21/08/2026
Hobart 2027… here we come!!
Alma Doepel is going to Hobart!
For the first time since 1976, Alma Doepel will return to Hobart for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in February 2027.
The Board of Sail & Adventure Ltd has formally approved the voyage, marking Alma Doepel’s first major interstate passage following her restoration. It will also be 50 years since she departed Hobart for a new life in Victoria, working with young people.
The timetable is tight. Our immediate priority is completing the critical work required for survey, sea trials and a safe passage from Melbourne to Hobart.
We are now calling for:
⚓ Experienced crew for sea trials, the delivery and return voyages, and Festival operations (EOI details will be posted next week)
⚓ Sponsors and donors to support essential works, safety equipment, voyage costs and youth participation
⚓ Skilled volunteers in electrical work, carpentry, rigging, painting, engineering, deck work, provisioning and voyage preparation
A limited number of passenger places will also be available. Details and an expression of interest process will be announced soon.
This voyage is about much more than reaching Hobart. It is about returning Alma Doepel to active service and preparing her to change the lives of the next generation of young people.
There is still a great deal of work ahead, but the decision has been made.
Alma Doepel is going to Hobart.
Donate now and help make this historic voyage possible.
