Reflections on 2008

Well, it's been nearly a year since starting this project, and an interesting year it has certainly been...on the plus side, I've learned a fair amount about boat-building and had an absolute blast doing it! Of course, external events have given 2008 more than its share of disappointments...but they just make the boat's name (borrowed from a Patrick O'Brien novel) seem all the more appropriate--the Nutmeg of Consolation.