Ok, so what is this all about ?
Without making a novel out of it here it is : this blog will follow the design and build process of a dream boat and the mandatory adventures. For a long time I've been dreaming about building a boat and sailing around, discovering nature and enjoying life aboard, the "usual stuff". However this remained a distant dream untill recently, as I realized this IS the masterplan I need/want to follow.
My latest sailing adventure through Europe and up to Norway taught me some basics about living aboard and how sailing is on a not so perfect sailboat.
So , I need to design a boat and build it. Why design ? Well, there's nothing out there I like very much, plus it is not that hard to design one with some help from experienced sailors and designers. Not easy though, it is a lenghty process that might have a surprising outcome, but seeing some crappy boats that sailed around the world I am confident I can do a pretty good job. I am probably in the "crazy" category so I won't change my views about this. The decision to design/build is not exactly overnight, so enjoy the blog, it should be interesting - both the process and the outcome, comments are most wellcome, as well as ideeas.
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Making of a dream boat
This blog will follow the design and build process of a 10.4 metre sailing catamaran.
I am not an experienced sailor or designer so this could end up in a total disaster, so if you are curious how this will turn out stay tuned.
The boat will be an open deck lightweight catamaran built on a small budget, big enough for relatively safe offshore crusing but small enough in order to be affordable, minimum accomodations and hopefully very simple layout for easy singlehanded sailing. Any help and tips are apreciated, the whole process will probably take from 3-5 years, hopefully no more, I intend to start the build next spring, wish me luck.
I am not an experienced sailor or designer so this could end up in a total disaster, so if you are curious how this will turn out stay tuned.
The boat will be an open deck lightweight catamaran built on a small budget, big enough for relatively safe offshore crusing but small enough in order to be affordable, minimum accomodations and hopefully very simple layout for easy singlehanded sailing. Any help and tips are apreciated, the whole process will probably take from 3-5 years, hopefully no more, I intend to start the build next spring, wish me luck.
