Thank you list

Ok Charlene is getting her bum wet this Saturday morning so I better thank everybody now before that happens.

 

In approximate order of appearance in the build;

Donna,
Very best mate, crew, helm and occasionally wife. Would not have happened without her support; emotional, physical, financial.

 

Peter Croft
Boat builder by profession, and now the designer of the "Flash 6" (his name not ours, hahaha). Peter stretched another design for us (un-paid)  then helped me with the design of the bilges to effectively make a new design. Peter then helped lay down the bottom coat of fibreglass (paid) and built the chainplates from carbon fibre uni (paid) while I watched and learned so I could copy the technique for the forestay fitting and the rear fittings. Also Peter made our rudder cassette out of carbon fibre and supplied our cruising main (paid).

Jon Raymond
All round good guy in Polson Montana. Continuous encouragement and sent us (un-paid) a Lewmar winch and handle (un-used) wrapped in a spinnaker that we can use for cruising

Peter and Jillian Camm
Mum and step-dad, thanks for the encouragement and serious capital injections to get this build really happening and moving along.

Laurie Williamson
Sail-maker and mummy's boy (hahaha) sourced an 18ft skiff carbon fibre boom for us through the 18fters Association (Tristan Hamilton--cheers Tristan). Laurie also sourced our race sails for us from his boss (boss paid for sails).  Also Lauire effectively did the standing rigging (un-paid, Paid in Rum X 4 bottles !) by sorting out what lengths the wires needed to be so we could get them swaged by Muir Marine.

Chris "Biscuit" Wheatley
Good guy, friend and the guy who sourced our mast from Ben "Benny" Somerville
 (free!) which was from an old 18ft skiff (all un-paid)

Joel Aynscough & Father

Army.... Helped by turning up and helping turn the hull over during the painting process (un-paid)

 

Ty, sons & friends & Nathan (from work)

Police....Helped by turning up and helping turn the hull over during the painting process (un-paid)

 

Scott Murphy

Marine Architect or is that engineer?, told us the structure we needed for the keel box and also lent us his lead metal foundry equipment (un-paid).

 

 

Barry Colson

Surveyer, boat builder etc, helpful advice on how to go about rigging and many other silly questions I had including who to use to survey the boat to be able to get insurance from Club Marine.

 

Muir Marine

Marine Chandlery, great service and did the standing rigging swaging for us (paid)

 

John McAndrew

father and sponsor, helped out with financial support/sponsorship and helped along the way by giving me odd chores to do with his business in exchange for cash injections which added up nicely over the last 8 odd months.

 

Jimmy (Skinny) Flemming & Brad Madders

12ft skiff sailors. Brad sold us the ugliest spinnaker I have ever seen for $80 and Jimmy (Skinny) gave us a kite (un-paid) and continuously offered encouragement and showed keen interest in the build.

 

Josh Mortensen

Sail-maker who re-cut our racing main (paid) and helped with rig tension.

 

If your name is not here and you think I should be thanking you for something?

 

 I  probably disagree.