Adam Waugh, from Bolam, in Northumberland, has spent the last two years single handedly building a 19ft sailing boat from scratch, without ever previously constructing any part of a vessel

A Northumberland adventurer is gearing up to take on the globe in a boat he's crafted from the ground up, despite having zero prior experience. Adam Waugh, hailing from Bolam, has dedicated the past two years to single-handedly constructing a 19ft sailing boat; a feat he accomplished without any former boat-building knowledge.