Sustainable wooden boat building

Edward.M.R boat designer, Cristobal Verde boat builder of Sarteneja, photos by Jann Gajdos photographer from Slovakia.
Natty Dreads: 16 feet, Sustainable traditional wooden boat, number 1.
Project: positive cycle, from the seed to the boat. Self-sufficient Community, reforestation. Eco-materials and bio-epoxy. BELIZE is not for sale to the speculators !

Support By Backpackers PARADISE; http://www.bluegreenbelize.org
and the Compagnie de la Liberté; http://cl.bluegreenbelize.com.

Kayak Adventures Sarteneja

Discover nature around Sarteneja, the mangrove and our environment. Keep our mangrove safe ! Protect our environment from development plans and retirement houses.
Help us find alternatives for Sartenejos and Sartenejas.

For more informations about Kayak Adventures in Sarteneja, visit Backpackers PARADISE's web site (activities) or contact the SACD-STGA office, bay front, Sarteneja.

Natty Dreads

Flota de la Libertad - N°1
16' feet long, 5 feet wide, mahogany over santa maria. Abandonned since two years...
Jacobo Verde Boat builder / ED.R Boat designer/builder

Juan Guerrero, Boat builder

Pierre's boat, N° 25, 2008-2009
32 feet long deck, 10 feet beam.

Sarteneja Easter Regatta 2009

Traditional Fishing Wooden boats and Fishermen of Sarteneja.
One hundred of pictures.
Pictures credits: Ed, Nathalie, Yves.
To send your pictures or ask for a better resolution : ser2009@bluegreenbelize.org.
Please send your comments.

Boats of Belize

Traditions of Belize

Sarteneja

Sarteneja is a traditional fishermen village with a long history in boat building.

Boat Builders of Sarteneja - Whitzi ha

Pedro y Juan Guerrero - BELIZE
A partnership of 25 years in wooden boat construction and traditional pleasure boat design.

Tree planting in Action !

In partnership with Shipstern Nature Reserve. We start the project with small trees that we found in the reserve then plant them on the camping ground at Backpackers Paradise involving backpackers.
We are now building a nursery. Let's plant trees !!

Reptiles

Pictures from Nathalie Nguyen, Herpetologist. She spent 6 months at the Shipstern Nature Reserve. Contact us at contact@bluegreenbelize.org if you would like to get a high resolution for a little contribution.

Studies and design

Traditional boats use native woods and traditional techniques of construction with the help of modern chemicals products like epoxy.
My focus is to think about the use of environmental friendly products and reduce the use of raw material even if we do and promote tree planting.

Libertad

This is the name of the next 35 feet deck traditional wooden boat build by Juan Guerrero for the Compagnie de la Liberté....

SCARF

Armagnac 1968 - 2007

Scarf was a famous French design (Philippe Harlé) Armagnac made in Mahogany (plywood and framing) and other woods.
-Built in 1968 in the Languedoc (South France)

-Rebuilt in the 90's in Douarnenez (Bretagne, France) and Summer 2007 in Tadoussac (Québec, Canada)

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