{"id":1,"date":"2026-05-18T03:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T03:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.224.228.190\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:37:48","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Construction &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Construction takes about 8 months. The boat is build using a vacuum resin infusion process designed to optimize the boat&#8217;s strength-to-weight ratio. The construction integrates glass reinforced plastic (GRP) mats laser cut PVC closed cell foam cores to form a rigid sandwich structure. Before infusion, an initial protective vinylester resin barrier is laminated into the mold to prevent water osmosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:13px;border-top-right-radius:13px;border-bottom-left-radius:13px;border-bottom-right-radius:13px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-1.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:12px;border-top-right-radius:12px;border-bottom-left-radius:12px;border-bottom-right-radius:12px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-2.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-2-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the hulls are molded, the primary structural partitions and bulkheads are placed and laminated directly to the hull.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-3.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-3-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Main structural bulkheads are oversized and constructed out of a carbon\/Divinycell\/epoxy matrix to absorb heavy rigging loads without adding unnecessary weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-4.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-4-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-5.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-5-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The picture above shows the boat&#8217;s deck before deck fusing (decking) has taken place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-6.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-6-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This one shows the decking process in progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-7.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-7-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-8.jpeg 361w, https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aquila_construction-8-169x300.jpeg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interior furnishings are built out of lightweight, foam cored composite sandwich panels finished with wood veneers. The furniture is physically insulated from the load-bearing hull structure. This ensures that hull flexing under sail does not cause creaking, jammed drawers, or wedged doors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction takes about 8 months. The boat is build using a vacuum resin infusion process designed to optimize the boat&#8217;s strength-to-weight ratio. The construction integrates glass reinforced plastic (GRP) mats laser cut PVC closed cell foam cores to form a rigid sandwich structure. Before infusion, an initial protective vinylester resin barrier is laminated into the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109,"href":"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions\/109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailaquila.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}