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.
After two days of nearly becalmed winds we’ve furled all the sails and are motoring for the first time in several weeks.
We’ve found the wind, unfurled the canvas and are back sailing on a starboard tack towards Japan.
@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".
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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
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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 ... 😍
@th you’ve gone outside of the map render area my friend
@th What is your internet connection? INMARSAT?
@th Quite an amazing trip. I hope you (and I'm sure you are) make the very best of it.
@th how do you even manage to get internet while being in middle of nowhere?
cools pictures though :)
@th Or, to quote a classic, "Isn't this a good place to keep a bottle?" :D
@th loving the pics from your journey Trammell.
@th This is a beautiful shot!
@th "Does this boat have cupholders?"
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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 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?
Sails and shadows.