Don’t miss these fascinating workshops! Presentations will occur daily from the Better Boating Lounge in Hall 2. For experienced boaters, this is your chance to brush up on your boating techniques and learn a fresh tip or two. For the beginner, you’ll be given a valuable insight into the world of boating. Come and learn more about sailing and visit the ‘Discover Sailing Centre’ hosted by Yachting NSW. The Better Boating Lounge (incorporating Strictly Sail) offers a variety of informative and very entertaining presentations.  The Better Boating Lounge will give show visitors a place to take a break and hear some fascinating and inspiring stories.  Together with educational presentations, the Lounge will surely help make people’s recreational boating much more pleasant, relaxing and fun.  This year will feature a great array of speakers including some adventurers (old and new) with a great story to tell.  They include Pete Goss (Spirit of Mystery), Justin & James (Crossing the Ditch), Don & Margie McIntyre (Bounty Boat Expedition) and Jessica Watson (soon to be 16 year old round-the-world sailor). Time Daily presentations 11.30 Being a Wise Parent Around the Water with Surf Lifesaving NSW 12.00 Safety at Sea with Garry Schipper 12.30 NSW Maritime 1.00 Ski schools and World Water Ski Racing Champions with Kelly Bickerton, Force Boats 1.30 The Bounty Boat & Voyage with Don McIntyre 2.00 The Youngest Sailor - Jessica Watson 2.30 Fashion Parade 3.00 Crossing the Ditch - A year on 3.30 Spirit of Mystery - the history, the voyage with Pete Goss 4.00 The Adventurers Lounge 4.30 The Sydney Hobart Race - what are you doing on Boxing Day? with Lindsay May 5.00 Cruising Europe with Trevor Joyce, Mariner Boating Holidays 5.30 “The Navy & Port Jackson” 6.00 The James Craig and Sydney Heritage Fleet 6.30 Fashion Parade *6PM Sunday 7.00 Knot tying with the Sydney Heritage Fleet Timetable subject to change