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Robin Goch
At the start of this venture, I called the whole project ‘Broken Wings.’ This felt like the right name for various reasons. It was maybe about feeling a bit older, a bit injured, and sometimes just feeling the wear and… Continue reading
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Frames done! Winter break is coming!
So I have got to the end of what I am now calling phase one, that being the end of the summer and entering the winter break. I am heading south just like the birds for the warmer climate. I’ll… Continue reading
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It’s been a while!
I thought I had been silent for far too long; you may have thought I had given up. Well, that’s not the case. It is certainly taking me longer than I thought. This is down to the fact I have… Continue reading
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It’s surprising what you can use from your kitchen cupboard!
I have said this many times before, but the builders’ blogs are invaluable. I am just going through dry fixing frames, and then I am going to do an introductory course in epoxy before I finally complete the frames and… Continue reading
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Making a start!
I have started on the build of my 5.80. It has felt like the first couple of weeks have been all about standing and staring and feeling confused. The great support of having the blogs from previous builders has been… Continue reading
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No going back!!!
On May 22nd, I collected the Class Globe 5.80 CNC kit from Fyne Boat Kits in Cumbria (https://www.fyneboatkits.co.uk). It was a sunny day, and Irene and I headed down in the hired van to pick it up. The journey was… Continue reading
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They are a Fyne bunch!
On my way back from Wales, I popped in to see the folk at https://www.fyneboatkits.co.uk. They were great, and I talked things through with Phil and Tim and had a chance to see the operation there. It really was a… Continue reading
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I have a place to build!
I have, with the help of my good friend Stuart, now got a place to build. This as you know has been a bit of an issue. I think it is for most home builders. Most home builders are not… Continue reading
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One small step…., and then another, then another etc!
The thing is with plans, they are just that – plans – until they become reality. When I undertook this adventure I knew things would be difficult at some points and I also knew I would sit and doubt the… Continue reading
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I am sailing, I am sailing….
As you know I have never sailed in my life. Something that a lot of people found amusing when I told them that I was going to build a boat and then sail it around the world. Well guess what… Continue reading
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Build Site Update
I thought I would just give a quick update on the build site. As you know from my previous blog I had finally made the decision to build in my front garden. The rockery was doomed! This would have been… Continue reading
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Update and Back to School!
I thought I would just write a bit of an update and keep this blog going with some momentum. Getting the site built is moving quite well, and I think the front garden has been saved (see last post). Nothing… Continue reading
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Where to build?
As you may have noticed from my first few posts, I have been quite carried away with the thought of the whole adventure side of this project. However, there does come a point where the reality of building a boat… Continue reading
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If you fail to plan, you will plan to fail!
How many of us have heard the saying with which I have entitled this piece? I have heard it so often that I tended to start rolling my eyes as soon as I heard ‘If…’. I am not saying it’s… Continue reading
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It’s all about the blogs, ’bout the blogs, ’bout the blogs!
So as I have mentioned in a previous section of this blog, the writing of the blog is all part of the process of building the ClassGlobe 5.80 – and it will already be evident to you from the errors… Continue reading
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A bit more detail
Ok, I think I should at least give you a little more detail other than ‘old man gone crazy!’ There is method behind the madness. The boat I’m looking to build is one that has been built before by non-boat… Continue reading
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Broken Wings 256 Letter of Introduction
Dear Reader, I am no sailor and I am no builder of boats, but I have decided to build a boat and hopefully one day sail around the world. Yes that’s right – around the world! Yes, in a boat… Continue reading
Broken Wings 256 