The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.
Undine-Restoring a Mythological Creature
So far, the stem has been rebuilt – she was originally cut for and aft with a chainsaw, to widen the stem! A chunk of wood was glued in to fill the gap, and a new inner knee to cover the stem on the inside of the hull has been fitted.
Maya Lin’s Dismantled ‘Ghost Forest’ to Be Reborn as Boats
“When I’m working on boats, I’m in my happy place,” said Deborah Simmons, 17, an apprentice in the wood shop as she was sanding down another plank. “I’m just going, going. I’m letting myself flow through the wood. I’m in the zone.”
A Beautiful Boat. A Dirty Job. A Happy Environment.
It’s so invaluable to have these cross hemisphere connections… so when I saw this great little story which covers all the things we at SWS feel are so important, youth involvement, environmental custodianship and female participation, then we felt we had to republish. And surely this is the worlds best looking sewage barge!
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