We all have our own ways of dealing with heartache , whether its drinking our cares away with friends , turning to the comfort of our families , or perhaps even buying a sports car . But one pensioner took a slightly more unorthodox approach after splitting from his wife by nailing a caravan on top of a motorised catamaran and sailing it around the English coast . The unusual vehicle , which also features a rather flimsy looking safety fence , was last spotted making its way along The Swale between the Isle of Sheppey and Kent coast . Unusual sight : The pensioner has now taken to the water in a floating caravan , seen in recent days chugging along down The Swale between the Isle of Sheppey and Kent coast . Puzzled locals , who have watched the bizarre contraption in disbelief , said the owner is a keen boatman in his '70s or 80s ’ and lives in nearby Sittingbourne . Some residents had theorized that the man built the craft to appease his wife , who was said to hate sailing but love caravaning . However a close friend of the handyman said that the couple actually split two years ago , and his friend built the craft as a way of coping with his grief . ‘ And fisherman Trevor Ryan , 63 , added : ‘ He bought the catamaran and then he fitted the caravan on it and launched it from Iron Wharf boatyard . Close-up : The caravan has been fixed to the base of a catamaran fitted with a small engine - and while there is a flimsy-looking fence around the vehicle , there are no other obvious safety measures . ‘ He is about 70 or 80 years old and he has got a few yachts and boats in the harbour but for some reason he has obviously built this caravan . I do n't know why he has done it . 'But he loves the water and maybe he saw it as a bit of an escape where he could get away and watch the world go by. ’ The Swale is a 13-mile channel that separates Sheppey from the north Kent mainland , and can be crossed by two bridges .
Caravan seen along The Swale between Isle of Sheppey and Kent coast . Fixed to base of catamaran fitted with engine and surrounded by fence . A small boat on the River Medway near Rochester, England.