The headline in the Liverpool Daily Post reads, “Places available on first Liverpool transatlantic tall ship voyage for more than 100 years.” Whether this is literally true or not, the trip looks very interesting for a number of reasons. The three-masted barquentine Pelican will sail from the River Mersey with 28 passengers on a crossing from Liverpool to the West Indies on September 22. Pelican is operated by Adventure Under Sail Ltd.
The voyage sounds great. What catches my eye, however, is the ship itself, or rather its rig. The Pelican is square rigged on the main mast but fore and aft rigged on the fore mast and mizzen. The rig, designed by Phillip Goode, is intended as a hybrid between a traditional square rig and the mixed square and fore and aft rig of the Barbary coast Xebecs.
The rig and the ship is discussed in the video below:
T.S Pelican – The story so far – PART 2
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Thanks to Tom Russell on the Traditional Sail Professionals Linked-In list for pointing out the news.
sounds good. How much does each leg cost?
From the Liverpool Daily article:
The voyage is split into three legs, so those with less time or cash to spare can still savour the experience.
Anybody aged from 18-80-years-old can apply to join the trip and no previous sailing experience is needed.
Cost of each transatlantic leg is £2,000 and the 10-day Caribbean leg is £1,000. Passage on the full voyage is £5,200. Flights are around an extra £400-500.
Jointly organised by Pelican’s owner Adventure Under Sail and MAST (Merseyside Adventure Sailing Trust), bursaries of up to 60% are available to those 25 years-old or younger applying.