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Good morning everyone. Well we had a busy weekend here. The weather was absolutely beautiful. On Saturday the crew had their first chance to work at the mast heads. We spent the better part of Saturday morning sending out the head rig, the jib boom and its associated martingale and wire. Not an easy task for the uninitiated by any stretch but it went very well.

Sara and Becki were most impressive at the masthead when we sent the main topmast aloft. It strikes me that I did not take enough pictures to really flesh out the entire picture without having to babble too long. We will be sending up the foretopmast today or tomorrow and I will try to get better pictures then. It is a real thrill to work aloft even just sitting at the dock.

Have a great day. Be well. Do good.
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