23th to 24th October: I ordered a Boat!
I drove to Gwbert on the 23rd October 2012, looked at the BayCruiser 20 “Sigma Six”, and discussed the boat with Matt Newland. I stayed...
I drove to Gwbert on the 23rd October 2012, looked at the BayCruiser 20 “Sigma Six”, and discussed the boat with Matt Newland. I stayed...
My favourite sailing dinghy is the Seafly ; I still own and sail one. Before Seatern I had a Lightning 368 single hander which I...
I visited Julian Swindell to look at BC20 no.1 “Daisy Grace”. The photo is from his original* web site which I found an invaluable source of...
Having heard I was having a boat built, John Green who also lives in Priory Road, phoned to see if I wanted to do a...
Introduction / Seatern Build / 2013
by Peter Taylor · Published 01/06/2013 · Last modified 28/08/2017
Seatern is Built: Seatern was ordered in October 2012, soon after the Southampton Boat where Swallow Boats had taken a number of orders. As a result...
Swallow Boats started building Seatern in May 2013 and I visited them in June to see how the work was progressing and to discuss some...
By my second visit during the build the hull was built up and the interior taking shape. Still no commitment on a completion date however!
At the Southampton Boat Show Matt suggested I get Charlotte to send me some photos of the progress. Possibly the Boat Show had slowed up...
My last visit during the build was on the 11th October 2013. The hull and cabin were fully shaped and the much of the cabin...
Matt had informed me by phone that they would not be completing Seatern until just before Christmas. I got a glimpse of her on the...