john wrote:...there's another pretty cool voyage out there. a guy - i think his name was tim severin - built a seagoing irish curragh (skin-on-frame sailing/rowing boat) and sailed from ireland to massachussetts.
Not quite-it took 2 seasons (IIRC) to get to Newfoundland.
Really cool stuff. I would have loved to have been part of that carpentry job. Good old fashioned hand crafted. Well done too from what I could see. Take some ginger root for when the waves get rough. Good luck on your journey Pippin!
