This is living! Rediviva pulls into her homeport for the first time. After a few sea trials in the San Francisco Bay we headed out to do some practical tests ...
No point in taking a rest break yet as the progress is gaining momentum. I have Janet working here 3 days a week and I am working at completing the actual ...
Warning: I may get a little excited about dolphins… I can’t help it! It feels so good to be out on the ocean again. We have missed this for so long. 100nm to ...
There is nothing more important than safety when considering how to complete this Catamaran. The Lazarette or Stern Access Hatch must be able to withstand ...
This is our third video in the series on building our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum expedition sailboat! We look into how plates are positioned and welded into ...
Working your way through a custom bespoke design is often a messy and protracted process that looks a lot worse before it can ever look better. Join us as we ...
Out the gate! Rediviva's decks get wet for the first time with true ocean water. It was a sloppy ride out but so much fun! It has been 7 years in the making ...
With the help of Dr Brian Smyth, professor of engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island, we design and fabricate the Bilge Keels for the Wave Rover ...
Deep in the jungle of Costa Rica a team of boat builders are living in a community and building the largest active, clean, ocean going cargo vessel in the ...
The hard decision to go ahead with a Sugar Scoop Re-Design will pay dividends when the job's done as it will provide a complete redundant storage and crash ...
This is cruising! A little boatwork, a little beach vibe, friends and family, and don’t forget the sailing!!! p.s. I try and reply to as many comments as I ...
With the help of Dr Brian Smyth, professor of engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island, we design and fabricate the Bilge Keels for the Wave Rover ...
After having high hopes and decent results with the first cuts into our bulwarks, things take a turn for the worst... steel boats often hide major problems ...
Back at it this week and a visit to the Project Wall Of Pain has me worried, yet again, The first bit of Plastic Bling is dry installed and we demould the ...
A huge thank you to Spaulding Marine Center and to Heather for setting it up! This place was an amazing spot to visit. You can visit by foot too! (Spaulding ...
Wave Rover, my modified Contessa 26 is up for sale! This is the vessel that I sailed across the Atlantic twice as a solo sailor, on an 11 month voyage ...
The great thing about a Catamaran Build is that you get to have 2 goes at getting it right, and with the Starboard side complete, the Portside gets a makeover ...
We make it to Sausalito after a fun weekend at Angel Island. We get some necessary projects done so we can continue sea trials in San Fransisco Bay proper. ...
We had quite the search process in trying to find a paint that was going to work for us and our application on our boat, but we were able to find the perfect ...
Not happy to settle for a 39ft this Catamaran is getting a serious extension makeover before it even hits the water out to 42 feet or 12.7mtrs. The magic size ...
We found our weather window! For our first sea trail test. It was as light as we wanted it. It was so amazing to spend the chill time we had in China Camp and ...
I build and install pine deck beams in anticipation of decking over the aft end of the Wave Rover 650 Make a one time donation to Wave Rover of $100 USD and ...
I build and install "Ring Frames" in anticipation of decking over the aft end of the Wave Rover 650 Make a one time donation to Wave Rover of $100 USD and ...
After building ourselves a Project Brupeg inspired wet sand blaster we put it to good use blasting our chain locker, but it wasn't a straight forward process ...