Author name: RLW

I'm never sure whether to describe myself as a film maker who sails or a sailor/boatbuilder who makes films...Either way I'm a pretty happy camper when all is said and done.

Some Pop 25 goodness…

Here’s the first footage I’ve come across of the Barros Pop 25 floating right side up and sailing… Plus here’s some in depth coverage from the Brazilian Nautica magazine on the Pop 25 with English synopsis (though Google translate might be a help for those who are Portugese challenged).

On not fitting in…

Voyaging belongs to seamen and to the wanderers of the world who cannot, or will not, fit in. – Sterling Hayden  The greatest fear about the idea of a VolksCruiser type boat and lifestyle I hear voiced is whether or not they will fit in with the cool kids cruising community. I get that. Face …

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Some quick thoughts on designing a VolkCruiser that makes sense…

I was recently involved in a discussion about what features a boat should have to be a successful VolksCruiser… It was a problematic enterprise. The hard part in discussing an enterprise of frugality in a consumerist world is that there is almost always a certain disconnect of logic. Face it, anyone with a consumerist mindset …

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