Lake Macquarie Classic Boat Association welcomes men and women who are interested in building and restoring small boats, particularly those made of timber.

Our Association was formed in 2010 to take over the running of an annual Boatfest event held on Lake Macquarie at Toronto. It commenced in 1988 as "Heritage Afloat" and ran for 30 years, under a range of umbrellas, until it was ended officially in 2018.

In 2013, the Association took out a lease on buildings at Rathmines, the ex-ablutions block and a retired electrical generator sub-station from the days of the World War 11 Catalina base, and so the Lake Macquarie Classic Boatshed was established, a place where men and women gather to work on, restore and build timber boats.

Lake Macquarie Classic Boat Association welcomes men and women who are interested in building and restoring small boats, particularly those made of timber.

Our Association was formed in 2010 to take over the running of an annual Boatfest event held on Lake Macquarie at Toronto. It commenced in 1988 as "Heritage Afloat" and ran for 30 years, under a range of umbrellas, until it was ended officially in 2018.

In 2013, the Association took out a lease on buildings at Rathmines, the ex-ablutions block and a retired electrical generator sub-station from the days of the World War 11 Catalina base, and so the Lake Macquarie Classic Boatshed was established, a place where men and women gather to work on, restore and build timber boats.