Boat Building Experience With Alan Thorne

Alan Thorne, of The Purifier Yacht and Dinghy Company, says “LET’S BUILD A BOAT TOGETHER! FOR AGES 12 TO 99!”

• Building a wooden boat, getting into it and on to the water is magic! It can be a life changing experience. Continuing from our success with Boat Camp for children and several boat building schemes with adults, Boat Building Experience is the new, exciting adventure where pairs of adults or children work with me to create Joansa, a beautiful John Welsford design rowing boat.
• I don’t want to charge anyone to participate. In that way anyone can come along and everything necessary will be provided. People can make a donation if they’d like to. For some it will be a therapy, others will want to learn boat building skills, many will grow in confidence and everyone will have fun as Joansa takes shape and finally floats gracefully on the water.
• Not charging a fee means that I need to fundraise to cover my costs and to start the next course. Already I am over subscribed. Your help will mean that many people can be involved. Thank you!

You can find The Purifier Boat Building Experience on JustGiving.com. On Facebook the page is Boat Building Experience.

The construction of Joansa is progressing very well. Seven adults and three teenagers have been coming to the two-hour sessions over six days. Next week we hope to attach the stringers ready for the planking to begin! Here are photos from Day 6. A pupil from QE School and I are fixing the transom to the stern spine and hull.