Boat Building: The story of a revolutionary wooden epoxy boat

Sailing legend and pioneer of marine epoxy Meade Gougeon recounts the uplifting tale of how Adagio was re-commissioned after five years in retirement.

Adagio was the first large wooden boat entirely bonded together with epoxy using no permanent fastenings, which might be commonplace now but was revolutionary stuff in the 1970s.

Find out how Adagio was brought back up to scratch and whether she rediscovered her competitive edge.