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Jawz


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2014-07-03 06:42:48 - Tall Ships Races Information
Harrr me Harties! Shiver me timbers!!

The Tall Ships are back! And I am getting in the mood!

I enjoy reading sailing novels and there is no better collection than Patrick O Brians collection. I have started reading the Aubrey-Maturin series again and Im busy with book 2 titled "Post Captain".

Staysls, Topgallants, hammock netting, wind one point free, ropes, knots and blocks...What does it all mean? Well. I came across the following link to an ancient book titled "Seamanship - The Equipping and Handling of ships under sail or steam" that helps out with the nautical terms etc.

Its got it all, even sheet music to call the salts to mess, or launch the Cutter. Even what to pack for a voyage!

So in the spirit of us soon starting the Tall Ships Races 2014 and to give you guys some "light" reading here is what every Ships Captain and Boatswain had to be familiar with!

http://www.hnsa.org/doc/luce/

Take a look. Oh, and the test is on Saturday before we depart!!!

If anyone is interested in reading the Aubrey-Maturin series, send me a mail and I will see what I can do.
gh.snoek@gmail.com

George
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2014-07-04 14:39:21 - Re: Tall Ships Races Information
Jawz - brillint!! I love tall ships too :-)

An extraordinary number of sails to remember... I can't remember which book, perhaps HMS Surprise, of O'Brien's had the full rigging shown and I remember thinking I should memorise them!

Not sure how much of your book I will have read by the time we depart but.. its a great link to have for the future.

:-)
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2014-07-10 18:05:34 - Re: Tall Ships Races Information
I understand that the race will end somewhere off the Isle of Wight.
Does anyone have a more precise location?
I would love to sail out to watch the spectacle. ( We berth in Chichester Harbour)

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