Calder's oil rig career provided sufficient income to fund boat building and later provided writing time during low-activity periods, demonstrating how non-marine income enabled his ability to pursue boating and document marine systems knowledge

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Speaker

Nigel Calder

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i started working on the oil rigs because the pay was really good this is you know the late 70s early 80s and it provided the income to to build the ingrid

Source

Dock Talk with Jeff Cote and Nigel Calder - Part 1 of 2Pacific Yacht Systems
Created: 8/13/2026, 3:28:11 AM

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