Ahoy there!
Jul 25, 2022 13:59:36 #
I was lucky enough to go sailing last week on Canada's most famous sailing ship - Bluenose II. It's an exact replica of the original Bluenose right down to the wood species for the masts. It has 8 masts but only 4 were raised on our trip. Here's a few pictures taken on board.
Raising a sail
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Captain, First Mate (the young woman), and a crew member
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Getting ready to raise sail - Note the camera man
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Untying the sail straps
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Some of my family on deck
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Jul 25, 2022 14:04:45 #
Jul 25, 2022 14:12:05 #
Really nice photographs, DebAnn. There's nothing like a sailing ship to cruise about the waterways.
--Bob
--Bob
DebAnn wrote:
I was lucky enough to go sailing last week on Canada's most famous sailing ship - Bluenose II. It's an exact replica of the original Bluenose right down to the wood species for the masts. It has 8 masts but only 4 were raised on our trip. Here's a few pictures taken on board.
Jul 25, 2022 14:29:46 #
rmalarz wrote:
Really nice photographs, DebAnn. There's nothing like a sailing ship to cruise about the waterways.
--Bob
--Bob
Thank you Bob. I was a bit nervous, thinking that the ship wouldn't be very smooth, but ended up being amazed at the steady sail. It was a wonderful trip around the Lunenburg area where we got to see the landmarks from a different point of view. The Bluenose is crewed by a half dozen full-time crew and the rest are summer students who are given serious instruction before going to sea. When I saw the effort they had to put in to pull up those mighty sails by rope, I expect they'll be ultra fit when they become landlubbers again. The captain has been in charge for 33 years.
Jul 25, 2022 14:39:30 #
Amator21
Loc: California
DebAnn wrote:
I was lucky enough to go sailing last week on Canada's most famous sailing ship - Bluenose II. It's an exact replica of the original Bluenose right down to the wood species for the masts. It has 8 masts but only 4 were raised on our trip. Here's a few pictures taken on board.
. It is good to see pictures like these showing lost skills!Poul.
Jul 25, 2022 14:46:51 #
DebAnn wrote:
I was lucky enough to go sailing last week on Canada's most famous sailing ship - Bluenose II. It's an exact replica of the original Bluenose right down to the wood species for the masts. It has 8 masts but only 4 were raised on our trip. Here's a few pictures taken on board.
Nice photos, it must have been quite an experience.
Jul 25, 2022 16:05:23 #
Jul 25, 2022 16:56:41 #
therwol
Loc: USA
DebAnn wrote:
I was lucky enough to go sailing last week on Canada's most famous sailing ship - Bluenose II. It's an exact replica of the original Bluenose right down to the wood species for the masts. It has 8 masts but only 4 were raised on our trip. Here's a few pictures taken on board.
Very nice set, plus it's hard not to notice the gentleman on deck with a Mamiyaflex TLR slung around his neck. Someone in your party?
Jul 25, 2022 17:05:14 #
therwol wrote:
Very nice set, plus it's hard not to notice the gentleman on deck with a Mamiyaflex TLR slung around his neck. Someone in your party?
No, but I had to take a shot of him. He had a notebook in his pocket which he kept getting out to record things. I was wondering if he was a writer on an assignment or such. My 8-year-old grand niece "accosted" him, wanting to know about the camera, which to her was rather strange. He launched into a detailed explanation.
Jul 25, 2022 18:56:59 #
therwol
Loc: USA
DebAnn wrote:
No, but I had to take a shot of him. He had a notebook in his pocket which he kept getting out to record things. I was wondering if he was a writer on an assignment or such. My 8-year-old grand niece "accosted" him, wanting to know about the camera, which to her was rather strange. He launched into a detailed explanation.
It's an interesting camera. There were many variations over the years. One of the features was that the lenses were attached to a lens board that moved on bellows when the camera was focused, and they were interchangeable. I looked up prices for some of the various models, and they go for a couple of hundred to thousands used.
Jul 25, 2022 19:31:06 #
Jul 26, 2022 05:53:25 #
DebAnn wrote:
I was lucky enough to go sailing last week on Canada's most famous sailing ship - Bluenose II. It's an exact replica of the original Bluenose right down to the wood species for the masts. It has 8 masts but only 4 were raised on our trip. Here's a few pictures taken on board.
Jul 26, 2022 06:47:50 #
DebAnn wrote:
I was lucky enough to go sailing last week on Canada's most famous sailing ship - Bluenose II. It's an exact replica of the original Bluenose right down to the wood species for the masts. It has 8 masts but only 4 were raised on our trip. Here's a few pictures taken on board.
Nice set DebAnn
Jul 26, 2022 06:55:16 #
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