Purpose of this Blog

This blog is about the construction of a new Wharram Tiki 38 and after its completion the adventures will follow and be logged at this blog.

The vessel which is #110 is being constructed in Thailand at the yard of Raoul Bianchetti an Italian boatbuilder who has been based in Thailand for the last 12 years. It follows hard on the heels of Tiki 38 #109 also being built at the same location for Creed O’Hanlon of Australia.

Most Wharram cats are homebuilt and many of them are done to a high standard…some not so. However, I don’t have the patience or the inclination for a ‘home build’.

‘Natural High’ which is the name of the new vessel will be complete some time during 2009. A firm date is not being put on completion, not that this was not possible from the yard but rather because certain components of it will evolve as construction progresses.

It is hoped that the experiences and the inevitable mistakes that are likely during this build process will be helpful for other prospective builders of these quite different vessels.