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THE FIRST
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PHOTOS
& PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
JULY
10, 1999
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THE LAUNCH
JANUARY 24, 1999
PHOTOS & VIDEO |
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"...archival research
increasingly shows that the original ship was exceptional - often
out-sailing much larger ships, and manoeuvrable enough to be taken
close to unexplored lee-shores even during the stormy and dangerous
monsoon."
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JANUARY
1999
RAISING THE ROOF
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DECEMBER
1998
FINISHING TOUCHES |
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AUGUST-SEPT
1998
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AUGUST 1998
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"Duyfken is being built as
a program of "experimental archaeology"
- at the end of the process we should know a great deal more about
the advantages and the disadvantages of plank-first construction
as practiced by the Dutch, who were the most successful shipbuilders
and sailors in Europe."
JUNE 1998
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MAY 1998
A VISIT FROM AB HOVING |
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MARCH 25, 1998
HULL FULLY FRAMED
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"Planks were pre-bent to
shape over an open fire..." |
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FEBRUARY
20, 1998 BENDING THE PLANKS
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FEBRUARY 1998
SHAPING THE HULL |
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NOVEMBER
1997
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"No original plans of any ship from the Age
of Discovery exist because shipwrights did not use plans drawn
on paper or parchment. The only plans were in the master-shipwright's
head, and the ships themselves were built by eye."
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AUGUST 27, 1997
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SEPTEMBER 1, 1997
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AUGUST 1, 1997 |
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LAYING
THE KEEL
JANUARY 12, 1997
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