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Auckland Wooden Boat Festival | Talks and Tours
Talks and Tours
Sat 1 and Sun 2 March, 10am - 4pm | Free, bookings required
Experience two days filled with insightful talks and engaging workshops, where experts and enthusiasts from various fields share their knowledge on navigation, heritage preservation and maritime history. See the lineup below.
Saturday 1 March
Stan has many achievements as one of New Zealand’s leaders in modern Māori ocean voyaging and navigation. He is dedicated to the perpetuation of both ancestral and contemporary skills, as well as the knowledge of Pacific voyaging and navigating waka hourua.
Sonny inspires students to connect with their rich cultural heritage while fostering essential STEM skills through the ocean voyaging innovations and achievements of their ancestors.
Making the connection between wooden vessels and modern vessels as told by wahine Māori and women sailors.
The story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, aka Hek Busby, and his significance for Māori in rekindling their wayfinding DNA and for all New Zealanders in reclaiming our place as traditional star voyagers on the world map.
Sunday 2 March
Tony will share the story of Auckland’s classic boating events through pictures, highlighting those that have helped shaped the city’s maritime legacy.
During the 2024 Auckland Wooden Boat Festival, a panel discussion sparked many conversations about ensuring the sustainability of the classic vessel community. We invite you to join this interactive workshop to contribute your ideas and discuss the key topics raised during the panel.
John will share the next chapter in the story of William C Daldy, covering the challenges of maintaining heritage in the modern world. Topics include the transition from coal to bio-fuel, turning a volunteer-driven hobby into a sustainable commercial operation, and ensuring ongoing maintenance to preserve the ship’s legacy for future generations.
A conversation between Robert and Russell Brooke on a life time of boating, people and design.
Robert completed his apprenticeship at P. Vos Ltd from 1955-1960 and was one of the last true young apprentices in wooden boat building. He started building clinker dinghies and decades later, went on to eventually lead New Zealand’s marine industry apprenticeships program.
He has helped preserve New Zealand’s wooden boatbuilding heritage and continues to contribute to and advise pro bono on boatbuilding and restoration to this day.
“Robert well deserves his MNZOM. It’s just so nice that his life’s work is recognised as having national value – Harold Kidd”
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