A visit to the sail loft
Andrew Soper, in Kingston (Ontario) is our sailmaker, but also an amazing source of knowledge for all that regards our rigging.
Sails and Rigging
The work didn’t stop while I was away
The work on the boat stopped during a long 3 month for me as I spent the entire summer caring for my grand-mother back in France. It is something …
The block production started
With a not so enjoyable winter, building blocks in the shop turns out to be a great off season job. We prepare the rough ash to make the rest …
We will build our own blocks
After much humming and hawing about building our own blocks we decided to go ahead and do it.We have the wood and it will make a good winter project. …
Closer to being a sailboat
One more milestone! Today we picked up the two first sails for our boat… Holyshit… It’s becoming more and more real! I have a completed hull, it has an …
Help from friends, the mast comes home
Today turned out to be an amazing day! A huge thanks to all that came to help us. We got the mast home and you definitely made this move …
Meanwhile the mast is shaping up
Things are happening faster then I get to post. While we have been sandblasting and painting the hull we have also been spending the many rainy days working on …
Mark teased me as I was filming hours of clamping, saying this would be the most boring video…. enjoy :P
A little detail on whats going on The 54 feet mast is being laminated on planks no longer then 16 ft. To make up the length, the end of …
Today we enjoyed the visit of three wise men
We had great visitors today, three men of long nautical experience: Andy the sail maker, Francis the naval architect and Maurice the marine museum curator.There is so much to …
A sail plan!
Exciting! A detailed rig and sail plan is coming together. We will be meeting our favorite sail-maker in the next few days and hopefully start getting the ball rolling …
