This site is dedicated to the building of the Prince Madoc, a 65ft stays'l schooner.
Don't forget to check out the crew's blog: Cardiff Schooner
The hull will be cream in colour with a burgundy cove line, the interior and outside deck will be fitted in traditional teak style.
How it all began
The Early Days
The build started 10 years ago on a part-time basis in a lonely corner of a boatyard in Cardiff Bay by future Captain and owner Dave Denning. Six years of hard work passed by until Dave made the decision to retire from his job and take on the build full time in order to speed up progress. Since then a number of multinationals have come to stay with Dave and assist on the build, each one helping in some way to get the boat where it is today. The crew has a blog which can be accessed by clicking on Crews Blog
The Current Days
The build is going along at a brisk pace, the last few weeks have seen the completion of the rough wood work in the aft cabin, the installation of plumbing connecting the heads for the guest cabins and the application of plywood onto the frames throughout the boat in order to attach the decorative plywood at a later stage. The next 2 weeks promises to be very busy as the boat will be moved from its current site by truck around Cardiff Bay to a new site where there is more space for the build. Once on the new site the next 2-3 months should see the building of both masts and the application of the final coats of paint on the hull including the painting of both the water lines and the burgundy cove lines.
The Future
It is planned to have the boat ready for launch at the end of March 2010. Once launched the Prince Madoc will be a charter yacht cruising the various diving sites throughout the Mediterranean and the Carribean.
The Prince Madoc will have an identical sail pattern and masts to the Vixen II, the yacht featured in the photo on the left.