10 Oct 2018

Jonathan Gornall: Why I built a boat for my daughter

From Nine To Noon, 10:05 am on 10 October 2018
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A life-long love of boats and the sea turned into the perfect way for British journalist Jonathan Gornall to express his overwhelming love for his daughter Phoebe, who has given him a second chance at fatherhood in his late fifties. In the midst of a sleepless night with a newborn, Jonathan hatches an idea to build his daughter a boat, an idea which becomes a metaphor for life and a timeless sanctuary from the chaotic tumble of pressures that is modern existence.