Launching His First Boat After 7 Years of Hard Work - Ep. 271 - Journey of a Wooden Boat
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- Опубликовано: 22 июн 2023
- This DIY wooden sailboat is launched and as she floats, and the videos will continue far into her journeying. There is plenty aboard to finish, build, and perfect.
We are at The WoodenBoat Show this weekend. Come see us at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. We motored here on Arabella! www.thewoodenboatshow.com/
You'll notice a talented en plein air painter at the end of this video-that's Mariah Little. See more of her work at her website: www.mllfineart.com/ or on her Instagram feed: / mllfineart
In this video, we give a sense of the two weeks at Buzzards Bay Yacht Services, where we worked very long days so we could motor to The WoodenBoat Show in Mystic, Connecticut for this weekend. When it comes to all the detail of the work there, we'll definitely be telling you more soon.
We even fire up the diesel engine to come around the wharf in Mattapoisett. This is a real treat. We hope you get a sense of what it was like to be there with celebratory crowds, our families, and each other. It'd be a misnomer to call this a finish line. It was definitely a milestone.
Thank you very much for all of your support and for watching. It means the world.
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Acorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond-sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.
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Huge congratulations to Steve and the whole A2A crew! What an amazing day!
Still 2 years out for TallyHo launch? Or is it more like 2 months. I think it is. So exciting…
Cheers!
Two amazing wooden boat builds, completely different yet the same spirit, cheers Leo!
Congratulations to you all great work greetings from east coast Australia
JJ
Looking forward to Tallyho's launch as well..
Alex had a baby! Congrats to him and the whole Arabella team. I have to say, I teared up a bit with Steve's speech thanking his grandfather for planting the trees. Congratulations once more! Been watching since the lead pour, simply amazing.
Yeah, so glad to see Alex made it!! While the realities of life may have had to take him in a different direction, he put a LOT of blood, sweat and tears to help make Arabella a reality!
@@SteelCityPGH Amen. He was an important part on this journey for so many of us and to see him at the launch was very special. It was clearly a bitter sweet time for him but as much as I love boats a baby is a whole new ball park of creation!!! I hope both Alix and and Steve are at peace with the path of the last few years.
Three cheers for Ben Fundis, who takes raw footage and adds narration, music and so much more to make the journey so enjoyable to watch.
Hip, Hip, Hooray.
Dear frankpainter7571
👍👌👏 Yes, yes, yes! 🙌🙌🙌 Three times Hooray! 2) Ben Fundis is soooo much better than the bad host who was doing the live launch. She obviously had not much clue about anything. This whole, unique spectacle about launching Arabella and the team/crew definitely deserved better. Any of the crew could've done a better job (especially Ben and Anne Bryant).
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
@@Chr.U.Cas1622 Totally unfair. Ellen had limited bandwidth on the upload, and it was live. It's not as simple as it seems. Don't diss people gratuitously. Better to stay silent.
And a huge thanks for picking the Victoria song for the launch! That is the most beautiful song Ben composed! I loved it in every episode :)
Ben has done an awesome job producing the videos, but to a large extent he's standing on Alix's shoulders. It was Alix's work on the videos that built the community that made all this possible. I'm glad he made it to the launch.
Hip, Hip, Hooray.
If this channel isn’t a testament to the fact that nothing great is ever done alone, we don’t know what is! 🤘
@@AcornToArabella 🥲
I watched the keel being poured. I can't believe it's been 7 years. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. May you have many a lovely voyage!
It all started with that keel. That damn keel.
I joined the journey at the same time. I cannot believe that it's been 7 years, either. Time flies.
7 years? Wow. Time flies.
@griflet1 I remember thinking, "cool, I'll watch a boat being built in a few months." 😆
Same, every Friday like clockwork. I have vicariously enjoyed the process throughout but the main thing I think I took away was what lovely, lovely people.
I stumbled upon this channel when the keel was poured. I've never been sailing. I don't live anywhere remotely close to a coast. I know nothing of woodworking. And yet I've never missed an episode. It's amazing and inspiring to see Arabella in the water. Congratulations on this milestone, Steve, and thanks for taking us all along for the journey!
