Lose Your Dreams, Lose Your Mind-Guido Builds a Boat

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Jan

Mountain climber

Okinawa, Japan

Mar 27, 2010 - 10:40pm PT

Amazing!

I had read about some of your adventures before on your website but never gave a thought to where the boat came from or how it was built. Since I can barely pound a nail into a board straight, this was incredibly impressive!

I love history, and it also gave me a look back into a very important, but now mostly forgotten, part of the human drama. Climbing satisfies some of our most primeval instincts, how much more so, humans venturing across the seas.

Thanks for a real inspiration!

Norwegian

Trad climber

Placerville, California

Mar 27, 2010 - 10:45pm PT

guido
i strive to be beautiful.
so my daugthers gawk at me.

your project boldly whispers of your beauty within.

i commend you on harnessing that.

MisterE

Social climber

Across Town From Easy Street

Mar 27, 2010 - 11:20pm PT

...and the shop!

Love the scissor trusses with the old wood, nestled comfortably in the landscape - really nice.

OldAsDirt

Social climber

Phobos Monolith

Mar 27, 2010 - 11:23pm PT

This is a great story. Where in Santa Cruz did you build the boat?

climber

Training for the Blue Tape Route on Half Dome

Mar 27, 2010 - 11:30pm PT

Guido,

You and your wife are my heros!!!! Way to live your dream...and it's not like it didn't take mucho hard work and a hellofalot of trust! Awesome story and I loved the photos (nice clean-up PH).

Just for the record: I was intimidated by the thought of building my own kayak.

You two are my heros.

reddirt

climber

Mar 27, 2010 - 11:31pm PT

magnificent & stunning...

Elcapinyoazz

Social climber

Redlands

Mar 27, 2010 - 11:35pm PT

Inspiring, thanks.

survival

Big Wall climber

A Token of My Extreme

Mar 27, 2010 - 11:45pm PT

Dude......

I'm speechless..........

YOU ROCK!

slayton

Trad climber

Here and There

Mar 28, 2010 - 12:17am PT

Beautiful!! Wonderful!! Thank you for sharing the amazing work, love, and joy that went into that. I trully hope that you enjoy it.

But. . .... . .umm mm mmm m. .. .. . .well. .. . .are you sure that you're not suicidal?? The oceans can be vicious. And deadly.

Kidding. Only kidding. Awesome work.

pip the dog

Mountain climber

planet dogboy

Mar 28, 2010 - 12:27am PT

today i had a really sh!tty day. it happens.

but i just now had a half hour that fast pulled me out of that funk -- and left me smiling, and dreaming.

exquisite narrative, exquisite project, exquisite cure for a bad day.

thanks man, i really needed that.

^,,^ (michael)

[will crew for a sandwich... nah, forget the sandwich]

climber

a tied-off Tomahawk™

Mar 28, 2010 - 12:28am PT

freakin awesome

stevep

Boulder climber

Salt Lake, UT

Mar 28, 2010 - 12:50am PT

Wow. That makes building a house look easy. Fiji and Tahiti are nice, but getting there in something you built makes it all the much better.

rottingjohnny

Sport climber

mammoth lakes ca

Mar 28, 2010 - 01:02am PT

I feel like a buzzard flying over a fresh kill...a cougar burying next weeks leftovers...holysh#t....! do i dare read this masterpiece again , bit by bit....?

guido

Trad climber

Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 28, 2010 - 01:25am PT

Wow!

I am most humbled by the response, this has been a boderline yes and no, post or not idea for a long time.

Yes Fuzzy, Bardini was there as were you and some lovely ladies. Can't tell all the war stories at one time can we?

Whenever I think of ST and the camaraderie and all the wild and crazy things we are fortunate to have and still a part of, I think of that beautiful quote from Allan that was read at his Celebration.

Rick A

climber

Boulder, Colorado

Mar 28, 2010 - 10:48am PT

Joe,
As one whose best mechanical efforts peaked at changing the oil and air filter on my 1972 pinto, I have always admired those who can build and repair. My brother Mark has a World War II-vintage piper cub observation plane project in his garage. Mark sees nothing remarkable about teaching himself how to weld aluminum, so that he can repair the airframe himself.

I recently saw the video, Mountain of Storms, about the 1968 “Fun Hogs” road trip to Fitzroy and I was most impressed at the scene where the Econoline van breaks down in the middle of South America and Chouinard and the guys take the engine out through the passenger door, fix it, put it back, and continue on their way.

Your ability to dream, plan and execute building a vessel so that you could sail it to the South Seas is simply unfathomable to someone like me, who might take all day to put up a window blind, measuring not at all and cutting numerous times.

I can express nothing but wonder and admiration that you saw this through; it is truly inspirational.

Rick

survival

Big Wall climber

A Token of My Extreme

Mar 28, 2010 - 11:03am PT

I have often thought about you and yours on that boat in far flung places. Very cool to put a face to her, from the ground up, so to speak.

A real life connection eh?

I have built a couple of really cool tables with dowels only....my claim to fame.

I do 5.6, you did 5.13.....

Fritz

Trad climber

Hagerman, ID

Mar 28, 2010 - 11:30am PT

Guido: I studied your project story before dinner last night, then ranted and raved about the enormity of the project to Heidi. She then was overwhelmed by your project posting.

Our sincere admiration to you: for both building your dream and living it.