Building a Boat, Building Knowledge: A Wharram Narai Mk IV in Practice

What started as a budget DIY catamaran build in Brittany quickly became a lesson in moisture, materials, and the unexpected power of collective boatbuilding.

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Remy Richard inspects hardwood stock with volunteer Marc Bouché and advisor, Pascal Petit. (Photo: Simone Gera/ Floating Stories Lab)

Along a stretch of Atlantic coastline in Brittany, France, a 41-foot wooden catamaran is taking shape in a modest workshop where the rusty corrugated iron sliding side door is rarely closed for long. Volunteers drift in, neighbors stop by, and conversations often stretch beyond the work site and to the local port-side pub after hours for a few cold ones.

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Angie is a multidisciplinary storyteller, researcher and academic, exploring how creative practitioners can drive science and envision regenerative futures. Angie is self-building a Wharram Narai Mk IV wooden catamaran with her family, creating a Floating Stories Lab - a regenerative sailboat studio - to depart Europe on a circumnavigation, merging science, art, research, and storytelling to discover how humans can thrive on a flourishing planet. For the latest updates, visit www.voyagevirage.com or subscribe to the Floating Stories Lab Substack newsletter.