The Plan

"A man builds the best of himself into a boat - builds many of the unconscious memories of his ancestors... This is not mysticism, but identification; man, building this greatest and most personal of tools, has in turn received a boat-shaped mind, and the boat, a man shaped soul."

-John Steinbeck, "Log From the Sea of Cortez"

I've always been obsessed with the sea and everything on it and in it. My ultimate dream is to build a boat that my wife and I can sail into retirement on. But, my woodworking skills (and space) being limited I've decided on a more practical approach. After years of drooling over the hollow wood surfboard kits by Grain Surfboards in York, Maine, I finally purchased one.

As much as I'm looking forward to surfing a hollow wood surfboard, I bought the kit so I could learn learn about the building process. This blog will be my way of documenting the process for anyone who is interested.

I'm a fan of classic shapes, so after deliberating between the 5'4" Waka and the 6'5" Seed, the single fin (Seed) won out. (http://store.grainsurfboards.com/products/the-seed)