for any sailboat sailors out there

[sailronin]

Hi Everyone,
A couple of weeks ago I was in La Ciotat, France with a yacht I manage to watch the masts come out for service. The boat is a 165 foot ketch and the main mast is 178 feet tall and weighs 12.5 tons with rigging. A pretty complex evolution to remove and then place on ground stands for service. A photo series is posted on my photo website if you're interested.
http://sailronin.smugmug.com

Thanks for looking,
Dave

 

[Mike]

Re: for any sailboat sailors out there

Nice. Did you find a coin where the mast was stepped?

 

[larbhills]

Re: for any sailboat sailors out there

Wow, I step my mast by myself with just my hands.