Rowing Across the Pacific

Maiwar was built over a period of 5 months. Tom worked solo, for 10 hours a day, 5 to 6 days a week. During this period the weekends were usually reserved for sailing or partying. After her launch work continued intermittently for some months; trialling and improving where necessary. She is built with a combination of traditional and modern materials and techniques. Modern is all relative, Maiwar could have been built exactly the way she was, 40 years ago, and the techniques used in her construction are centuries old

She is built using the ‘clinker’ method of construction, with epoxy glue used to fasten the planks. Her backbone is made out of recycled Douglas Fir, her planking is 6.5mm Hoop Pine plywood, which is fastened to Spotted Gum ribs using clenched copper nails, her decks and cabin are also of plywood. Western Red Cedar is used throughout for framing and Australian Cedar is used for brightwork/trim. All the timber used in her construction is either recycled or plantation grown. The only fibreglass used in her construction is in the sheathing of the footwell and seat rails, otherwise, all surfaces are coated with epoxy resin and a two-pack paint system. She is built to very high standards, with her finish being somewhere between workboat and yacht. Perfectionism should be the boatbuilder’s enemy.

Maiwar features 9 separate watertight compartments. Her wooden construction, as well as added foam flotation, make her unsinkable. Due to her cabin shape, she is unstable upside down and therefore able to be righted from inside and outside the cabin. Although traditional in nature, she is fitted with two AGM batteries and two solar panels. She is outfitted with handheld GPS, electric lighting, EPIRBs, tracker, satellite phone and an AIS transponder. Maiwar does not have a fixed screen or display on board. Her main navigation tools are a sextant and paper charts.

She carries three pairs of oars, two pairs are carbon fibre with timber handles, and the other pair are spruce, they are all identical in specifications except for weight. Water storage on board consists of 300 1 litre water bottles She has a gimballed gas stove for cooking

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