The Expertise, Ep. 1 - Building Ceiba

Archived in 2021 to preserve its knowledge, our first episode is released to the world. Building Ceiba is an extensive interview between Barb Trailer, Director of Wooden Boat Festival and Danielle Southcott (née Doggett), Co-Founder of Sailcargo, Inc. Learn about Danielle's experience building a new wooden tall ship in the jungles of Costa Rica, and Sailcargo, Inc.'s future as a clean commercial shipping line. Join them as they explore Ceiba's design and build process, sourcing materials and crew, the challenges of flagging a new build wooden vessel and the pandemic, and more. Follow Ceiba and Sailcargo, Inc. on their journey: @sailcargo Learn more about Danielle's current project, Veer, and their mission to deploy the first clean container ship to cross an ocean: https://veer.voyage/ The Expertise is a series created by Northwest Maritime Center as a part of its Wooden Boat Festival programming. NWMC's Wooden Boat Festival is the second largest wooden boat festival in the world, and takes place annually in Port Townsend, WA. It is made possible, in part, by support from First Fed Bank. Learn more about Northwest Maritime Center: nwmaritime.org Learn more about Wooden Boat Festival: woodenboat.org