Building (and sailing) a Golant Gaffer

Christmas always seems to be a time for reflection. Technically it is the first birthday of Golant Gaffer 134 in the sense that it was Chris...

The time has come to sheath the hull. Earlier this week, D coated the bare hull in a layer of epoxy and when dry, keyed it ready for applyin...

Well curiosity got the better of some of our sailing friends and we have had visitors this week who have come to view progress, offer helpfu...

Yes I know you've missed us, we've been off having fun in our current boat and then catching up with all the things that needed doin...

Well, D has been planking for the last few weeks averaging about three planks a day and having scarfed the planks required for the next day ...

I once read a great description of carving as the 'Art of removing wood' and indeed this is the stage we have got to. Both layers of...

Well its nine days since the last post and we now have the stem and transom in place and the keelson being fitted. The next job is bevelling...