Lol, me to. I remember thinking "this is gonna take a year or more"
For seven years it was said, “It is looking more like a boat.” It is now a boat and it floats. Congratulations to Steve, the man with a dream, and all who contributed their time, knowledge, blood, sweat and tears to this beautiful vessel. Arabella looks majestic in the water. And Bob, beautiful work on Victoria. Long live Victoria.
I am so happy to see Alix at launch. He looks like he is doing well and now has a little one. I started watching when you guys poured the lead keel and I have been hooked since. It has been an amazing journey! Well done Steve and heres to the many more adventures that lay before you. Cheers!
The Man built a BIG sailing boat in the rough over a 7 year period, filmed the journey of doing it and shared it with the world! An Extraordinary Man.
Rugged individual
Extraordinary Men.
Extraordinary people all!
Yep, and look what he did before the boat came along. As you say, ‘an extraordinary man’.
@@Alic3IiWLand ateam of helpers
So good to see Alix and his baby!
Alix, you are such a class act, and I'm really proud of you for attending the launch of Arabella as the OG of the project. It speaks to your maturity, grace, and dignity. You owned your greatness and place on launch day, and you need to know that we support you. I was especially happy to see and hear the crowd applaud the loudest of any other time during launch. Beautiful baby!
What's the backstory here? I think I have watched every episode since the start but have somehow missed any detail on his departure
@@iridium8341 No. Steven paid Alix a salary to be part of it. Alix had life stuff come up with his father, and started his own family. It was no longer possible for him to be part of it.
@@sparkyenergia Please. The first time Steve saw Alix's baby was on the deck in this episode - just look how Alix introduced him to the baby for the first time, on deck. It also appears that it's the first time in years since Steve and Alix have seen each other or been in contact. Steve and Alix are not friends anymore. If they were, Alix would not have vanished and would have, at a minimum, been around and been in touch. Steve's excuse was Alix's dad, girlfriend, and he was "building his own workshop." Those were all convenient ways to cram a round peg into a square hole instead of just coming out and saying the truth. Alix put in way more than he got out of it, and in my opinion, likely got turned off when Steve came out with his "me, mine" attitude - no matter who owned the boat in the first place.
@@nathanchalecki4842 Hi Nathan, here's a post I left a couple years ago:
ruclips.net/video/3yGe_kyA53U/видео.html&lc=UgzpHRn4LDBY_4PKxlR4AaABAg
If that doesn't work, I can cut and paste. More later if you have questions.
@@maitai1180 wow. Gotta say it's a bit fuckin weird how you assumed so much and became so opinionated about Alix leaving. I mean, I was curious, but really couldn't care less. I think you may be a little too invested in the project, kinda seems unhealthy.
"Skipper Stephen Denette"... and I was already weeping like a child. Thank you, all of you, for sharing this incredible journey with all of us. It's been a shining example of how to lead a life well-lived.
It was good to see Alex there.
He was there when it all began and its hard to see how Steve could have done this without him. At the very least, it would have taken a lot longer.
Thank you Alex, for helping to make a dream into a reality. 👍
Congratulations , she’s beautiful
Great to see Alix again ,Congratulations on the Baby!!!!!
I have got to say, Steve, that was such a well-composed speech... "the most liberal of liberals, and the most conservative of conservatives", those words are going to be ringing in my ears for quite some time. In a world which boasts diversity but rarely practices it, you and everyone on your team are are a great example of what unity (as opposed to uniformity) looks like. I wish you and your family many great adventures in Arabella!
I could not have said that better myself. We said. 🍾🍾🍾
His words are few and always well chosen. ❤
As I sit at home so far away from the bay where Arabella now resides, it seems rare to witness and share in the joy of such a momentous and arduous undertaking as Steve, and his crew, have now accomplished. An emotional day for any of us who have followed the progress of Steve’s dream. With tears I sat and watched as Arabella’s rudder touched the ocean for the first time. Lesser men of dreams would never have accomplished such a task. Congratulations to those who had a hand in the fulfillment of this dream but mostly thank you for giving me something to look forward to during the long months of confinement due to the pandemic. I look forward to future adventures on the seas with Arabella and Victoria. Enjoy your success and go with the wind.
Watching KP help bend the chain plate made me smile. So glad to see her back to her old self. Being sick sucks.
I just laughed, too! It wicked sucked. So happy to be back!
I got remarried 7 years ago in June. It’s gonna be difficult to remember how many years now that boat has been launched. Congratulations to all. It’s not just a boat. It’s a masterpiece.
