News Festival held in scorching weather 13/03/2024 FacebookTwitterEmail Garth Whitten, Rob Tucker (skipper), Richard Connolly and Philip Mellett aboard Morning Star, a 1935 couta boat. 393818_01 Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 393818 Geelong’s Wooden Boat Festival was held in sweltering conditions on Saturday March 9, but Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was there.