Excellent video and introduction to tall ships. I did sail training on Sorlandet in the 1980s and am in some of these scenes. What a life-changing experience, especially besting a hurricane in the North Atlantic in 1981. Sending my very best to the author and all of my mates on this magnificent vessel😊! SKOL!
Sailing the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a similar size vessel we could usually brace all yards with maybe 50 people. Slightly different from depocted here though, we would brace all yards simultaneously. I suppose around 20 people would be alright in the maneuvres described here
With my ship, we are docked few metres away from beauty Sörlandet in Ponta Delgada (Azores), but didn't dare to ask for a visit...so thank you very much for this nice quick tour 😂.
I was learning about the constellations, and I read that Corvis "The Crow" has an asterism of "Spica's Spanker". What the heck is a spanker? I came here and it was facientating lesson. Thank you! :)
I watched all three videos. Thank you so much for this. I just finished reading Two Years Before the Mast. Between reading the book and watching these videos, I feel as if I know so much more. These seafarers, thankfully, are not subjected to the hardships of the crew in Two Years Before the Mast. They are most likely well fed, well rested, able to take showers, use toilets and have no fear of flogging. They do not have to round Cape Horn!
The crew of USS Constitution could use this training; and current captain who in my opinion, doesn't kno stick from canvas; they always have a tug along side to help clear the pier n back...no seamanship here,just pretenders...
Great video...... I love those tall ships! Take me down to the sea agian, the sun, the sand and the sky, And all I ask is a Tall ship and a star to stear her by...............
Wish there was a camera facing forward where all the real action was going on! We tacked her three times just for practice soon after leaving New York in (81?), totally knackered us!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this great story . My father sailed the Cape many times when he was young and he used to tell me stories of his adventures while sailing. Thanks again to everyone.
Thank you for sharing. There is much skill and the need to read the wind to get the most out of the force of the wind. I have always had an interest in sailing after being invited to go on a small sail boat when I lived in Renton Washington which is south of Seattle. Some incredible movies involving sailing is Master and Commander on the Far Side of the World and the Horatio Hornblower series of movies.
A couple questions for anyone with answers : 1) is it necessary to lay at anchor facing into the wind, and if so why? 2) if previous answer is no, must the ship be faced into the wind before weighing anchor, to produce the maneuver shown in the video? Or could a ship at anchor with the wind aft simply set sails and weigh anchor? If not, why?
What a strange choice of soundtrack. Nonetheless, an instructive video. I crewed a Tops'l schooner, on which we had to learn the names, locations and functions of over 90 different lines. I can only imagine there are more on a vessel like this.
