Kalmar Nyckel steps rejuvenated mast

Jim Scarborough helps secure lines from a nearby crane to the fore mast on the Kalmar Nyckel that was being put back on the ship after routine maintenance.

Volunteers prepare a mast to be put back on the Kalmar Nyckel after routine maintenance.

16 year-old Dylan De Marco, a volunteer at the Kalmar Nyckel, helps prepare the fore mast before it's put back on the ship with the help of a nearby crane.

Van Wells helps prepare the main mast of the Kalmar Nyckel to be lifted by a nearby crane and put back on the ship after routine maintenance.

Volunteers for Kalmar Nyckel prepare the fore mast to be lifted back on board the ship.

Volunteers and crew members guide the fore yard back on board the Kalmar Nyckel.

Crew members and volunteers prepare the fore yard to be reinstalled on the Kalmar Nyckel.

Crew members and volunteers prepare the fore yard to be reinstalled on the Kalmar Nyckel.

The main mast is lifted by a crane to be put back on the Kalmar Nyckel after routine maintenance.

Tony Bosworth, a 20 year volunteer with the Kalmar Nyckel, helps guide the ship's main mast as it is lifted by a nearby crane to be put back on board after routine maintenance.

Crew members and volunteers help retie the Kalmar Nyckel main mast shrouds after the mast was put back on board.

(left to right)Holly Boulanger and Victoria Astley, help tie the main mast shrouds back on the Kalmar Nyckel.

Crew members and volunteers help retie the Kalmar Nyckel main mast shrouds after the mast was put back on board.

Capt. Sharon Dounce measures the angle of the main mast on the Kalmar Nyckel after it was reinstalled on the ship from being off for maintenance.

The fore yard of the Kalmar Nyckel is lifted by a crane back on board after being off for routine maintenance over the winter.

Crew members help guide the main mast back on board the Kalmar Nyckel.