I'm an immigrant to the United States for 25 years and this story is what America is all about and truly ignites hope and faith in its true asset, its people. Dreaming big, community and achieving goals. We have more in common than what politics make us believe. I followed this channel from its keel casting days until now, if you have as well I can can safely assume you have shed a tear as well. This project honors so, so, so many things from history, craft, work ethic, tradition, art, speciality trades, community, learning, technology...it is hands down the classiest build project on youtube. Steve is my hero and inspiration for being a reserved down to earth no drama just do juggernaut. Bravo my friend, I'm so proud of the Arabella team!
Hip, Hip, Hooray.
Great to see Alex being there after all the years he was involved
How could you not shed a few tears after all these years? I'm proud of you and your crew, and greatful to have been a part of your journey! ❤️
Amen and Amen! ⛵️🍾❤️
The greatest gift of all was Bob showing up with VICTORIA!
To Steve, family, and crew (all 500) of you. Thank you all for sharing with those who love sailing, builders who do both, and viewers inspired to do. God Bless All!
my dad loved this channel so much. unfortunately he passed away in feb 2023 before he could see the completion of the boat. he built many things in his life himself like our home, all the furniture, pocket watches, bicycles and machines, but in his ailing old age, he no longer had the physique and dexterity to do those things anymore. he found so much pleasure in this channel though. it was one of his dreams when we were little to boat around the whole world and live life out on the seas, but he was able to live vicariously thru each video and follow along with the project. he mentioned you guys a lot over the years and i could see the joy light up his eyes whenever he did. so thank you very much and congratulations
Deep condolences and thank you so very much for sharing the memory of your dad. It means the world. Cheers to you and your family. 💌🏆
KP, I add my voice to the many who are SO pleased and relieved to see you back in harness and doing what you love. No doubt many were worried for your eventual recovery after your battle with long COVID. Best wishes for fair winds and following seas going forward.
Thank you thank you thank you! I can’t describe how happy I was to be back, just in time.
I have to say, this was more emotional for me than I thought it would be. I started getting misty when Grandpa’s dandelion wine was mentioned and things just got more emotional from there. What an incredible accomplishment you’ve all achieved. Just amazing. Bon Voyage, Arabella, Victoria and their crew!
So happy to see Alix who was so involved from the beginning. I've been following Acorn to Arabella from the beginning, have made the trip to visit in the early days when the first planks were going on, and have enjoyed every video since. Thank you for everything you publish and accomplish. It's been such a pleasure to accompany the team on this journey! Cheers!
I was 70 when you cut the first tree and 77 when you launched. I have loved every minute and learned so much about everything! Thank you and all who worked so hard to make it possible! I salute you ALL!!!
A most exceptional video Ben. You are truly a master of your craft, and a truly fine person. Congratulations to Steve this is a journey of a lifetime. Well done!
Ive been watching the channel since inception, and watched the launch live! So proud of you all!
Edit: IM NOT CRYING YOURE CRYING
Exactly! 😭What aThrill to see her in water! Got the major CHILLS! Been here 38:12 😅since the keel pour.
same here... it's been a grand journey so far; looking forward to videos of arabella sailing and steve's journey learning to sail... 👍
Watched since the lead pour.... and hell yeah I'm crying.
definitely not me, Gen X don't cry. My eyes may possibly be leaking on your behalf though, lol
I'm not crying. You are blurry.
So amazing to watch a master arborist who happened to be a master carpenter become a master wooden boat builder. Not only that, he is a master humanist who created a village of people, all different as he described, bringing their varied talents to build and launch Arabella. Being at the launch was an amazing experience and reliving it in this episode was very touching. Congrats to you all!
I loved seeing Alix in there. His videography and editing was something I really missed for a long time.
I'm sitting here with my copper rivet in hand, tears streaming down my face (for the second time as I watched the live launch). I'm so proud of all of the folks who had a hand in building Arabella. Having watched every episode since the keel pour within an hour of it being posted, I feel invested in her. I'll likely never see her in person, yet I can't wait to see where she sails to.
I totally understand. Unless Arabella sails to Ireland, I'll probably never see her. But I travelled the same journey as you.
You never know…
how much nicer the world would be if it was a bit more like the community around Arabella. I watched every week for 7 years and enjoyed every episode. I look forward to the next 7...
