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adventure 40

  • We Have An Adventure 40 Builder

    Great news, an experienced boatyard with great technical skills has committed to building the Adventure 40 and is already working with Maxime on planning the next steps, including reviewing the design with a view to both making improvements and optimizing for build efficiency.

    The builder agreed to have their identity revealed now, a further indicator of how serious they are. However, Maxime and I have decided that it’s better to wait a month or two so we can share at least the outline of a production plan at the same time—should be before Christmas.

    Of course there is no guarantee that something won’t go wrong in the coming months resulting in the builder withdrawing, but Maxime is reasonably confident that won’t happen, particularly since the match between the builder’s business plans and the A40 project is a good one.

    It’s been a long voyage, but I think we are finally seeing a clear course to real boats, albeit still on the horizon.


  • Adventure 40 August Non-Report

    Several members have expressed concern that we have not published anything about the Adventure 40 since April.

    But this is a case where no news is not bad news, it’s simply no news.

    While it’s true that, for a variety of reasons, all outside Maxime’s control, not a lot has happened over the summer, he is still diligently working to secure a builder, has an interested prospect, and is hoping to have good news in September.