Build a Boat, Sail Away. A middle aged family man decides to build a sailboat and run away. Confessions of a Novice Boat Builder. Links for Builders and Dreamers. The green line was my planned route. The red line is what I actually did. Read on to hear my tale of woe. Sitting on the southern tip of Lake Cayuga, there are at least three marinas within city limits. But finding my own path to the water was surprisingly difficult.