The Moment We’ve Worked 82 Days For…Launching our Abandoned 57ft Catamaran!!!

Launch is at 8:30, it’s 7:30 and we still can’t steer our rudders. Our 57ft abounded Catamaran has taken 82 days of non-stop work and today it finally pays off. The timeline we’ve set for ourselves is nothing short of ridiculous - there isn’t much like youthful optimism is there? But we aren’t going to give up now..one final push with the help of our friends and professionals at Ocean Degree! This is the culmination of the greatest challenge of our lives, bringing an abandoned 57ft Kelsall catamaran back to life in just 82 days with an abysmal budget and ridiculously under qualified self-belief...we have no experience with foam sandwich fibreglass construction, nor multihull boat designs, but somehow we’ve overcome every challenge to get to this day. We’ve slept about 8 hours in last 5 days to be ready for the launch and we’ve given this everything - mentally, physically and financially. But do you want to know what the craziest part is? It’s still just the beginning. We still have so much left to do on the boat, but getting off the hardstand and into the water means we’re safe from hardstand fees and can focus our attentions on the next phase. One day we’ll explore the world on this boat, but today? Today we float, we cry and we celebrate the end of our boatyard era! _____________________________________________________________________________ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheNewKidsOnTheDock PAYPAL: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KNLJDGDXPAYAU WISHLIST: https://www.myregistry.com/wishlist/josh-and-phoebe-coomera-queensland/5046646 _____________________________________________________________________________ We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and seas which we work, play and live on: the Kombumerri peoples. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging: and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Always was, always will be 🖤💛❤️ _____________________________________________________________________________