#tallship sailing

[birdybirdnerd]

What tallships are there in the gulf that might need a cook for spring next year I've got three years experience and my usual ship is probably gonna have a later start than usual

[theleastprofessionalchef]

Hey everyone! Our good friend Sully over at the The Daily World newspaper in Aberdeen (our homeport) wrote a couple articles about us! We've had a great season so far, with a wonderful rest of the season ahead of us!

[nohtora]

lolol i did not anticipate that 5 days worth of sailing was gonna take it outta me i've just been napping since ghdsjk ok one more week left of my break i'll Attempt to draw something this week... idk

anyways isn't she a sexy thing look how full those sails are :')

[tomthefanboy]

A 108ft long two-masted sailing ship in front of this massive blue iceberg, Greenland 2023 (via reddit)

[rehsgalleries]

Henry Scott

(1911 - 2005)

Rough Seas

Oil on canvas

40 x 50 inches

Signed

[screw-real-life-i-pick-fandoms]

As a tallship sailor who has lived in tight musty quarters, barely functional heads, and horrible seasickness; I feel so seen by the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Catwalk."

It's comforting idea to know that the same kind of suffering still happens with space travel.

[thecornergoblin]

4 out of 5 of the scrimshaw/whaling journal necklaces are still available! The four remaining pieces were all inspired by whaling journal passages and stamps, and utilize sections of those journal passages as a backdrop. They're a perfect gift for any history or sailing buff - and they can be claimed by you today at TheCornerGoblin Etsy shop.

[mattaytchtaylor]

Do you have a favourite sailboat? And if you do which is your favourite?

The Picton Castle!

[boatporn]

big boat in fog, part of the 1976 Tall Ships Festival in Newport.

 (via 86-600 | newport, rhode island july 1976 newport harbor, tal… | Flickr)

[weergang]

Into Thin Air: The Kobenhavn Mystery

[theleastprofessionalchef]

Is there an abundance of people who want to sail on the ship? Im just now starting to take in interesting in tall ships and it seems that there are very few like the lady washington, compared to how many people must want to be on ship it seems like demand must be way over supply.

Well, that's an interesting question with an interesting and nuanced answer.

So most people, everyday people living their 'normal' lives, don't really think of sailing on traditionally-rigged vessels as like. A thing anymore? It kind of exists in their mind as an old-timey thing, or something that's so niche and small that it may as well not exist anymore. It just doesnt occur to them- especially if they live in a more land-locked region, where they don't see even modern boats super often. There's only so many places that get the right wind and currents to sail like that, after all- the coasts, and the Great Lakes. Everywhere else is just too small for anything bigger than a personal sailboat, and wouldn't really drum up enough business to be worth it to bring/build one there.

The west coast also has much, <em>much</em> fewer tallships/similar vessels to her name compared to the east coast, or even the Gulf of Mexico (note: all I say is US-biased, since that's what I know about. I've heard there's loads of tallships around Europe though! Hell, all over the world- just go looking!). I don't know what it is about the waters here, but there's only a few scattered up here in the Puget Sound, and a few more down in SoCal, with not much else between. Meanwhile, if you pop over to the east coast, you can't spit without hitting a private schooner or windjammer in need of crew.

If you want an easier time getting into the field, the east coast would definitely give you a higher chance of being hired. A warning, though, because you can't have something good without the cons: since they're privately owned vessels and for-profit companies, they're a bit more vicious when it comes to what they demand of the crew, and, depending on who's running things, how they <em>treat</em> said crew. Lots of horror stories from people coming over from the Main Windjammers. I'd ask around other blogs for specifics, I'll toss this in the appropriate tags to see if anyone wants to warn you off, but yeah.

Honestly? Tallship sailing is a dying art. You don't get into the field because you want to be paid well, because you want to build up savings. And with more and more of living life requiring a hefty paycheck you just can't get onboard without several licenses under your belt, more and more people drop off for land jobs with better security and higher pay. It's hard work, and sometimes it isn't rewarding, but sometimes it <em>is,</em> and it can be the most fulfilling thing ever.

Definitely a job I recommend anyone able to, to give a shot at if they can. Even if you don't end up staying around, sailing and being part of a tallship crew is an experience that changes you. It broadens your horizons, gives you skills, and honestly makes you cooler for it. Who wouldn't want to say they've crewed on a (shudders as I say The Forbidden Words) pirate ship?

So yeah. Hope that answered your question in some way!

[krakenator]

having that nostalgia

[nohtora]

sigh i miss drawing

[lovedthestars-toofondly]

one problem about being really into Boats is that now every time I see a rendition of a tallship without so much as an attempt at the proper rigging I turn into Admiral Croft and mutter to myself about how I would not venture over a horsepond in that

[rehsgalleries]

Robert Salmon

(1775 - c. 1845)

Naval Engagement

Oil on canvas

20 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches

Signed and dated 1823