Another thinking day. We met up with the intention of glueing our second plank. There were one or two crevices under our last plank to fill with epoxy first. This … Continue reading Day 42: Wednesday 27 March

And then there were two. Due to a combination of busynesses, everyone else was doing something in the Real World this morning, and it was just Laken and myself: not … Continue reading Day 43: Thursday 28 March

Alasdair, Ian, Laken and the Doc met to consider the shape of the hull and the slight misalignment of the forward third of the second plank. We decided to ask … Continue reading Day 44: Friday 30 March

I found another letter in the same hand, this time, left on the bench: Dear Skiffbuilder, Really! What does a growing skiff have to do to get a Public Holiday. … Continue reading Day 45: Easter Monday 2nd April

An evening power cut did for last night’s edition. Alasdair and myself were back at The Noust at first light as a bitter wind fingered its way between cracks in … Continue reading Day 46: Tuesday 3rd April

Our Glorious Leader is no more again (for one week only). Ian and I dutifully assembled anyway in Skiff Factory no. 1. I was expecting dispiritingly slow progress, with Ian … Continue reading Day 48: Friday 6th April

Six men went to a boat shed and built a skiff. Everyone lived happily ever after. This is the sort of story I want to write. But once you become … Continue reading Day 49: Saturday 7th April

Poor David H had been left to chaperone Robert and myself. It was a tough assignment. Our task was to add the second fourth plank to match the first fourth … Continue reading Day 51: Tuesday 10th April