"Seacrest", handmade boats' workshop - is situated on Diani Beach on Kenya's Southern Coast. An open air, makuti roof shelter, the workshop's only modern tool is an electric drill!

Mario and his team of carpenters cut, carve and polish by hand every piece of every boat, bar and car here and this also serves as the launch site for all completed vessels.

The photos below show the construction stages of two boats, the The Dream and Blue Wave .

The Dream

The Dream is sanded at Seacrest

The hull of The Dream is fabricated

The Dream begins to take shape

The launch of The Dream

Blue Wave

Blue Wave is sanded in preparation for painting

The interior of the Blue Wave is made

Blue Wave prepares to be launched

The official launch

Blue Wave on the waves