Take the Dover Bronze Age boat to sea!

A project in Dover, United Kingdom by Andrew Richardson
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Help us to make our beautiful half-scale replica of the Dover Bronze Age boat sea worthy, and then launch her for sea trials.
Backers: 49
Average Pledge Per Backer: £67

Funded: £3,265 of £20,000
Dates: May 2nd -> Jun 1st (30 days)
Project By: Andrew Richardson
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Latest News

July 1st

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear all, The boat is safely back in Dover.  We plan to relaunch our campaign to raise funds, both via Kickstarter and by other means in due course. The new Kickstarter will hopefully launch on July 1st with a revised, lower, funding target. ... (Read More)

Plan B?

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Putting up the tent

May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, On Saturday 11th a small band of us assembled in Dover and put up a large tent on the Roman lawn, next to Dover Discovery Centre. This is where the replica boat will be housed when it returns from Belgium later this month and, hopefully,... (Read More)

Andrew RichardsonCanterbury Archaeological Trust: Kickstarter plea

May 10th - via: thisiskent.co.uk
This week at CAT we have launched a Kickstarter project to raise cash to take a replica Bronze Age boat to sea. Last year, as part of a tri-national project, we oversaw the construction of a half-scale replica of the Dover Bronze Age boat. When completed, we attempted to float the boat in Dover harbour, but ran out of time to make it seaworthy. In fact we only had a matter of hours following its construction – and that proved to be nowhere near enough. (Read More)

We are on our way!

May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, the project is under way, but there is a long way to go!  Its heartening to see that we have 124 'Likes' via Facebook and the project video has 132 plays.  Over the coming days and weeks we'll be doing everything we can to raise awareness... (Read More)

A good start

May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
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