Who: Justin Davey, poet, artist, water hobo and blogger (http://kalinasodyssey.blogspot.com)

What: “Kalina,” a 25-foot “folkboat,” a Swedish design made for Nordic sailing, currently moored at Toronto Island.

1. "It’s a wild bunch here,” Davey says of island life. “The people here are eccentric. The island has done crazy things to me.  There’s lots of drinking. People remove themselves from the city for a reason. I grew up in Halifax, so this is the closest I can get.”

2. “My ex-girlfriend made it — it’s like a Matisse. Her name is Kalina. We’re still very close. No hard feelings.” 

3. Davey purchased this small statuette during a recent trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina. “It was in a shanty town. I felt like I was supporting someone in need.” He plans on returning to South America in the near future, this time by boat.

4. The small flyer on the wall is for a recent art show called Colour Theory at the Skeir Gallery (1537A Queen W.). Shawn Skeir, owner of the gallery, represents Davey and houses some of his paintings.

5. “They came with the boat. They’re really great. I got a lot of dishes with a nautical theme. They’re plastic so they don’t break, but they still tip over,” he says.

6. “There’s not a lot of space ?on the boat. You need storage. It’s my fruit hammock, I keep my tomatoes and bread there.” A bungee cord hangs on the opposite wall. “There’s a function for everything on this boat. It’s a clothesline and a curtain rod.”

7. “This is the VHF [radio] to communicate with other boats — or if you get in trouble.” By “trouble,” Davey means trouble with the law, and by “if” Davey means his recent “pirate affair.”  “I officially became a pirate on my 24th birthday,” he says.

8. This is the DC system Distribution panel for “Kalina.” It houses the switches and fuses for the cabin, running and stern lights and, most importantly for someone who lives on a boat, the bilge pump.