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Tag Archives: rigging

Another Sailboat Hits Moored Museum Ship, USS Midway

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Rick SpilmanAugust 30, 2018

The aircraft carrier USS Midway is about a 1,000′ long, 130′ wide and around 55′ high. It has been a stationary museum ship since 2004. Put plainly, Midway is really, really big and doesn’t move. It should be a fairly easy object to avoid, and yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged rigging, sailboat, USS Midway

How to Sail a Full-Rigged Ship, Part 1

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Rick SpilmanNovember 2, 2012

So you want to learn to sail a square-rigger? Here is one of the best visual explanations of the basics that I have come across, courtesy of the full-rigged ship Sørlandet.  Part 1 looks at the sails & rigging. How to sail a … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged full-rigged ship, rigging, sails, Sørlandet, square rigger

Down-Rigging HMS Victory

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Rick SpilmanSeptember 2, 2011

Recent surveys have indicated that Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory, was leaking, suffering from rot and being pulled apart by her own weight.   Now, as the first part of a major restoration project, the ship is being down-rigged. Twenty six miles of … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea | Tagged HMS Victory, masts, rigging
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