LYME REGIS, UNITED KINGDOM
Gail McGarva
Boatbuilder
From the coast of Dorset in the south of England, Gail breathes new life into the age-old craft of boat building. From traditional racing boats to fishing boats, Gail upturns and restores old models. She also specialises in building replica boats, ‘clinker’ construction and building boats by eye, without the use of designer drawings and plans. She relishes the journey of building a boat from ‘tree to sea’, and sees her sculptural boats as living creatures.