Building the Santa Maria – a look back. Painting the coats of arms. A few years ago, after finishing the Wasa and long before the Prins Willem was put on hold (when I started the San Felipe), I built the Santa Maria by Amati. At that stage of my journey, I was still learning a lot by doing. The Santa Maria became a real turning point for me — especially because it was the first model ship where I worked with a large number of sails. Setting, furling, and positioning them taught me more than any

Building the Santa Maria – a look back. Making piles of coiled ropes. A few years ago, after finishing the Wasa and long before the Prins Willem was put on hold (when I started the San Felipe), I built the Santa Maria by Amati. At that stage of my journey, I was still learning a lot by doing. The Santa Maria became a real turning point for me — especially because it was the first model ship where I worked with a large number of sails. Setting, furling, and positioning them taught me more than an

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Building the Santa Maria – a look back. Overview of the ship without the sails. A few years ago, after finishing the Wasa and long before the Prins Willem was put on hold (when I started the San Felipe), I built the Santa Maria by Amati. At that stage of my journey, I was still learning a lot by doing. The Santa Maria became a real turning point for me — especially because it was the first model ship where I worked with a large number of sails. Setting, furling, and positioning them taught me mo

Building the Santa Maria – a look back. Rigging the ratlines A few years ago, after finishing the Wasa and long before the Prins Willem was put on hold (when I started the San Felipe), I built the Santa Maria by Amati. At that stage of my journey, I was still learning a lot by doing. The Santa Maria became a real turning point for me — especially because it was the first model ship where I worked with a large number of sails. Setting, furling, and positioning them taught me more than any plan or

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