DAY 21
launch day yesterday.Thanks to everyone who made the vision a reality.
Especially Mark and the build crew,Dalkey Rowing Club for allowing us use their boatshed, family and friends who tolerated all that talk of cutting, sanding,steaming bending, fairing etc.,
DAY 20
ready for the water
red tips on the oars, a little nod to Dalkey Rowing Club's boatshed where she began her journey, thanks guys!
DAY 19
nearly there folks, just a few more bits of painting. we got the lifejackets in Viking Marine today
DAY 18
she gets her first taste of fresh Dalkey air
DAY 17
boat skinned, heat treated, then 3 coats of blackjack. 1 more tomorrow.oars varnished.
DAY 16
more sanding.foot boards in place.looking great
DAY 15
Cinching the copper nails from underneath(over 300 of them)
DAY 14
Mark checking all those laths.you can see the copper nails which will be cinched tomorrow
DAY 13
you can see today the stringers running lengthwise have been put in place with copper nails.
DAY 12
the difference each day is much more visible. The sound of sanding is very soothing! here you can see the oak ribs have been bent over a temporary frame.
DAY 11
what an amazing day! She has gone from looking like separate pieces of wood to looking like a graceful fish
DAY 10
lovely bow stanchions in place
splicing the bow gunwales today
DAY 8 and 9
making sure the line is straight from bow to stern
the upward curve of the bow gunwale
DAY 7 of the build will be next Wed the 15th May
the Lonesome Boatshed.no building until next week.
DAY6
waiting for glue and nails! the bent bow gunwhales are clamped and stored upright in background on the left of picture.
replacing a split gunwhale
DAY 5
sanding down a knee, cut out from Galway oak
DAY 4
making the template for the knees
DAY 3
a lovely boat shape on the floor courtesy of Mark and James today
Day 2
sanding laths, making stanchions and other things I can't pronounce!
Day 1.We have a shed,some wood and Mark Redden. Let the games begin!
Mark Redden has arrived and the work is underway.you can follow it here with regular updates and photos
video clip on Vimeo
Geraldine Creed of Creedo productions made a video which includes the fundraising cakesale and heritage walk.
https://vimeo.com/64992855
We have a shed at last!
It was'nt possible to find a suitable public space in Dalkey for the build. Thankfully Dalkey Rowing Club have very generously allowed Mark and the team to use their boatshed in Dalkey. However there won't be public access, but we will post pictures as the build progresses to the public launch and BIG party on June the 1st!
Mark in Dalkey next week
Great news. Mark in Dalkey right now! The rough plan is
Monday 29th April - Buy wood, get it to workshop. Set up.
30 - Cutting
1 - Cutting
2 - Piecing gunwales together
3 - Gunwales, bend bow gunwales
4 - Gunwales, get started on oars
5 - Gunwales
6 - Gunwales
7 - 13 Mark with Norwegian gathering
group can prepare ribs and laths in absence
finish gunwales, cut out oars.
14 - Prepare ribs for steaming
15 - Steam ribs
16 - Steam ribs
17 - Laths
18 - Laths
19 - Laths
20 - Laths
21 - Laths
22 - 30 Skin boats and finish oars.
www.markredden.com
Afloat Magazine
really good article in Afloat.ie It captures the mood of the project perfectly. Thanks Jehan!
http://afloat.ie/marine-environment/coastal-notes/item/21195-begnet%E2%80%99s-boat-building-currach-project-bound-for-dalkey-island
Also thanks to endlessly patient staff in Reads Dunlaoghaire as I mutter and mumble about A3 or A2 or A5????
Mark in Barcelona
Mark was busy in Barcelona on Saturday at the
5th Mediterranean Currach Regatta.here's a link to a previous Barcelona
launch. you can see what our Dalkey currachs should look like
https://vimeo.com/37038372
Copperhouse Gallery,Robertsin Dalkey,Cafe de la Gare
many thanks to Evelyn van Beeck for putting up a poster in her special little cafe at Killiney Dart station. And thanks to Peter Roberts for doing the same in Dalkey.
http://www.robertsofdalkey.com/
got a mail from Leszek Wolnik of Fire and The Copperhouse gallery. He loves the project, check out the amazing prints on this website.
http://www.thecopperhousegallery.com/
Naomh Beagnait
found an Irish adviser on top of Lugnaquilla (Log na Coille) in the mist yesterday. big thanks to Brian O Raghallaigh for giving me the correct spelling for our lovely currachs. They will be Naomh Beagnait 1 (agus) 2. Brian is ag caint as Gaeilge gach la, unlike myself these days.
winds from the NorthEast tonight, gusting 25knots.Have to get into the sea lingo before June!
Cobra Electronics
these sound great, even to a landlubber like me!
Cobra Electronics very generously donated marine VHF radios to put in the kitty for a raffle, many thanks Jean-Louis
Cuala GAA Club
a big thanks to John Treacy(great singer!)
for putting us in touch with Cuala. Check out the link below, something
is bound to appeal to you!
http://www.cualagaa.ie/2013/03/cuala-weekly-news-125/
Simon Dalton artwork
Simon has done an amazing job with the montage and logo. just another meet up in Dalkey to collect the CD over next few days!
Maritime archaeology
met Darina Tully maritime archaelogist yesterday. She is an is an expert on Irish traditional boats and is a member of the Irish Underwater Archaeological Research Team. She is very interested in the currach build and has offered to bring her own skin boat to Dalkey in May.
Met the currach maestro himself!
great to meet Mark Redden in person for the first time this week. have been in touch by mail since last August.! a quick stop in Dublin between Tasmania and Barcelona. What country has this guy not built a currach in?
met wonderful librarian in Dalkey, really enthusiastic about project. talked of involving kids in model making and more.
We have a shed,well nearly
We have 2 possible sites available in the centre of town.