This is the name of a television series, a
documentary, shown on the Discovery Realtime channel and other channels in 2007.
It follows the exploits of Simon Woodhouse, a
chef and boatbuilder, and friends restoring a 48' 1937 Anstruther built herring boat
called 'Water Lily' then sailing her across to France and up the Seine to Paris to open as
a floating restaurant. Simon was given a very limited budget and only five weeks to
purchase, restore and get the boat to France.
The film was made by Century Aspect Films and the restoration
involved using traditional boat nails from Glasgow
Steel Nail Co.
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