WELCOME

Lake Macquarie Classic Boat Association builds and restores things.

As our name indicates , we build and restore boats of all types and ages. What's more , we use what we create ,including our beautifully crafted St Ayles skiff, Catalina,which is rowed twice a week on Lake Macquarie by members.

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Our home at Rathmines , on the western side of the Lake , was a royal Australian Air Force base during the Second World War. Seaplanes and flying boats would take off and land here.On this this same stretch of water , and in the historic buildings on the shore , ideas now soar.

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For in our workshop , and on Australia's largest coastal saltwater lake , we also build friendship and camaraderie. We restore a belief in what we're capable of , and in a joy of life.

Afterall,as the sailor and author Arthur Ransome said,'The desire to build a boat is the desire of youth , unwilling yet to accept the idea of a final resting place '. What we do here helps keep us young. And it is a lot of fun.

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Above all , Lake Macquarie Classic Boat Association builds a sense of community for men and women , where everyone can find their place-and themselves-in the crew.

So come on.Jump in.And welcome aboard.

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Scott Bevan (author, broadcaster and association member)