The Festival of the Sea is conducted by the Albany Maritime Foundation [AMF], a not for profit organisation servicing the Great Southern region of WA. The Festival is an annual event which commenced in 2008 and is held at the Albany Boatshed site on the Albany foreshore. It is now considered to be one of the important events on the Great Southern tourist calendar. The Festival has attracted large crowds (between 6-8000 annually) and each year has promoted more products and events popular with locals and a large number of tourists. Part of this event is the highly popular boat building competition where teams are given space and material to construct a craft during the Festival and at the end of the day race it round a course. All in the public eye this competition combines skill and ingenuity and the results are often hilarious and surprising. A Festival highlight.
Build a Boat Competition
