After two days of nearly becalmed winds we’ve furled all the sails and are motoring for the first time in several weeks.
@th This is a beautiful shot!
@th wow
@th what kinds of speeds are you pulling on that thing, max and average?
@th if this coincidence works, say "hi" to my square dancing and woodworking friend Mark Galipeau who may be crewing on that boat...
Those are Moon flags.
@th if you are on a sailboat and the flag flies backwards, somebody's not doing their job right. or they are reverse parking.
@th never thought about this!
@th I never thought about this, but it seems logical now 😁
@th Super grappig!
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Wait, the "Stad Amsterdam" has actual --decommissioned-- cannons on board? 😳
Aah! in case you have to go past pirates of course! Then I hope they're not decommissioned.
@th Hey hey! Will you guys be coming to Copenhagen this year again?
@th it's only the still ocean if it's between the us and east asia, else it's just sparkling ocean.
@th thanks for all the lovely photos! Reminding me of the many many hours I spent as a kid poring over nautical diagrams to tell a t’gallant yard from a jib boom… and also how many of the nautical terms have been inherited into theatrical stage rigging (boom, cleat, clew, etc)
@th I wasn’t aware ships carpenter was a career I could aspire to
@cinebox it’s challenging with only hand tools in cramped and rolling conditions but maybe that’s the job for you!
@th That is one lovely repair well made!
@th no steel lines?
@th That's so cool! Is it powered by the capstan?
@tty powered by two hand cranks and handles the bracing jobs of almost a dozen sailors during wears or tacks.
@th Amazing -- thank you for the response & photo! Are the braces made of steel? What fibres are the other lines made of? What IS this beautiful ship? :D
@th for the handling of modern sails ?
@th 20 seems a lot on such a large ship, but I guess they heel the same as my 26' boat - 30something is the most I ever saw
@th And later on land, you find yourself in a straight corridor, which is moving around like crazy 🙈
@th OK, so when you say square rigged you really mean there aren't many triangular sails. It isn't just that the square rigged sails are for downwind headings only. Today I Learned.
@th great photos
@th En.. nog iets verkocht? ;)
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These photos are incredible, I wouldnt believe they were real, or were staged in a movie or something unless I saw the rest of the thread. Absolutely beautiful
We’ve found the wind, unfurled the canvas and are back sailing on a starboard tack towards Japan.