Leenan Head, an other sailing way
ATYPICAL ADVENTURE / TRAVELS SAILING / BOATING
Locmariaquer, France
Don
Leenan Head spirit
Built in 1906 for hering campaigns in the west of Ireland. She fished during 30 years and she became a ferry boat for the Irish people who well known her. In fact she did her service until 1996 when she has been declare to old for that. But it was not the end of the story. A Frenche carpenter found in love with her and bring Leenan Head to Roscof in Bretagne. She became a beautiful pleasurecraft. First lugger she has been tranforme into ketch for safety at sea.
Leenan Heas is a beautiful and an extrodinary good ship at open sea. She traveled to Svalbard, Senegal, Brasil. Since twenty years she have so many story to tell. Welcome on Board !
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This Year our organisation let the boat to two young sailor, one of them Emeric was on board in 2017 during all the year and he is now master of coastal sailing vessel. The other was on board as a trainee in 2019 and found in love with Leenan Head. They choose to bring her back again to Martinique. The boat will be use their to sensibilized people about the preservetion of these beautiful but fragile island. After that Emeric who lived in Quebec during two year want to return there to organize an event in Quebec with friend from there.
This is 10 month of sailing trip. Before be able to do that Leenan Head need some reparation and control, for get her safety and longevity.
Who are we?
Manu
Professional sailor since 25 years, Manu worked on traditional sailing vessel, modern yacht, but also as racing skipper. He sailed as well in Europe and in Caribbean , he crossed more than ten times the Atlantic. He was also fisherman and professional scuba divers. These experiences make him a very good seafarer
Laetitia
Seafarer as deck hand since 2018. Charter in Bretagne, Mediterranean, and Caribbean. She crossed 5 times the Atlantic. She sailed from Greenland to Canada, East coast of united States, From Gloucester Massachusetts to Miami Florida. She represent the co-navigation website " Vogavecmoi".
Emeric
Professional sailor since 2016. He sailed o traditional sailing vessel since he has 3 years old. He come a board Leenan Head in 2017 with Manu. They worked together on Biche a Dunde thuna sail boat from Groix. He has the passion for wooden sailing boat. He know many thing and do many thing on board. He lived two years in Quebec and find inspiration there. Since he came back in Bretagne we work on La Cancalaise a famous lugger on whom he sailed when he was younger. Sail again on Leenan Head is evident for him.
What's the money for?
Work Sheet
"It is not evident for us to know exacly what we can touch on this old wooden structure. Difficult to read in her, to know what could injured the hull in the future. She making water as always, she known for that ! She not craking, she's not rot... So what ? Will we do nothing ?
Of course there is some pieces easy to replace and it is clear that have to be done. So this year we going to begin by the evident parts of the hull wich need to be replace, or doubling. After that an architect will fix the form in his computer. It will permit us to understand better how this ship moving. Finally a Carpenter will inspect some inacessible botom wich hide by the ballast.
So we will organise the next action for the next year. The most important is to make sure she will be ready for sail again during the winter, because as long as she will be at sea as long as she will livin !
Carpentery 7080 €
- Remplacement of fragile or broken pieces
- Doubling of loosen assembling
- Some planks will be replace and a caulk will be done
Navigation 10404 €
- A new main sail is required for the next trip ( 6007 € )
- The engine need to be check and some part will be replace for safety ( 900€)
- A check and revision of the safety equipement (2731€)
- The electric charging system has to be change (766€)
Management 2000€
- The architect will fix the form of the hull on his computer (1000€)
- The boat will be on dock during October (1000€)
- A check of inaccessible bottom will be done
- We have to remove some arrangement inside to check part of the structure and take apropriate action. ( 3000€)
A team of volounteers will help us to prepare the boat for the next trip
"We need you for this project, you're contribution is essential. We know that and we want to invite you in our passion for Leenan Head"
Total needed for the project : 22484 €
Total of contribution needed : 6000€
Les premières planches courbe en chêne sont sortie de la scie.
Elle serviront à renforcer les côtes du bateau
Les prochaines seront encore plus cintrées
Merci au Cherche Rallongé pour nous fournir ces arbres pas si facile à trouver.
Merci, à vous pour vos dons ! La route est encore longue jusqu’à Octobre! Continuer à en parler et à partager !
