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  • Moving Moving
    A steel trolly is slipped under the boat
  • Moving Moving
    On her way out of the shed...
  • Moving Moving
    We only had to remove a small section of shed to get her out!
  • Moving Moving
    Loaded onto the road trailer, ready to head for the sea
  • Moving Moving
    This is probably the fastest she'll ever move - definitely exceeding her hull speed!
  • Stepping the mast Stepping the mast
    The mast is stepped easily using a fork lift truck
  • Launch Launch
    She touches the water for the first time
  • Naming Naming
    Pouring champagne over her bow as she's named Isolde
  • Afloat Afloat
    On the water at last
  • Ballasting Ballasting
    Towing her back after a trip up river to install a ton and a bit of lead ballast