Mirrool gets her dodger

Sailing south down the Western Australian coast is a tough slog, especially solo. The canvas dodger that was on Mirrool at the time was an early victim to some of the large seas I encountered and added to the hardships. When the yacht was laid up in Rockingham, one of the priorities was to build a good hard dodger. We chose stick and glue construction. Here she is with the base assembled before the first sheet of glass and resin went on. Note we were careful to try and follow her existing lines and not go too high. Aesthetics on ships is overlooked sometimes and it is always a sad sight to see an ugly boat.