Catamaran Tortuga

This site is about the recovery and rebuilding of our catamaran Tortuga.

We build her originaly from 1972-1976. We lived on her and sailed her till 1982. Then we sold her because we had childeren to raise.

We kept some contact with the new owner, but saw her in 1995 in a bad condition.

Then we lost her track, but with the telephone guide at internet we refound her owner. She was even worse he said and he asked whether we wanted her back.

Then we went to her to see whether she was worth saving.

She looked very bad and was half sunk and full of junk. But started pumping her out and taking out all the junk and cleaning. If you want to see how she became and how we sailed her back home and started restauration you have to click the links below.

Beusichem 2002cleaning

Sailing 1    Lek and IJsel

Sailing 2    Noord Oostpolder and Friesland

Sailing 3    Groningen

transport home  by trailer

work1cabins off

work2tent

work3winter 2002-2003

summer2003     zomer 2003

winter 2003-2004mast

spring 2004rudders

summer2004      Tortuga inside the barn

autumn 2004      closing holes in the skin

winter2004 2005 daggerboards

zomer2005daggerboardcases

autumn 2005     beam 1

winter 2005 2006beam 2

spring 2006mastbeam

summer 2006     work at the hulls

autumn 2006      making bulkheads,bowladder

winter 2006 2007nettingbeam, bridgedeck

spring 2007cockpit, work at the hulls

summer 2007     work at the hulls

autumn 2007      cabins

winter 2007-2008       cabins, bridgedeck

early spring 2008central cabin

late spring 2008         cabin roof

later spring 2008       work at the hulls

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