our favourite foundry in Tasmania that also cast the many bronze fittings for the restoration of the 1896 Bailey Brothers 5 Linear Rater TE UIRA.

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In this episode we take some time to visit a local foundry and document the process of pouring Silicon Bronze. The head mould maker and caster gives us an ed...

08/11/2025

Vale, Hugh Garnham.
We had the pleasure of a visit from Hugh this year to be reunited with his yacht UNDINE/ GLENSHIEL 2.
Over a cup of tea he told us stories of his amazing yachting life from the early days of the sailing D's to building Glenshiel and his adventures in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race!
Thank you Hugh, it was a day to remember!

10/10/2025

Just Hanging Around with our favourite D Class UNDINE 😀

17/05/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿! 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿! 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆!