Handcrafted beauty and making a stand against the U.S.A.

Glorious weekend weather, a talented and hard-working carpenter (with serious muscles), and an accessible hard-standing towpath have made a massive difference to our life afloat this past week. We now have the bulk of a beautiful, bespoke kitchen plus dining area, crafted from oak, maple, black walnut, and beech. The sun (and there has been someContinue reading “Handcrafted beauty and making a stand against the U.S.A.”

Living Jenga = excitement & chaos

Older boats are like older houses. You start one job and another 6 make an appearance. They also demand because of their dimensions that  doing work anywhere affects another area because everything has to move to produce working space. This week is a major milestone aboard Preaux, a week when we are making another massiveContinue reading “Living Jenga = excitement & chaos”