We’ve cast off lines and put Honolulu to our rudder. Soon we’ll leave Hawaii in our wake as we sail on towards Japan.
Instead of a quiet night watch we braced all three masts sharp to sharp then doused and furled almost all the square sails.
Meridian passage fix within a few NM of the ships GPS. (That’s nautical miles, not nanometers)
Winds have picked up so we doused and furled the main royal and sky sails and then hauled out the spanker on the mizzen.
We doused and sea stowed the main topgallant, royal and sky sail before bed, and the other watch unfurled them this morning.
According to my calculations we crossed longitude 180 from west to east and have sailed into the future.
We have officially entered the Domain of the Golden Dragon and Wednesday is no more.
Wore ship and braced around. Now enjoying the quiet moonlight on the last lookout of this night watch.
Clewed up and furled the main course to unblank the stun sails set on the foremast.
Despite all that flogging canvas, we’re becalmed below the horse latitudes.
Didn’t have internet for a while so we had to enjoy the beauty of the Pacific Ocean.
Unfortunately one of the stun sails chaffed against the lower topsail yard and required a new patch.
Another night watch begins. Haven’t seen any other ships or even airplanes in two weeks.
@th Former tall ship crew here...
I can hear this picture ;)
@th whoa sweet stuns'ls
@th All the sails!
@th that is sweet. Thanks for sharing. In the old days when ships were made of wood and men were made of steel we used to write the starboard cloud as the "stuns'ls".
@th
Gorgeous ship and gorgeous photos. Thanks for posting these!
Here @th 's story entices me to post more. Sights like these really strike the awe at the hearth of all
@th
I've never seen such a photo of a tall ship before. Impressive.
Sometimes stun sails switch sides. Be careful...
@th Is that a split topsail?
@th "Unblank"?
@th then quit horsing around! 😁
@th Beautiful photos. Crewed on a smaller ship from 1937. Long passages were 1,500 miles. Normal was day sailing w/owner & charter guests in Caribbean, so sails set & furled daily.
Sparkman & Stephens Yacht So Fong, 1937, Hong Kong, Teak 85’ overall. A captain, 1st mate, cook & me.
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Reluctantly, I just have to ask what lenses you're using. Is it a magical camera phone or some really serious gear?
The results are great, anyhow.
https://ardentagnostic.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-was-irving-penns-camera.html
@th Magnificent views.
@th wow. How much longer are you going to be at sea?
@th man, I envy you this voyage, I've sailed things from moth to a volvo ocean 70, but a fucking tall ship ... 😍
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Patch Tuesday!
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@th STUNNING!
How much additional speed do the full set (6+?) of stuns'ls add?
(Assuming that they are "unblanked" to use your earlier term. :- )
@th do you need a tailwind to do this? Don't know much about square rigs, wondering how wind dependent this is
@th This photo makes me do happy, and I haven't sailed for not even one hour. It looks so pretty and fun
@th Where and how do you take the stunning full sail pictures?
~~ sail away sail away sail away ~~
@th sounds wonderful 😊
@th Such an incredibly beautiful shade of blue to see in nature 😮
@impactology @th Looks almost like Cherenkov radiation 🤯
@th Beautiful Blue!
@th I hope you are looking forward to your second career as a technical reviewer for age of sail fiction
@th I would be sooooo scared
@th What're the tiny Port/Starboard bands visible at center? Markers for correlating to a specific sail?
@th this is so cool! Where can I find more information about your trip and the ship?
@asciijungle Unless I'm totally confused (not impossible) it's this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stad_Amsterdam
https://www.stadamsterdam.com/en/
https://www.stadamsterdam.com/en/world-tour-232425/
It’s finally time!