Main project

I want to clarify the structure of my main CAS project.

The core of it is the on going building of a model ship. But the main project of ship building involved two sub projects, which were independent activities on their own but were linked by the main target of improving my skills in model making and general knowledge of the topic i.e. sailing ships.

The sea knots learning project:

The rigging is more complicated than it may seem. Not only does every single rope has its own name and purpose but also the way they are connected and laid is different and depends on the type of the ship, its size time and country in which it was build. Historically French ships were different from British or Dutch.

I decided to enrich my knowledge of sea knots in order to practice them before I will use them on my model. Although it probably won’t be possible to see the difference between different knots on the model I will be satisfied because I will know that is is done correctly. And satisfaction is not the least important part in making models.

Sailing

As I mentioned earlier in this blog during summer I learned to sail. Me and my dad sailed a small keelboat. This also contributed to my main project. I learned the how basic rigging works on practice and also applied my knowledge of sea knots.