Note the teak deck. It is made of individual teak strips that are about an 1/8 of an inch thick laid in W.E.S.T.epoxy that is filled with carbon powder to make it black and resemble polydisulfide caulking used on planked teak decks. It is a W.E.S.T. design. The teak is laid over a plywood composite deck covered with two ounce fiberglass cloth. The top layer of ply is 3/8 inch thick which covers a one inch honeycone core on top of a 1/4 inch 5 ply birch plywood which becomes the cabin ceiling. This sandwich construction makes a VERY strong and stiff deck that is LIGHT and offers sound and thermal insulation.
ANCHORED IN CALETA PARTIDA ON ESPIRITU SANTO ISLAND NEAR LA PAZ.
Note the radar antenna mounted on the mizzen mast on a gimbaled mount. It is a 40 mile range Raytheon model 40XX. The boat is also equipped with a single side band/ham radio with an automatic antenna tuner. using an insulated backstay as an antenna. The main mast is stayed with two backstays and oversized rigging throughout.
