All aboard! Cork board sets sail.

When thinking of cork flooring, most of us think in the home - perhaps a living room or kitchen - but have you ever thought of cork for the flooring of your boat? Jan Cernik did. Boats and sailing are Jan's hobby. In 2008, when refurbishing his boat, he began looking for suitable ship board material for the deck. He considered all types of materials; from teak to various kinds of plastic. He even found materials containing cork however they were not exactly what he wanted or they were too expensive. His investigation into the material containing cork had him consider cork itself. In cooperation with the Czech office of Jelinek Cork, he tested a few possibilities of cork material. His final decision was to use cork sheets (90x60cm and 6mm thick) that were treated with oil as the ship board for the deck of the boat. The boat is on its second season on lakes and rivers and the cork works wonderfully and looks fabulous. Jan is now working on the renovation of another ship (from 1947) and he is ready to use cork again, for the deck of this boat.