Surfers all over the world, stretching far back in time, have played among the smallest ripples to the largest ocean swells. Our adventure of hand-making a thirty foot catamaran and then voyaging into the deep blue fits into a long line of water people who have done the same.

 

We are doing this from scratch so we can learn, explore and adventure, to ride waves, to learn from other water people skilled in all things aquatic, to better understand the state of our oceans. To shake off the busyness and mess of modern land life and live by tide and wind, moon and sun. To educate our young kids in the ways of the natural world in an experiential way.

 

We are building this boat so that it may be useful to efforts of preservation and regeneration of marine ecosystems. 

 

We are building this boat because it’s fun! The challenge of making your own boat and then trusting your work enough to venture into the wild ocean and stay afloat is a real life experience. The ups and downs of the build, like the tame and turbulent nature of the ocean, make an adventurous life.  

 

Smooth seas never made a skillful sailor!