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black rose in frame black rose planking up started black rose planking up nearly complete interior view of bloack roses frames
Black Rose keel, stem
& formers set up		 Formers, stringers, stem
& stern posts in place		 Half of the inner skin
planking completed		 Deck structure in position

planking up complete and hatch fitted

veiw of the newly laid deck

mainmast being made

bowsprit being cut out with an adze

Hull nearly finished showing her outer diagonal skin Decks laid &
cabin top fitted		 Mainmast showing rounded
heel to allow lowering down		 Hewing out the bowsprit
with an adze

black rose moments after her launch

kevin and michael making the sails for black rose

michael bending on the mainsail of black rose

the crew stowing the mainsail

Black Rose slips into the water 24th Oct 1999

Kevin & Michael lofting out the No.1 jib at Wrabness

 Bending on the throat
cringle of the mainsail		 Dock stowing the mainsail
michael bending the topsail onto the headstick black rose out of the water at downs road boatyard balck rose on her shake down sail black rose sailing off heybridge
Michael bending on the topsail headstick Black Rose hauled out of the water in Maldon The shake down trip Sailing off Heybridge on the River Blackwater


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