Project Update
I know there must be folks out there who are thinking that the ‘Gleda’ Project has died. After two years of intense activity focussing on the build, 2009 turned out to be a year of huge change. Partly from necessity and partly from desire I made the decision to stop building the boat and to start building a future. A future where I had control of my destiny and the freedom to choose my direction.
I have invested a huge amount of time and effort to get to where I am now and although I’ve had feelings of doubt and guilt about my decision I now know that it was absolutely the right one. If I hadn’t made it then I would at best have ended up with a boat I couldn’t use or at worst I would never have completed her.
I’ve gone down many blind alleys this last six months or so but, with perfect timing, my direction is becoming clearer and I now know what I need to do. I am incredibly optimistic going into 2010. a new decade, a new start, an exciting future. My new blog www.lifesteading.com gives me a better platform to talk about my plans away from ‘Gleda’ so please pay a visit if you’re interested.
My plan for 2010 is simple:
- To become self sufficient financially
- To create more build time and more flexibility to work when it suits me
- To significantly advance the build with a view to getting ‘Gleda’ on the water in summer 2011
For now I’d like to thank you all for your continued support and wish you all a Very Happy Christmas if you celebrate it and a Very Happy Holiday if you don’t.
May 2010 be as exciting for you as it will be for ‘The Gleda Project’
Cheers!
Hi Neil
as one of your many fans around the world, I am confident that you will succeed in your aims in launchimg and taking off in Gleda. Fully understand that you have had to prioritise and build a solid foundation in order to achieve a spectacular life change.
May the coffers fill up and the epoxy flow
Good luck to you mate
Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous and Productive New Year
Yours Aye
Chris Harrell
Merry Christmas Neil and a very successful New Year! I know you’re doing the right thing.
All the best,
Paul
Years ago I was bumming around some of the many boatyards on Puget Sound looking for a particular wooden boat. I became distracted by one I had not come looking for. Two old guys were readying to launch this fine vessel. Neither of them were spring chickens. Nope they were I guess in their late seventies at the time. I watched for awhile while they did the heavy work involved to prepare their vessel for the travel lift taking it slow and easy well within their means. No rush here. This was when I caught the name of their fine craft – "Patience." You only give up when you stop for good and turn your back on yourself. Keep at it when you can. Life is a number of short sails between being layed up, hauled out or waiting for visas and hurricanes to blow by. If you still want to build your boat you will – if you don’t then you won’t and no one should think less of you for that. Hell building it is atleast half the fun. sailing is cold wet and miserable when it isn’t hot, humid and buggy! Crack on when you can!