Thorne
04-11-2011, 08:26 AM
http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/04/11/the-relaunch-of-swallow/
Lots of chitchat and thanks on the video before the launch, but still how exciting to see her hit the water again. She is launched at about 6 minutes into the film.
I remember the posts here when she came up for auction by the props house, and nobody knew if we'd get her purchased, much less fully restored.
http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?113396-Swallow-replica-won-in-auction-by-TARS-Nancy-Blackett-Trust&highlight=swallow
Here's the "before" photo from the auction site -
https://www.apexauctions.com/apex/resources/Auctioneer_1/Auction_422/lot_id_38313/LotImage_32430.jpg
And "after" -
http://nancyblackett.org/site/wp-content/uploads/wpid-IMAG0353.jpg
Thanks again to the Nancy Blackett Trust!
Lots of chitchat and thanks on the video before the launch, but still how exciting to see her hit the water again. She is launched at about 6 minutes into the film.
I remember the posts here when she came up for auction by the props house, and nobody knew if we'd get her purchased, much less fully restored.
http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?113396-Swallow-replica-won-in-auction-by-TARS-Nancy-Blackett-Trust&highlight=swallow
Here's the "before" photo from the auction site -
https://www.apexauctions.com/apex/resources/Auctioneer_1/Auction_422/lot_id_38313/LotImage_32430.jpg
And "after" -
http://nancyblackett.org/site/wp-content/uploads/wpid-IMAG0353.jpg
Thanks again to the Nancy Blackett Trust!