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Festival held in scorching weather

13/03/2024

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Garth Whitten, Rob Tucker (skipper), Richard Connolly and Philip Mellett aboard Morning Star, a 1935 couta boat. 393818_01

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Geelong’s Wooden Boat Festival was held in sweltering conditions on Saturday March 9, but Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was there.

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