Journal of Sustainable Shipbuilding

Manu, a shipbuilder from Belgium, joined SAILCARGO in October 2020, and since then he has been an important member of the team responsible for raising, assembling and fairing the last stern half frames. Three months after and with almost all the frames in place, Manu gives us an insight into his days at the shipyard.

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Shipbuilder Elly joined our team in October 2019 and has spent most of her time working on Ceiba’s framing stage and in the wood workshop. In this blog she explains the process of making coaks and trunnels after eleven months at the shipyard.

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This article is our “Introduction to Rigging”. Polish shipwright Artur is design the rigging for our vessel Ceiba and gives some insight into the first steps of this lengthy process.

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Photographer Jeremy Starn writes about his experience taking and sharing pictures at the shipyard. He talks about what it’s like to photograph in the tropics and at a jungle shipyard. Using a few photos as examples, he recalls stories of different images and how they came about.

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Yami is a young woman for our village Punta Morales who joined our kitchen and maintenance team in mid 2019. In her blog she talks about the exciting opportunity that our shipyard has given her.

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To say that taking over #seashippingchange for a Central American woman is an empowering thing, is an understatement. We will dive into Marilyn's perspective of what is materializing in the shipyard office regarding Trade and Logistics to sail cargo.

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To properly build our ship, the order in which things are done is critical. This journal entry is aimed at giving you a deeper insight into what is happening in the weeks to come; complete with technical information, terms and diagrams.

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Two years ago Davys and his wife decided to leave the busy capital of Costa Rica to move to this little village, Punta Morales. Here Davys did not only find tranquility and a beautiful place to raise their son, but also employment at the shipyard and a new found passion for sustainability and wooden shipbuilding.

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Shani gives us an insight into the thoughts behind moving towards provisioning regeneratively. The ideas that support self-sufficiency and true sustainability, from growing more food onsite to sourcing package-free grains, are gradually evolving in the visual introduction to this project.

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For the third time Iris came to Costa Rica to join us at our shipyard. In the past eight months while she was gone we hired many more Costa Ricans from our community in Punta Morales. In this post Iris describes how it is to work with people from so many different backgrounds.

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British/Mexican shipwright Pablo Cruz Gilmour dives into his experiences building Ceiba’s frames, working with a variety of local hardwoods and how they are sourced. Technical and informal, this post is full of all the hands-on information woodworkers are so eager to know.

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Accomplished captain and shipwright Zeal from Washington describes his experience of working on the framing stage in this blog post, “Framing at a Glance”. Combining technical detail with elegant prose, this post is well worth reading.

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We care about our environment, the green forests, all of the world’s beautiful landscapes and the deep oceans. Waste on the beach does not only bother us, but all the animals that have to suffer from it. So we decided to clean up a bit.

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Artur describes how he came to the shipyard, what building a boat of this size is like for him at this stage of his career and talks about the importance of trading in accordance to the environment to not destroy the earth.

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Driving on the streets of Central America can be a real adventure, especially when one is used to the left side being the correct side to drive on. Read everything about Harry’s risky drive from San José to the shipyard and making new friends in unexpected circumstances.

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Gero, one of our first volunteers, came back to support our team in October 2018. A lot has happened since he has left!

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Rainy season means sprouting plants and soaking wet Yardies. During the lofting workshop, rain poured down heavily on Punta Morales, which was quite challenging sometimes. Chris faced the weather and learned how to loft along with other interested attendees.

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After almost completing the shipyard infrastructure, the first curves and lines started to shape Ceiba. Shani took part of the lofting workshop led by master shipwright Bert van Baar from the Netherlands and gives insight into the art of drawing a boat.

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Sam joined us for his university internship in May 2018 and didn’t expect to be overwhelmed by the confidence and the team spirit within the project.

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The four elements that surround us every day can’t only be taken literally, but be interpreted on a whole new semantic level. Lilly shares her impressions of living and working in and with the nature.

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Joinery in Europe is different from Costa Rica, as Eleanore and Maté experienced. They brought much to the shipyard, but also learning new skills and discovering different ways to use materials is a gift they took with them.

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To build a wooden Tall Ship is not possible without cutting trees. Anthony explains how SAILCARGO still works against deforestation to save local resources.

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Melle met a lot of people he learned from in ways of consciousness and life experience in his three months in Costa Rica. Our international team shares its experiences with one another and we all benefit from that cultural exchange.

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The shipyard AstilleroVerde is built by our handcraft and the material we most care for: wood. Co-Founder Lynx Guimond explains how we manage to set up our infrastructure from sustainably harvested resources.

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Traditional vessel’s sailor Adriaan came to the Jungle Shipyard without having an idea of what’s expecting him. He left after a nice time with a fear of missing out onall the great things that are going to happen.

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Lucie crossed the Atlantic on a tall ship and decided to join SAILCARGO afterwards. On the ship, she reached kids to have a different, more reflected sight of the world through sailing and sees the same aim in the project of sailing cargo: to awake environmental consciousness.

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Business partner Luis tells the story of how he got convinced by the idea of sailing cargo and how he helped to enhance the business.

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Our shipyard is special and different than what Federico was used to. He was amazed by the high functional community and by the apprenticeship of traditional skills the company is offering.

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From building a crew house to leveling the ground or giant ironwood logs to prepare them for milling, Iris joined us with a wide range of jobs and skills. She talks about her daily activities at AstilleroVerde in 2018.

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