Journal de chantier #1 01 Jul 2021
Journal de chantier #1
28 et 29 Juin 2021
Inspection de la structure suite et confection des gabarits de bois courbes :
Numérotage du bateau à partir des barrots qui sont les plus régulier 0 étant l’arrière et 28 l’avant.
- - Barrot n°3 : Genou bâbord à refaire pour assurer la continuité. Pièce droite directement faisable dans le plateau de Chêne disponible.
Fabrication d’une varangue droite pour relier les deux membrures - - Barrot n°6 : Bordée avec bouchon d’époxy à changer.
- - Barrot n°7 : La partie basse est très fatiguée, on va changer l’ensemble varangue et membrure pour repartir sur du propre.
- - Barrot n°10 : Petit bouchon d’époxy qui annonce le changement du bordé
- - Barrot n°28 : Varangue à créer dans le fond pour lier les deux membrures.
- - Barrot n°26 : Recréer deux genoux qui se reprendront sur une varangue neuve à proximité pour retirer celle pourrie. Barrot n°25 : Varangue désolidarisée, il faut trouver une solution pour remplacement ou rattachement…
- - Carrée : On pense dégager la chaud qui craquèle au-dessus des varangues afin de voir une partie de l’état de celle-ci. On les nourrira au goudron de pin et on remettra de la chaux… On évite ainsi de se lancer dans l’inconnu pour cette année, mais ce sera à faire un jour…
- - Barrot n°22 : Genou brisé. Il sera retiré proprement et servira de gabarit pour tailler une pièce de remplacement.
- - Barrot n°20 : Liaison à changer avec surement de bordé pourri derrière.
- - Barrot n°18 : Bout de varangue pourri, fragilisant la liaison avec le genou et la membrure. Refaire une pièce permettrai de venir se reprendre sur la jambette de bas hauban arrière pour pouvoir créer une liaison complète à cette endroit (porque)
Autres :
- Prise de cote pour l’installation d’une gazinière avec four… à voir 48x48x60
- Prise de côte pour la fabrication d’un anneau de mat au niveau de la drisse de foc et des bastaques.
Euuuh en image ça donne quoi ?
Quel beau décollage ! 24 Jun 2021
On approcherait donc des 10 premiers % ?
C'est génial ! Vraiment merci les amis ! Ça m'encourage vraiment dans ce projet qui me tiens à cœur.
D'ici Mardi prochain je vous donnerai un aperçu de la mise en place des premiers travaux.
Au programme:
- Préparation de gabarit pour les pièces de structure afin d'aller trouver le bois "tors". Bois courbe par nature ! L'objectif est de trouver un fil de bois qui suit les formes au mieux. Cela nous fera de belles côtes bien solide !
- Petit tour dans le gréement dans l'idée de refaire des "cerclages" tout neuf. Ils servent de points d'accroches pour les voiles.
Un grand merci! Parler en autour de vous je sais qu'on peut y arriver !
A bientôt
Emeric
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€4,005.00
Target €4,000.00
This project collects in € (EUR) but you can still invest in the currency of your country (your bank may apply exchange fees).
Unrewarded donation
INCENTIVES
Small participation for a big project
You're name will be write on the main sail and will follow us during our navigation. Thank you and come too see us
Spare a thought every morning
You're name will be with us on the mainsail and you will receive a mug with Leenan Head on it. As a real conection every morning
Top !
Thank you ! Please let us put you're name on our mainsail. You will proudly wearing our collector tee-shirt ! (Or if you prefer you can ask for the Mug )
We invite you for an aperitif
If you like Leenan Head just come to sail with her. In le golfe du Morbihan this summer at the evening let take the time for an aperitif with you. You will be able to sign the mainsail by yourself (We will play with your dispnibility. For those who cannot come to France we maybe can comme to you during the next season Antilles, United States and Canada or find something else special for you of course)
One day on board
Come write your name on board, and sail with us for one day (We can play with your disponibility even if you prefer meet them during our tour in Martinique, USA or Canada next year)
Private trip on board this summer
The boat going to be yours for one day, you can invite a maximum of 14 people, you're groupe of contributor for example
Come on board for the Adventure
Waow! We going to need many nautical mile to thank you. Be part of the crew during one of the sailing trip of the next season (Bretagne - Martinique / Saint-Martin - Quebec / Quebec - Brest)