I hope this works, but I'm a little nervous. I don't know what the law is like in the US, but in Australia a new commercial vessel has to have its plans approv

I hope this works, but I'm a little nervous. I don't know what the law is like in the US, but in Australia a new commercial vessel has to have its plans approved by a survey authority before construction can even begin. I couldn't find word that had been done, apart from "extensive research into regulations". If there was a lot of maritime expertise on the team, I'd expect them to be announcing it on the Kickstarter. Buried in a page on his blog[1], it mentions that he has help from a pair of boatbuilders. It wouldn't be the first time a professional woodworker has decided to build a boat[2], and it wouldn't be the first time that it's worked. I hope they know what they're doing. [1]: http://vermontsailfreightproject.wordpress.com/about/ http://vermontsailfreightproject.wordpress.com/about/ [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notorious_(ship) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notorious_(ship)