Actually it\u2019s Autumn in Edithburgh when I captured this image but I won\u2019t tell if you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n
We spend a bit of time every year in this idyllic seaside town and almost always there is a yacht or two moored in the bay.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d been debating with myself as to the merit of showing this image. Is it any better than any other idyllic scene? Perhaps not, but maybe there is a story here to share.<\/p>\n
The boat here is a Bruce Roberts Mauritius 44 and it has open my eyes to the world of amateur boat building. Bruce Roberts-Goodson was an Australian yacht designer who made a business out of helping amateur constructors build the boat of their dreams with their own hands by designing boats and selling the plans that people like ourselves could build themselves.<\/p>\n
The boat in this image, \u2018Maluka\u2019, is the labour of love of someone\u2019s dream come true at the personal effort of their own hands. It\u2019s the idea of a \u2018maker\u2019 taken to a new level and an idea I\u2019d never considered. Now knowing this boat was not constructed in a factory and not sold as a luxury item has given me a new found respect and painted this image and it\u2019s untold story in a new light.<\/p>\n
Most likely I will never learn of Maluka\u2019s past but at least I now know there is an extraordinary story hiding in plain sight in this idyllic image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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