First trip in Doreen Mary, a John Welsford Pathfinder

Video of the first proper trip in a new John Welsford Pathfinder, launched November 2017.

[@gerrit555]

Hi. How long is the sleeping area in the Pathfinder? And did you fit a 335 or 345 Porta Potti under the deck? My wife prefers to have a Porta Potti aboard.....

[@fabmanly1070]

Hello there, very nice boat. Your sleep arrangement is it forward? The sole is stepped? How does that cater for two sleeping thanks. Will you be making anymore vids of your boat?

[@alistairwalling1396]

Great vid!... I'm in Auckland and planning to build a navigator for similar trips... Did you both sleep aboard at any point during your trip?

[@Fredrickfilibuster]

Hi Alistair, yes, we slept in the forward part of the cockpit under that blue tarp (at 18seconds). I have since then made a folding dodger, with a stainless frame, out of another tarp as a prototype for a proper canvas dodger - I've slept out under that a bunch of times now too and it is working well. You'd be welcome to come see the boat sometime if you'd like. Are you going to the Mahurangi Regatta?

[@alistairwalling1396]

Hi Haddon, thanks for that, and yeah it would be great to come have a look as I am still undecided on which to build; the Pathfinder or the Navigator. I wasn't sure of the best way to send you a message so here is my gmail address: [e-mail] ... The Mahurangi Regatta looks cool might try and pop up if time allows!

[@dmain6735]

Sweet

[@dreamdiction]

I bet you've made a long succession of videos with wind noise.

[@johnstarkie9948]

Do you have any helpful advice you could give? We’d all be most grateful.

[@dreamdiction]

@@johnstarkie9948 Cut a half inch radius hemisphere of sponge and glue it over the microphone hole.