Fitting out – Jewel of Muscat

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Fitting out

001 The Jewel of Muscat at the Marina Bandhar Al-Rowdha

002 Soon she will be fitted out with masts and sails

003 Tom Vosmer tells National Geographic he's pleased with her performance

004 Tom Vosmer and Babu Sankaran are keeping a careful eye for leaks

005 But all is well, so more ballast can be added

006 With reduced ballast the ship is riding high now

007 At the bow the stitching is clearly visible underwater

008 A mark shows where the waterline will be with full ballasting

009 The Jewel is very different from its neighbours

010 There's plenty of room up on deck

011 There are no nails or screws in the ship

012 Even the decking is fastened with rope

013 Every plank has been stitched together, then the holes plugged

014 The ship reflected in the water

015 The Jewel of Muscat is proud to fly the Omani flag

016 With the ship gone the yard has been tidied

017 Work begins on the spars to support the sails

018 Each Poona log is marked up

019 Babu Sankaran begins shaping the spars

020 It takes skill to use hand tools

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