00:02A dramatic return to the water for a little blue boat that captured a community's hearts.
00:07To see a boat fly through the air is always something quite special.
00:11The sea breeze was moored next to a highway in Hobart for decades,
00:15becoming a beloved site for passing motorists and walkers.
00:19Built by Robin Attrell in the 1970s, it stayed in his family until 2024.
00:25Later that year, it was badly damaged in a storm and was sold to the Wooden Boat Centre in Franklin
00:31for $1.
00:32She looked terrible. The portal of gold.
00:35Volunteers and boat building students have spent 18 months restoring it.
00:39We've painted it, sanded it, just about everything really.
00:44Yeah, it's been a great sort of collaboration and really good.
00:47The relaunch was emotional for the Attrell family, coming less than two months after Robin's death.
00:52I imagined he would be very, very delighted.
00:56I'm sure he'd be here watching us now.
00:58It's very satisfying to, you know, to help a family sort of regain a little bit of their history.
01:04There's still a bit of work to do.
01:06While it's in the water here, volunteers will complete the final fit out and the mast will be replaced.
01:12Once it's fully restored, the sea breeze will be presented at next year's Wooden Boat Festival
01:16before it's handed over to its new owner.
01:20We're looking for an organisation that can take her on and use it for activities that, you know, make people
01:26happy, I guess.
01:26A big community effort for a little blue boat.
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