Peter B
This a new kind of adventure for me as I have never considered building anything significant before, let alone a yacht that has been designed for off-shore sailing and potentially to cross oceans.
I had never sailed at all until 2013 when I decided to take part in the Clipper Race which started in London that year and ended back there 10 months later, covering nearly 40,000 miles in between. I learnt to love, respect, and hold in awe the beauty and might of our World’s Oceans. Somewhere along the way I also developed a few sailing skills thanks to our professional skipper and my amazing crew mates.
I have continued to sail since completing the race but have never owned a yacht. This has partly been due to cost and time but perhaps more importantly not being able to choose what type of sailing I wanted to do in the future. I believe the ClassGlobe 5.80 ticks a lot of potential boxes from close coastal pottering to full on Ocean crossing.
But why consider building a ClassGlobe 5.80? Well, its part of the adventure. Who knows where it may take me….
I wouldn’t normally create a public blog. However, it is an obligation as part of the build licence and serves a number of potential purposes such as passing on knowledge amongst builders and allowing the Class Organisers to monitor elements of build compliance. Might as well enjoy it!
Pete's Class 5.80 Build Blog 