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2. How did you discover sailing?
After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go... We i...
17. Do you have any words of advice for people who are thinking of following in your footsteps?
After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go... We i...
5. Please tell us about your first sailboat ‘Tikaihau.’
After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go... We i...
13. How do you afford your cruising life?
After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go... We i...
Origami Boat Building – Bulkheads – Part 2 – Fit Up
The first of four bulkheads is tacked into place. We also answer the FAQ: Do you have a set of plans for building it?
Origami Boat Building – Bulkheads – Part 1 – Layout
We've settled on 4 watertight bulkheads in our 75ft motor sailer. These serve to both stiffen the hull as well as add safety as the boat will likely remain afloat even if one of the sections is flooded, as well as helping to isolate fumes, smoke, and fire...
Origami Boat Building – Spreading Her Open
We're building a 75ft steel motorsailor using the origami building process. In this video we open the hull up to set the beam dimensions, level it, do some check measurements, and talk about what we could have done differently.
Origami Boat Building – Welding Overhead – Wire vs Stick
This is why we have chosen to wire weld our hull, even in the overhead positions. I'm an not telling you it's the best choice for you. I'm showing you why it's the best choice for me. So don't go and get all religious on me if you worship the Stick God....
Origami Boat Building – Folding the Hull – Part 4
"And the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh." Or in the words of the Beatles: "One thing I can tell you is you got to be Free. Come together, right now, over me."
Origami Boat Building – Folding the Hull – Part 2
With some luck, we'll soon have one boat instead of two halves. :)
Origami Boat Building – Folding the Hull – Part 1
It's a great feeling when it starts to look just a little like a boat, and especially when it starts off with very few problems.
Lofting for Origami Boat Building – Take 2
If I was better at using a measuring tape I might have avoided 4 days of shuffling75 foot long, 5 ton plates of steel. But the upside is that both sides of the hull are identical so any problems during the bending process can not be blamed on my measuring...
Boat Anchors and Lofting for Origami Boat Building
Do you need a 180 pound spade boat anchor when you don't even have a boat? We did. So someday when we finish building our boat an put it in the water; we'll be all set to keep it where we park it.
2. When did you discover sailing? How did you meet?
An interview with Astrid and Björn, a German couple sailing all over the world aboard a 39 foot steel sailboat named "Buena Vista"