A British man who spent five years constructing a 30-foot yacht in his backyard said he now faces a more perplexing challenge: getting it out of his garden.

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John Melling, an engineer, said he always knew removing the 26-foot-wide Trimaran yacht from the back garden of his Tywardreath, Cornwall, home would be difficult, but he had initially counted on employing the Royal Air Force to airlift the vessel -- a service they no longer provide, The Daily Mail reported Wednesday.

"RAF St. Mawgan (air force base) used to airlift boats for people in similar situations as me and used it as a training opportunity," he said. "But apparently they don't do that anymore -- so I am going to have to

take the fence down to get the boat out now."

"We will be taking this boat to Greece eventually, after I have retired, to spend some time in the sunshine," Melling said. "I may even race it --- but right now the challenge is getting it out of the garden."