The mast is on!

In this week end we cut to size the forestay, shrouds and bridles

Luckily enough the designers allowed for using ties in various places in order to compensate for difference in sizes and to allow for adjustements. One nice addition were two fancy Sta/Master turnbuckles that I had purchased many years ago for our F18 cat and never used.

We would like to warmly thank our friend Filippo Vena, aka "il Comandante", boss of Basilicata Vela (the local sailing club), who assisted (and I'm using the term loosely) us in the rigging phase.

We will soon replace all the temporary ties using Dyneema.

Geodetica finally assembled on the beach

 Just back from the San Teodoro beach where we finally assembled Geodetica. We plan to return to it within next week to cut to size the stays and to raise the mast for the first time.

...and the second ama too!

 All the three hulls are on the beach now!

The first ama is on the beach

Today we've trasported the first ama to the beach. The second one will be trasported next tuesday.

Ready to transport the first ama

Today we loaded the first ama on the trailer.  Luckily enough the beach is less then 60 km from home!

Tomorrow we will do the transportation. Wish us luck!

The vaka is on the beach!

 Yesterday we successfully transported the vaka with the akas and the seats on the beach!

The vaka is on the trailer!

 We succeeded in putting the vaka on the trailer. We expect to go to the beach early next week.

Press stop: trailer ready!

 A good new at last: on August 5th the trailer passed the exam with the new tires and rims!

Asymptotically getting there

We are asymptotically approaching the launch date.  

Our trailer, surprisingly enough, didn't pass the inspection like it did three years ago. We presented it exactly in the same condition but this time issues were found in the size of tires. So we had to order a set on new tires and rims and then we will apply for another inspection. Oh well...

We ordered shrouds, sheets, halyard, blocks and the like for the rigging. The mast/boom/sails are waiting for us at the beach: the mast has been modified following the plans by adding 30 cm at the base. We also purchased a 6 kg Danforth anchor.

 

Last but not least, today we applied the decals with the name of the boat.