TheWorkboat

"A traditional workboat transports the soul". (JL; TheWorkboat Project Developer) TheWorkboat creates path-setting, maritime adventures by connecting past, present and future. Supporting and up-holding excellent traditional craftsmanship in boatbuilding creates and maintains maritime jewels, transporting the Beauty of handcrafted sailing vessels, fostering purposeful high-tech, cultural genius, human bravery and spirit, making a reference to our history and capabilities. "Building a wooden boat is tough and requires ever-growing skill, a high level of frustration tolerance, stress resilience and outstanding, self-induced motivation. The outcome of the process: A singular, beautiful piece of art". (JL; The Workboat Project Developer) Sailing a traditional workboat is like traveling through time and space while having both feet on deck of the present moment. Sailing such a vessel requires an adventurous mindset, skilled seamanship, confrontation with the elements and oneself, the ability to read -, and be in tune with nature as much as excellent teamwork of the ship's crew. "Sailing a workboat transports the soul, demanding a trustful crew, fostering psychological safety, creating mindfulness". (JL; The Workboat Project Developer) Navigating a workboat requires a clear vision, knowing a given position, moving towards a goal while facing unknown and potentially dangerous surroundings with limited means, relying on the crew's capacity to autonomous problem solving and innovation, while maintaining competent decision making and leadership. The Workboat employs methods of agile leadership and agile team development to foster efficiency in purpose-driven and human-centered decision making, supportive and competent leadership, developing excellent, agile and autonomous teams and as a result boosting innovative capacities. "Bringing a workboat to destination, moving through unpredictable elements, opens up horizons". (JL; The Workboat Project Developer)