4:50 The splicing needs "someone who knows what she's doing". She definitely is. This looks amazing. She might also work as a magician doing that. Kudos!
So happy to see Alex there.
The biggest takeaway for me, is how huge Arabella looked in the boathouse, and how small she looks on.the water. As in all things in life, it is all a matter of perspective..fair winds and following seas.
Damn, seeing Steve on the bow passing the crowd on the docks was heart felt. So many people to finish the journey from starting with just 2 guys. Incredible!
Acorn to Arabella is the true American spirit. May God bless you on all of your adventures.
As beautiful as Arabella is so is the launch, Victoria. Steve gave a beautiful “inaugural “speech. I am so glad to have witnessed this journey to this point.I am looking forward to to sailing ventures now.
Steve, your crew is amazing; working so hard as usual. I remember so many late nights in the boat yard before launch trying to get work done and praying the neighbors didn't call the police for me being too noisy! Anne......so right about "this is how it always is" with the hauler. It's incredible more of us didn't have our heads jammed between the lifting pad and hull trying to do "one more thing!!" Congratulations!! DD
I binged on the first episodes 'til I caught up with real time. What a journey. Many congratulations for a special launch. As an old salt I surprised myself by shedding a tear watching Arabella enter the water. Bon Voyage from the UK and thank you for a masterclass in boatbuilding.
I was really overwhelmed by a tsunami of emotions when I watched this video, the 271st in a seven year row. As long as courageous individuals have the bravery to pursue their dreams, mankind will not be in danger. Thank you Steve and all who took part in the building of this beautiful sailing vessel for letting us be a part of it! I am already looking forward for the launching of the sailing channel in a couple of weeks
What an achievement! Really looking forward to the metamorphosis this channel will go through. I am a WSLP (watching since lead poor), been watching ever since and saw her launch live. I feel a bit a part of this project. Have recommended the channel to some people and made a very modest contribution once. Would not have paid for probably more than a few bronze screws, but it's a few screws 🙂 I hope that at some point in my life I line up with Arabella's position in the world and maybe see her for real. Cheers team!
I’m a 63 year old man setting here watching this crying like a 5 year old, what a emotional moment. I started watching when the lead was being poured been watching ever since. I am so happy for everyone but also sad that the build is coming to a end. Bon voyage Arabella.
What is it about us men and liquid lead?
Me, too. Same here. So proud of all of your accomplishments! 😂. Fair winds and God speed. May the dolphins play in your wake and the flying fish leap for joy in front of your bow. 🎉🎉
Amazing to watch Rebecca doing the wire splicing! So adept, obviously a professional. This video made me feel quite emotional. Not going to stop watching now!
Congratulations to the the crew and congratulations to Alix who had a beautiful launch of his own! Now matter what each one of us believes, the humanity in us is the same in all and is is what really maters! 🙂
Well said.
I made one informative comment way back when you were pouring your keel (along with a picture of a famous Hot Rod icon) and suggested that you may wish to consider protection from the lead. You took the advice and ran with it - it was then I knew this day would come. No one knows everything, but the ones who listen can conquer the world. Congratulations.
c'me on! I thought the live stream was moving - but this edited version is just amazing!
And to see Victoria launched - another highlight!
It has been an incredible journey to this point! And I am really looking forward to following the further journey with just as much joy from just as afar as I have been up to now.
Holy moly this was a tearjerker. I started watching this channel less than 2 years ago when I saw a news story about a local man who was determined to build a sailboat from scratch despite having no shipbuilding or sailing experience. I subscribed because I felt like I needed a role model - someone chasing a crazy dream and making it happen. Seeing Arabella launch was a thing of beauty, and I’m inspired to keep working hard and live to my potential. Thank you Steve and team for documenting this moving achievement. This was truly one of the most uplifting things I’ve seen.
Glad to see her finney in the water and I am looking forward to seeing you finish her and what you do after that.
This series will be used for education for generations to come. Not just in boat building but dream making. Perseverance, endurance, vigilance, unity, kindness, mentality, and completion.
Exactly correct!
I was skeptical of how this boat would look when I started watching a few years ago. You exceeded my expectations. The boat looks fantastic. Very proud of you and your team.
