The first cruise brought us to Souda Bay near Chania/Crete. With a fresh southerly we reached easily 9 knots just under mainsail.
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Oct 13, 2012 | Post by: wavescalpel (mr) 1 Comments
WaveScalpel on anchor in Rethymno
After one month further preparations in the marina, we went on anchor for the first test sails. Just under genoa we reached close to 10 knots and returned to our anchorage.
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Sep 06, 2012 | Post by: wavescalpel (mr) No Comments
WaveScalpel launched 2012-09-06
Finally the ship is off the beach. Dirk and Joerg were great assistants dealing with the cylinders in the troublesome shorebreak.
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Sep 06, 2012 | Post by: wavescalpel (mr) No Comments
WaveScalpel manufacturing diary 2012-09-06
The last 30m meters are being made with hydraulic assistance. Not trivial to handle 2 cylinders pushing 20tons each. Unfortunately there were no assistants around during all the night.
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Aug 31, 2012 | Post by: wavescalpel (mr) No Comments
WaveScalpel manufacturing diary 2012-08-31
The ship is ready for the launch. The hulls sitting on sledges will be pulled by excavators to the beach.
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Aug 19, 2012 | Post by: wavescalpel (mr) No Comments
WaveScalpel manufacturing diary 2012-08-19
The trampolines are finished. The mast is fully rigged. Car and trailer are ready to get back to Germany. Painting underwater area is started.
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Aug 02, 2012 | Post by: wavescalpel (mr) No Comments
WaveScalpel manufacturing diary 2012-08-02
The mast is being erected by my trusted crane operator. 800kg had to be handled with the crane hook 19m above the ground.
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Jul 26, 2012 | Post by: wavescalpel (mr) No Comments
WaveScalpel manufacturing diary 2012-07-26
The prefabricated mast sections are assembled into the 24m mast under the bridge of the ship. The shade is necessary in the cretan summer with temperatures of 40°C.
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