David was at The Noust to cast an eye on our timber order. The 3/16″ larch strips for the stems are dry enough for the epoxy glue, but he advised … Continue reading Day 22: Thursday 1 March

The three-day operation to build the jigs to build the laminated stems is complete. We seem to have developed a new management style. Instead of strong leadership cascading downwards from … Continue reading Day 23: Friday 2 March

We’re going to have a job to keep hold of DA. With the delayed ferry, Andreas Wolff and Iain from BBC Alba had time to come in to do a … Continue reading Day 24: Saturday 3 March

It was Laken who felt it first. “I think we need a cup of coffee,” she said. The atmosphere in The Noust crackled with tension, and we needed to stand … Continue reading Day 25: Monday 5 March

Amid yesterday’s crackled tension, a couple of storylines had to be spiked. In the first, I had been determined to catch our fairy workforce, making a surprise early visit to … Continue reading Day 26: Tuesday 6 March

I suppose it had to come, after twenty-six days working together in the intense environment of The Noust. We fell out. It was Alasdair that said it, after we debated … Continue reading Day 27: Wednesday 7 March

Day 28: Thursday 8 March  No faeries. But when Ian and I reached The Noust somewhat late after a meeting, we were greeted by another welcome sight: David and Laken … Continue reading Day 28: Thursday 8 March

It was not the look I wanted. As Donna paid a visit on her way to her Meals-on-Wheels round, we were basking outside in the sun with cups of coffee … Continue reading Day 29: Friday 9 March

It’s not a good sign when Alasdair takes the file of Instructions home at the end of the day. Yet, surely the skiff gods were with us today. The sun … Continue reading Day 30: Monday 12 March

After a night spent tossing and thinking, we all independently came to the conclusion, when we gathered at the unseasonable hour of nine o’clock, that ‘it’s all going to be … Continue reading Day 31: Tuesday 13 March