Preparing for sea – Jewel of Muscat

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Preparing for sea

001 The morning of the first sea trial

002 Capt. Saleh al Jabri and Khamis al Hamdani prepare the rigging

003 Said al Tarshi checks the yards

004 Saleh al Jabri and Adam al Baluchi lash the mizzen mast upper yard

005 Yahya al Faraji helps attach a sail

006 The Royal Navy of Oman tow the boat out

007 First the steering is tested under tow

008 Capt Saleh finds the steering responsive

009 So the main sail is hoisted..

010 ...and the Jewel begins to sail

011 With the ship handling well the second sail is hoisted

012 The sails prove easy to hoist

013 Babu Sankaran and Khamis al Hamdani hoist the mizzen sail

014 The wind fills the sails

015 It's a tense moment for all the crew

016 It's the climax of two years planning and building

017 The Jewel under full sail for the first time

018 With both sails up, she handles fine

019 In light winds she makes 2.2 knots

020 The crew are learning fast.

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