SO CLOSE WE CAN FEEL IT

Two boats, four spars and a glorious day in paradise! The radiata masts really look the business and are wonderfully flexible..... we have no idea if they are going to be wonderfully brittle as well, but they look good for now!

One of the sprits hasn't been edge-rounded due to a moment of inattention on my part, resulting in a whirling 3/8 router bit losing an argument with a cast iron clamp. (Take note Julian: this is an example of what happens when you..... )