How to Make a Knot for Climbing, Boating, Fishing & More

Building the Santa Maria – a look back. Making piles of coiled ropes. A few years ago, after finishing the Wasa and long before the Prins Willem was put on hold (when I started the San Felipe), I built the Santa Maria by Amati. At that stage of my journey, I was still learning a lot by doing. The Santa Maria became a real turning point for me — especially because it was the first model ship where I worked with a large number of sails. Setting, furling, and positioning them taught me more than an