In the tropics, a 3-masted, 45m wooden schooner called Ceiba, designed to ship cargo emission-free throughout the Pacific Americas from her homeport in Costa Rica, is about to have her centreline revealed in its entirety. As we speak, key elements of the stern (aft-end) of the ship are moving into place.
From erecting the final two full-body frames and re-locating the giant keelson and keelson rider into the ship, to installing the intricate puzzle of the sternpost assembly, the last month has...