Backtracking to my posting of the research papers and books that I have collected for use with this project I have typed and sorted those into an alphabetical list by "type" which is not inclusive of what may be included in each document. Some of these may be of interest to SoS members so here is the pdf listing:
Quite an interesting summary of available literature, thanks for sharing.
One not listed that has a Biblical connection from the Old Testament is a lengthy PhD thesis: The Seaborne migration of the Philistines, Tristan Joseph Rarako, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard, University, 2001. Rich
Heinrich, I am humbled by your closing insight into something that I had not considered in the same manner in which you expressed a relationship between and builder and his model. Thank you for opening my mind to a new perspective. I think it would be true of many of the member/builders in SoS. Rich
Brail lines attached. Still need to confirm the lead of the side edge lines but that is not critical at this point as I have plenty of stock line to use. I'll take this loose test set of the yard to verify the height/length of the side shrouds before splicing those over the mast before setting the forestay and lanyarads of the back stay to fix the mast for lacing the side shrouds which have heart/thimbles and not deadeyes but need to be equally tensioned.
Contrary to a page of sail rigging in Greek text, which shows additional furling lines at the top of the sail, the photos from Mensses show that Kyrenia II uses the lower edge foredeck brail lines to furl the sail beneath the yard and not extra furling lines between those fairleads on top of the yard. One less task and will keep a more simple sail presentation without those short furling lines hanging down across the top of the sail.Very neat work Rich, it's coming together really well.
Rich,
This is really strange how my phone camera flipped the photo over as the yard was at the top and not bottom as shown???? Oh well, standing on my head to look at it is good exercise . . . at least mentally if not physically possible for me. Rich
Now a proper view of the sail attached to the yard with the associated sail brail
Fore and Aft Stays secured along with the after Shrouds:
Good to see the sail hanging straight again.
I like the hand-painted eye, well done. I'm sure it looks more autherntic than the supplied stickers. My AL Bluenose II came with a rather gaudy print of the Canadian flag which is supposed to be hoisted somewhere on the mainmast gaff, but I doubt that I will as it seems to cheapen the overall look of the model. Your Kyrenia is coming along really well
Thank you, Heinrich. An additional step here is the setting of the sail/yard loosely and pulling the "bundles" of brail lines and sheets fore and aft to clear them out of the way to secure the two fore shrouds.
That’s really busy for one sail!
While locating some belaying pins and drilling the holes I had to clear away the sail/yard and slacking some halyard and brace lines I moved it over to where it would be for upwind sailing. . . of course with all lines properly led and secured which this temporary view has not done but illustrates where it could be with the exception that the windward end of the yard would be lower creating a "lanteen" sail type which did not evolve for many centuries later but that was of no concern to the crew of Kyrenia II who were able to set the rig for up to around 60 degrees windward sailing.
