The last two days have been almost overwhelming. In 48 hours we went from being tucked into a corner of a huge building, masked in cardboard, brown paper, plastic wrap and all manner of protective coverings to a sparkling white hull floating in the Maine sunlight. She was launched yesterday before a crowd of several hundred.
The launch is (was) fully covered in the
. Unfortunately they archive their articles after two weeks and only provide access to paid subscribers, but this is the photo they ran to lead the story.
Even though we've spent 3 years on the design and making hundreds of individual decisions, the overall result is more beautiful than we could ever have imagined. We'll post some pictures of the interior in a few days.
Today, the mast was stepped and tomorrow we will bend on the sails. The first sail is Monday.
We've got much more to report, and we'll try to add a more complete report soon!
Today, the mast was stepped and tomorrow we will bend on the sails. The first sail is Monday.
We've got much more to report, and we'll try to add a more complete report soon!
