Shipwright’s Journal

by Marilyn Valverde Salas | ENGLISH & ESPAÑOL

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.

by Pablo Cruz Gilmour | ENGLISH

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.

by Davys Vanegas Mesen I ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH

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.

by Shani Meintjes I ENGLISH & SPANISH

From earth to ocean, Shani gives us an insight into the thoughts behind moving towards provisioning regeneratively. As rains will soon allow the shipyard to embody its name once more, the ideas that support self-sufficiency and true sustainability, from growing more food onsite to sourcing package-free, ethically-produced grains, are gradually evolving in the visual introduction to this project.

by Iris Overdevest I DUTCH & ENGLISH

Iris is back on our team! For the third time she came to Costa Rica to join us at our shipyard “AstilleroVerde”, after leaving eight months ago when framing was just in the beginning stages. In the past eight months 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.

by Pablo Cruz Gilmour | ENGLISH

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.

By Christopher “Zeal” Chimenti | ENGLISH

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.

by Danielle Doggett | ENGLISH

Our projects founders, Lynx and Danielle, went on a special sourcing mission which took them all the way to Haida Gwaii, near Alaska. The reason that they traveled to this northern island was to meet with the people who will source the masts of Ceiba, and to see the forests and trees first-hand.

by Emma Piel I GERMAN, ENGLISH & FRENCH

The project around building Ceiba is followed by many people around the world. Before she came to Punta Morales to be a part of SAILCARGO, Emma watched the awakening of Ceiba from Europe.

by Gero Jonas | GERMAN & ENGLISH

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

by Samuel Reed | ENGLISH

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.

by Lilly Christensen | ENGLISH

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.

by Eleanore and Maté | ENGLISH & HUNGARIAN

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.

by Anthony Traina | ENGLISH & SPANISH

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

by Melle van Haalen | ENGLISH & DUTCH

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.

by Lynx Guimond | ENGLISH

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.

by Adriaan de Vries | ENGLISH & DUTCH

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.

by Felipe Negrini Sanjuán I SPANISH