ALL HANDS ON DECK: The ‘Julie Burgess’ crew moor in Hobart’s Elizabeth Pier after taking part in the Parade of Sail on Friday afternoon The biggest wooden boat festival in the Southern Hemisphere has a Dutch theme in 2017, to commemorate the 375-year anniversary of Abel Tasman’s landing on Tasmania’s shores. “It a showcas[es] our rich maritime culture and heritage, our connection with the sea and our love of life on the water,” Mr Hodgman said.