Hawker reported that the bolt shattered the topmast and split the mainmast to the keelson. It had a standing bowsprit, and the mast was stepped on the keelson. The ship's keelson was laid in April 2002. She is constructed of wood; iroko keelson, acacia frames and double planked of Philippine mahogany. The boat had a keelson for added strength, which rested on the half-frames. The keelson is an ironbark beam salvaged from the Viaduct, at the Warrnambool Breakwater.