A surprisingly emotional and very special day. I feel incredibly lucky. A really special team and a unique boat. The start of the day in 2 minutes:
Launched using the slipway that was built in WWII for submarine pens K1 and K2.
As soon as the boat was in the water, the boom and mast arrived.
Proud new owner!
The mast was a wake up for me. I'd expected a lightweight mast, supporting a modest rig, since the boat is super lightweight. However, it's clearly been made to support huge loads. There is lots of cross bracing and all of the shrouds are as think as my fingers. The guys have fitted a powerful rig to a super lightweight boat.
VHF antenna and wind vane being fitted to top things off.
Today it's more fitting out, probably with a 30 minute outing this afternoon to test engines and electronics.
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