June 28, 2009
Son and Daughter inlaw, Brian and Kim Duff sailed her down from Baltimore with a crew of six and de-riged her in preparation for hauling and placing in a tent for sandblasting and painting.
July 4th: Erasing the old name while we plan for her new name!
All the old ports and every piece of extra hardware and deck gear had to be removed prior to being covered and readied for sandblasting and repainting.
July/August: Sandblasting, priming and painting of the hull is well underway! She is finally uncovered and revealed to the world and as we say in the West Indies, "She BEAUTIFUL mon!"
September: The rig is up and the interior is well underway! Click 'next' to see what's going on below!
And so it begins...
After looking all over the world for a suitable schooner to replace our last schooner Kai Kanani, we found her in of all places, Baltimore Maryland....