Mini-Doku: Twenty Eight Feet – life on a little wooden boat

Wundervolle Mini-Doku über David Welsford und seine ‚Lizzy Belle‘. Er hat das ’normale‘ Leben an Land aufgegeben und lebt jetzt auf einem 50 Jahre alten, 8,50m langen Boot, dass er selbst restauriert hat.

In March 2009 I came across a 28 foot sailboat dry docked on the Port of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. This long forgotten wooden boat (Lizzy Belle) had been built in Chester, NS in 1968 and was designed by L. Francis Herreshoff as an offshore sailing yacht. Without any engine or spars (masts) her future was bleak. Negotiations with the owner in a small pub in Halifax resulted in my favour. 

 

The next 5 months were spent examining and restoring every detail in her hull, decks and quarters.

 

She had a second chance at life and little did I know, she gave me one in return. Owning and maintaining a traditional wooden sailboat requires continuous loving care. In return I receive she provides me with the thrill of the open ocean sail, the challenge of seemingly endless creative problem solving, and the enjoyment of preserving an important part of Nova Scotian Heritage.

Mehr Infos zum Kurzfilm, zur Restaurierung usw: TwentyEightFeet

//Gefunden im Boxee Dashboard//