Thanks for the live broadcast of the launch. Greeting to all and Happy Friday and A2A day from Plymouth UK
Never in my life do I contribute to anything or anyone other than a couple of Charities & my Church, but this project reached out and grabbed me from the very first video. I can’t wait to see Arabella sail into Newburyport, MA. That will truly be one of the highlights of my life.
I was so happy to be able to be there for the launch, it was definitely New England full-on snotty, but no one cared, it was a special moment to be able to see first hand. I live only 20 minutes away, how lucky for me and my friends who were there to take part in this epic journey!!
Thanks for coming!
Surely the greatest episode of the greatest channel on RUclips; very well done Steve and everyone, congratulations and love! ⛵️🍾❤️
Well, until we see the episode of Arabelle under sail for the first time!
@@DrRusty5 you are so right! 🤩
I am completely blown away not just by the boat that you built but the community you created. Well done is an understatement.
"We all came together, and we all built this" - great speech dude... Really good!
I like to pass this to Steve and all were there in Mattapoisett Ma. Thank you for taking my brother Joseph daughter Kendra and I on the journey for the past 7 years. I remember from when you and Alex started it and I’m grateful I met you on Arabella, I will cherish this memory forever. Also can’t wait to see when you sail up and down the east coast take care from my brother Joseph Benesh daughter Kendra Mann and I Bruce Mann Jr.
The boat is obviously amazing, but the editing on this series is award winning. Thank you all so very much for all of your hard work. What a beautiful project.
I usually never comment youtube's videos, but this time i really want to say thank you to all of you for this amazing journey. I was at the second year of university when i found this channel on youtube. You have been a huge source of inspiration to me and today that i'm struggling to find a job after my degree this video give me the strength to never give up! Thank you again to sharing this journey with us
It has been a long journey crew. My biggest fear since that lead pour was this will end one day. I once got a reply on my comment from you guys reminding me the build is only part of this journey. We will get to travel the world with you guys one day. I will forever follow every video just as I have from the start. God bless all of you!
Thanks for being on the journey with us!
from trees to floating me and my dad watched your channel. this is and will always be my favorite youtube series.. its a shame my pops never got to see it float we watched every episode
I wonder how long Ben has been waiting to title Steve as "Skipper", a well deserved moniker. This was just as emotional as the launch itself. Well done to you all.
Skipper isn't even the final goal. That would be Sailor.
What a wonderful event. Steve has shown himself to be an extraordinary visionary, craftsman and leader, so similar in spirit to Leo Sampson out in Port Townsend. Now just imagine if our societies would value men like this more, thoughtful, gentle and cooperative, instead of lionizing the vicious and brutal win at all cost types.
I feel like we should add having built a wooden boat a requirement for President.
YT algorythmics led me to 2 guys pouring tons of lead into a ballast keel. Watching ever since. 7 years what a journey and this is only the first of many!
I just stumbled on this via a CBS News article. I kept looking at the boat in the video, not knowing much about it, but thinking that it looks so incredibly familiar. I was sure it was an Ingrid. For 10 years in the early 2000’s I lived and sailed on an Ingrid ketch in the Pacific Northwest, based in Port Townsend. My Ingrid was built in the early 50s on the Fraser river outside of Vancouver, BC. She had a unique heritage with the original Atkins design having been updated by famed Marine architect, Laurent Giles. She has a colorful history including 10 years in the South Pacific, movie, stars, bank, robbers, and more. She still lives in good hands in the Pacific Northwest. The happiest days of my life were spent on that boat. I am so incredibly envious. BTW, her name is originally Christian is and greet was and remains Jaga.
I think this video represents every craftsman's dream. To have you work be appreciated by so many and have so many understand the literal blood, sweat, and tears you put into a project. Priceless.
Congratulations, Steve and Crew! Fair winds and following seas!
So nice to see Alix there for the launch as well. Congratulations!
Keel pour brought me onto this channel and SV Seeker. There is just something about liquid lead. Come for the lead, stay for the fun.
An epic journey for sure! As Bob Emser often says, 'If you're going to make it, make it beautiful' and you guys did just that. The end result obviously speaks for itself and those involved with the construction of Arabella. Congratulations to Steve and the A2A crew on a journey well done.
So good to see Alix and his baby!. Congratulations to Steve and the whole Arabella crew. What an incredible accomplishment..
By first videos you inspired me with your skills and technical abilities you had with wood and tools.
