Waan Aelon in Majel

19 September 2020     Editor    3 Comments.

Waan Aelon in Majel
Waan Aelon in Majel
Waan Aelon in Majel

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Jo and Rob of the sailing yacht Double Trouble post an interesting video about WAM (not the 80’s band) but Waan Aelon in Majel, a canoe and boat building school in Majuro, Marshall Islands. The idea is to provide a way for islanders to get off the petrol habit. Gas powered launches supply the islands now, and it is ruinously expensive, thus the interest in alternatives. Henrik Richter-Alten and Rob Denney are conducting a 3 month workshop on plywood/epoxy boat building and canoe design, with the hope that the tech will be carried out to other islands, and reduce the islander’s dependence on outboard motors and fossil fuel.

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  • Has this building been delayed by Covid and the closed borders. Currently in French Polynesian and as a boatbuuilder and rigger, I’d be interesting in being involved. But bordered seen to be closed indefinitely in Marshall Islands

    2020-09-28 23:32 | by Jeffery Goff

  • Great video! Really well done. The drone footage was beautiful! Would have loved to see a drone shot shunt!

    2020-10-13 17:32 | by john wadman