Journeyman 60

Building and sailing the Journeyman 60

2006 – 2014

  • Today I have been vacuum cleaning the interior. For 7 1/2 hours. I ended up with about 600 kg of dust. No doubt my new and everlasting personal record. Now we are ready for the fun part! This is a…

  • There are some small and a couple of large deformations quite visible. But this will fade away as the metal oxidizes over the next year.

  • The deck and cockpit is done. Tomorrow we start with the topsides. The untreated areas will be covered with anti-slip mat, so they don’t have to be done.

  • The parts of the decks that have already been done are now forming a nice sandy beach!! Talk about foredeck sunbathing :-) I really like the surface the sand creates. It’s very smooth, completely matte and yet shiny somehow…

  • Today I bring you a short video from yesterday, when the first Journeyman 60 saw the light of day for the first time.

  • I have to admit that this afternoon was a very satisfying moment for me as a designer. It is really hard to get a grasp of the lines of the yacht while it is inside the hall. But now that…

  • This is actually quite a complex operation. We only have one crane, and the hull needs to be turned and moved sideways before we can get it on the trailer. But I hope we will finish later today, so check…

  • We tried to get the Journeyman out the doors today, but it turns out there is is not enough room to maneuver the trailer and tractor. Some old Soviet era concrete construction thing is in the way. So it will…

  • This significant milestone was reached today. Next step is surface treating the deck with sand blasting. In the image above you can see the famous keel box and deck ring. Both now happily done!

  • Today we opened the large yard doors for the first time. They have been sealed for the winter. So now I can bring you a view of the transom. Hopefully the view that most other yachts will get of the…

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