But now, beside this, for me now it is also a great journey through ambition of dreamers and lesson of your relationships with all those awesome people around this project.
I'm happy for you !
~Stranger from the Internet
It was nice to see Steve's title finally changed to "Skipper" It was a long time coming. Enjoy your week off cast and crew. If only for an episode, it is well deserved. I guess I'll have to come up with something else to do over Friday morning coffee next week. Perhaps I'll go fishing.
Hi, having served my apprenticeship as a fitter I have watched the work of shipwrights,riggers,blacksmiths,pipe fitters and electricians.I can really appreciate the skills of the people building Arabella.I was very happy to see so many people attending the launch ceremony.thank you.Roly🇬🇧.(retired marine engineer).
The launch was an amazing, heartfelt gathering of like minded people. Thank you to Steve and the crew, cant wait to see the adventures to come.
I look forward to videos of Arabella at sail after watching her being built from the keel up. Great job to Steve, all of the shipwrights, volunteers, electricians, sailmakers, etc. as I have learned many things about boat building just by watching the videos every week or so. Wishing you fair winds and following seas throughout your journey and pray that your mom’s cancer goes into remission and stays there for many years as I follow your journey.
Had to watch this right as it was published, but am gona rewatch with the whole family later! You have come a long way and taken us all for an wasome ride! Thank you for that and congratulations! We are looking forward to what comes next - after a well deserved break for Ben and everyone! Greetings from Germany!
I’m also a long term viewer. No dry eyes here. I can’t wait to see what adventures await. Bon Voyage! 🇨🇦 And a massive thanks to all who took part in constructing her.
Episodes, T-shirts, laughter and tears. Problems, solutions ,ideas and dreams. Well done Steve and all! Fair winds and following seas.
The piper who's musical reference when the keel touched the water was "Speed bonny boat like a bird on the wing over the sea to Skye"...
Seven years since I 've started to watch this amazing channel, it is rewarding to see Arabella in the water...my best wishes to all of you...greetings from Quilpue, Chile
Seen the entire series. Was there for the keel pour. A masterpiece in project management. Truly brought the best out in all of us. A Godly miracle showing what is possible if we give our best. So much to learn about the human heart herein. Steve's leadership and the leadership of the team was amazing. I myself was always attached to Alix. He's such a big part of this boat.
Following seas and a lot of joy and pleasure with the result of this incredible project!!
Sail on today's wind..
Yesterday's wind won't take you forward..
Tomorrow's wind may stay out..
Sail on today's wind..
Worthwhile endeavours are seldom easy, True happiness can only be earned.
Sail forth Arabella!
Love that this is something that we can all get behind, and provides unity. I've been watching since before my children were born, first watched the videos in the UK, then Iraq, East Coast now SW; and the content has always been informative and entertaining. Thanks, and happy sailing!
One hell of a journey. Thank you all, travelers!
Looked really good, seeing Arabella have her first wash while getting her first dip. Her water line was perfect. Well done Steve and crew made me cry watching her slip into the water.
To Steve, the Master Shipwright, who solves problems without missing a step and finished his dream on schedule. Hip-Hip-Hurray!!
Wow! It’s afloat and I’m really glad to see this happen. Congrats to all who made Arabella a reality!
Hope you are all enjoying your break! I’m sad to not have a new episode but you guys really really deserve some time off. See you again soon!
31:39 just seeing her rocking in the water, after so many years on stilts, is a pretty nice thing to see.
I was very pleased to see the boat finally find the water. I wish I could have contributed some financial help, but I watched every one of your post/ I just hit 90 and was glad I lived longenough th see if it would float. Now we'll see how well it sails. looking for that/ God bless everyone of youse guys and gals/
Gramps form vermomt
Great Friday morning everyone! Congratulations on launching last week! The live stream was nice to watch.
I can watch this episode over and over again, what an awesome launch day!! I will continue to follow Arabella into her next journey. 37:36
Steve, you remind me of my Grandfather. Thank you, Greg.
Akiva is sleeping on the job!
Great to see Alix and the little guy!
Thank you for the epic journey that so many have been able to enjoy right here, as have I while on my own solo journey for the last 14 years building a 40ft long land speed record car to try for 500mph. Your launch day brought a tear to my eye while mine is still about a month away. Bon Voyage!😁👍