Wasa (Vasa) Masts, Yards, Sails & Rigging – Model completed on 24th July 2021
24 July 2021 Final mizzen & main braces & stays added, flags on all masts. Model complete.
23 July 2021 Mizzen topmast shroud ratlines, braces, stays added
23 July 2021 Lateen sail rigged with braces
22 July 2021 Mizzen shroud ratlines rigged & completed
21 July 2021 Mizzen shrouds rigged and tensioned
20 July 2021 Mizzen sails & spars rigged
18 July 2021 Mizzen shrouds and topmast shrouds assembled
18 July 2021 Lateen sail anchor points
18 July 2021 Mizzen shrouds & topmast shrouds rigged
17 July 2021 Main t’gallant sail braces and stays
17 July 2021 Main t’gallant shrouds, ratlines & sail rigged
16 July 2021 Main t’gallant fittings rigged
16 July 2021 Main t’gallant shrouds rigged
14 July 2021 Main tops’l braces cut and fitted
11 July 2021 Main topm’st shrouds rigged. Main tops’l fittings added. Ratlines added to shrouds
11 July 2021 Main topm’st deadeyes & shrouds rigged.
11 July 2021 Main course brailings, stays and sheets rigged and completed
9 July 2021 Main course brailings and stays rigged and completed
5 July 2021 Foremast sails, rigging, sheets completed
1 July 2021 Additional stays and ratlines on starboard shrouds and model to date
29 June 2021 Additional stays and ratlines on port shrouds
28 June 2021 Additional stays created port (3) & starboard (3)
27 June 2021 Main shrouds fitted port & starboard,
26 June 2021 Main shrouds, 9 port & 9 starboard, assembled
21 June 2021 Main deadeyes and shrouds prepared
20 June 2021 Fore mast tops’l, t’gallant and stays completed
14 June 2021 Fore course rigging, except sheets, completed & fitted
10 June 2021 Fore t’gallant shrouds and ratlines completed & fitted
3 June 2021 Fore topmast ratlines completed & fitted
2 June 2021 Fore topmast shrouds completed & fitted
30 May 2021 Anchors rigged port & starboard for’ard
30 May 2021 Forecourse rigged onto foremast, with brailings
30 May 2021 Forecourse fittings located and attached
29 May 2021 Foremast starboard shroud ratlines rigged
28 May 2021 Foremast port shroud ratlines rigged
27 May 2021 Foremast starboard shrouds and braces fitted and all tensioned
25 May 2021 Fore port shrouds and braces fitted to forechains
20 May 2021 Sprts’l yard and sail braces rigged and anchored
19 May 2021 Bowsprit topmast braces and sprts’l yard braces rigged and anchored
10 May 2021 Bowsprit topmast braces rigged to forebrace
10 May 2021 Bowsprit tops’l standing rigging added
9 May 2021 Bowsprit tops’l and Sprits’l fittings added
8 May 2021 Bowsprit fitted and glued to hull
8 May 2021 Bowsprit topmast shrouds, deadeyes & ratlines assembled, fitted
6 May 2021 Bowsprit lugs and pulleys fitted
4 May 2021 Sprits’l and sprit topmast yards attached to sails
4 May 2021 Mizzen lateen and tops’l yards attached to sails
3 May 2021 Main course, tops’l and t’gallant yards attached to sails
3 May 2021 Fore course, tops’l and t’gallant yards attached to sails
19 April 2021 Sails 1 to 10 finished with seams
19 April 2021 Sails 1 to 10 marked out, rough cut, trimmed to pattern, edged with glued strip
4 April 2021 Port & starboard foremast deadeyes threaded
4 April 2021 Port & starboard foremast shrouds and deadeyes prepared
31 March 2021 Fittings sorted for fore, mizzen & main masts and yards
31 March 2021 Fittings sorted for bowsprit and yards
28 March 2021 Deadeye rig set up for lower main and fore deadeyes
26 March 2021 Yards identified and cut to length
22 March 2021 Cannons on top deck completed with ropes
21 March 2021 Cannons on top deck rigged and secured to deck
18 March 2021 Mizzenmast and bowsprit cleat fitted. Bowsprit mast cut, fitted with top and flag mast
18 March 2021 Masts and bowsprit dry assembled on hull
18 March 2021 Mizzen mast & bowsprit cut, assembled, glued
15 March 2021 Main and fore t’gallant tops and flag masts
15 March 2021 Main and fore topmast caps cut and shaped, assembled with t’gallant masts
15 March 2021 Main topmast and main topmast top assembly completed
14 March 2021 Main topmast and main topmast top rough cut, assembled
14 March 2021 Fore topmast and fore topmast top completed
12 March 2021 Fore topmast and fore topmast top
8 March 2021 Mainmast and maintop cut, assembled with pulley section inserted (cf Foremast assembly)
7 March 2021 Foremast top assembled
7 March 2021 Main mast components, foremast assembly with pulleys and retainers
