Sail painting – Day 1

Sail painting – Day 1 June 19, 2025 Chris Bodle The first day of painting the sails had its challenges. From bleeding ink to projected outlines we could barely see Picked up the sails from Marcus at Bristol Sails and was just a short walk over Hannover Place with the two sail bags to Puppet […]

Making the sails

The sailmaker June 19, 2025 Chris Bodle Marcus Davies at Bristol Sails created the sails for this project. His sail workshop is based on Bristol’s historic Harbourside and is a continuation of a centuries old tradition of sailmaking and boatbuilding in this location. The sails for Flotilla Phase 1 were created especially for this project. […]