The Tall Ships are coming...

[trysail]

As long as I live, I'll never forget the first time I saw a full-rigged ship under sail. It was breathtaking. Until that time, a square-rigger was nought but an idea; thereafter, they were an inspiration.

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[trysail]

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[Disgustipated]

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[trysail]

Krusenstern may be the prettiest of all the Tall Ships. I first saw her in 1976.

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I don't believe I've ever laid eyes on Staatsraad Lemkuhl.






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[piccicatopolka]

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May 20, 2012 partial solar eclipse as seen through the rigging of the tall ship Bill of Rights while sailing in the Santa Monica Bay. Credit: Heather McC

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The first tall ship in six years sailed into Marina del Rey on Tuesday to kickoff the Marina Fest, a celebration of the marine lifestyle.

Bill of Rights, the 1856 replica gaff topsail schooner tall ship, is currently docked at the Del Rey Yacht Club before it heads to Fisherman’s Village, where it will remain through Sunday for public viewing and outings.

The ship is typically anchored in Oxnard, where kids, some of whom have never stepped off a dock before, learn the physics of sailing, navigation and how to collaborate.

“They look at themselves and the entire world in a whole different way after they sailed,” said Bill of Rights Capt. Stephen Taylor.

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[Peregrinator]

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[trysail]

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[trysail]

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[Trace_Element]

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[trysail]

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Krusenstern again! That's a fascinating angle; it took me a minute to figure out if I was looking at her stern or the bow since there appears to be a mizzenmast in the foreground (I still can't quite figure out what it is that I'm seeing). The Russian flag and the hull's paint job are significant clues that assist in identifying the vessel.


What the hell is that stick aft the bowspirit and headsail ? It cannot be a foremast. Is there another vessel aft of the Krusenstern hidden by her hull ?

 

[warrior queen]

I heard on the marine network that Tall Ships Cruises in Australia are looking for a Master 4, if you're interested.

 

[trysail]

I heard on the marine network that Tall Ships Cruises in Australia are looking for a Master 4, if you're interested.

Thankee kindly. Excepting occasional lapses of sanity, I've largely thrown up the anchor.

 

[warrior queen]

Thankee kindly. Excepting occasional lapses of sanity, I've largely thrown up the anchor.

I mentioned it to my man, but he's not a sailor. Prefers motor power
I'd love to apply to work on one, but given that I am still under full medical restrictions for my elbow, doubt I'll get past the initial interview

Why are you not out? I try to get back out every chance I get!
I think I have salt in my veins.

 

[trysail]

I mentioned it to my man, but he's not a sailor. Prefers motor power
I'd love to apply to work on one, but given that I am still under full medical restrictions for my elbow, doubt I'll get past the initial interview

Why are you not out? I try to get back out every chance I get!
I think I have salt in my veins.

*grin*

I'll be out to have a look at the Tall Ship fleet as they continue on their way. It's been four months since I returned from a trade wind bash— not enough time has passed (yet) to forget the bad stuff.

 

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[trysail]

"I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking."

-John Masefield
Sea Fever​

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[trysail]

I hope they come to my town again. This time, I'm prepared.

They are amazing. It's sobering to think that it wasn't all that long ago that these vessels were the acme of human accomplishment.

Wooden Ships and Iron Men​

It's nearly impossible for modern humans to comprehend just how tough the old sailormen were. 'twas a hard life.

 

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[bra_man69]

If one is ever in Boston go on the uss constitution.

 

[trysail]

I read Two Years Before The Mast as a boy, mainly because it contains an eye witness account of life in my town long ago. It left me with a true respect for an exceedingly hard life endured by men tempered like steel. There is a lot of truth in that old reference to "wooden ships and iron men."

I'm ashamed to admit that I didn't get around to reading Two Years Before The Mast until recently.

As Mark Twain once observed, "A classic is a book that everybody knows about but nobody's read." Well, I confess that I was put off by the thought that anything written in the first half of the 19th century had to be written in a turgid, thick, stilted, boring prose style. To my utter amazement and delight, Dana's prose is anything but that; it's nearly indistinguishable from modern day prose style.

It is a fascinating, riveting and enjoyable account of a great adventure and— you're absolutely right— it is a quite something to read a description of California when it was all but empty.

 

[Trace_Element]

Krusenstern again! That's a fascinating angle; it took me a minute to figure out if I was looking at her stern or the bow since there appears to be a mizzenmast in the foreground (I still can't quite figure out what it is that I'm seeing). The Russian flag and the hull's paint job are significant clues that assist in identifying the vessel.


What the hell is that stick aft the bowspirit and headsail ? It cannot be a foremast. Is there another vessel aft of the Krusenstern hidden by her hull ?

I love boats, the water, the tall ships...but I know little to nothing about them...
I shot this from Sullivan's Island, as the Parade of Sails came out of the Charleston Harbor to head out to sea...there may well have been another ship behind her...I did paint out a few pesky news boats that were flittering about getting in the way of good photography, but I didn't paint out anything large...I'll find the folder and take a look, I may have a few more to share that would tell the story...

 

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[trysail]

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I love boats, the water, the tall ships...but I know little to nothing about them...
I shot this from Sullivan's Island, as the Parade of Sails came out of the Charleston Harbor to head out to sea...there may well have been another ship behind her...I did paint out a few pesky news boats that were flittering about getting in the way of good photography, but I didn't paint out anything large...I'll find the folder and take a look, I may have a few more to share that would tell the story...

You must have been using a fairly big lens. It'a nice photograph; congratulations. It is good to know there's been some editing; that may be a partial explanation for the mast behind Krusenstern's outer/flying jib in the photograph. As can be seen in the other image of Krusenstern, she does have four masts. Is it possible that you edited out her upper foremast? Something isn't right.

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[trysail]

I hate to say it but she just isn't as pretty as the first Pride of Baltimore.

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Pride of Baltimore II

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Pride of Baltimore


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Want to book a passage aboard her?
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