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Schooner Man
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Schooner Man "is a site for you if you love the sight of the schooner on the sea. The feel of your feet on the deck of the schooner as it rides over the ocean waves. The power of the wind as it fills the sails and move a mighty schooner on it way. If you enjoy the challenge of facing the elements from the clear star filled nights to the wind blowing at gale force... you're a schooner man. We have information on tall ships from the Seven Seas and the sweet seas too. If you are looking for information on a schooner, brig, brigantine, bark and fully rigged tall ship start your search here. So visit with us these tall ships of yesterday and meet the seafarers that sailed them..
| Chesapeake
Bay Schooners by Quentin Snediker |
The
American Fishing Schooners: 1825-1935 by Howard, I. Chapelle |
The
Guide to Wooden Boats: Schooners, Ketch... by Maynard Bray |
The
Global Schooner: Origins, Development, ... by Karl Heinz Marquardt |
| Ashley
Book of Knots by Clifford Ashley |
Thomas
McManus & the American Fishing Schooner.. by W M Dunne |
The
Complete Rigger's Apprentice: Tools and... by Brion Toss |
Chapman
Piloting & Seamanship 65th Edit... by Elbert S. Maloney |
| Oliver's
Surprise: A Boy, a Schooner and th... by Carol Newman Cronin |
Pete
Culler on Wooden Boats: The Master Cra... by John Burke |
World
Cruising Routes: Companion to World C... by Jimmy Cornell |
The
Marlinspike Sailor by Hervey Garrett Smith |
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Barque:
Sailing vessel with three or more masts: fore and aft rigged on
aftermast, square rigged on all others.
Barkentine-3
Masted with Sq rigged on fore mast only
Brig- is a two-masted vessel with both masts square rigged. On
the sternmost mast, the main mast, there is also a gaff sail
Brigantine- is a two-masted vessel fore mast being square rigged
Cutter- A sailboat with one mast and rigged a
mainsail and two headsails. Also see sloop
Greek
Galley Early sailing vessel 500bc
Ketch-Two-masted boats, the after mast shorter, but with a ketch
the after mast is forward of the rudder post
Knockabout:
- a type of schooner without a bowsprit.
Schooner:
- sailing ships with at least 2 masts (foremast and mainmast) with the
mainmast being the taller. Word derives from the term "schoon/scoon"
meaning to move smoothly and quickly. ( a 3-masted vessel is called a
"tern")
Topsail
Schooner A schooner with a square rigged sail on forward mast
Windjammer - a
non- nautical term describing square rigged sailing ships and large
sailing merchantman, especially in the last day of commerical sailing.
The orginal term windjamer was intented as insult from the crews of
steamships. The return insult from the sailors was stinkpotter
Copy of part of Email send us 3/17/2010
| Dear
friends of the Schooner Liberty.
We are in
the last stages of planning our second relief voyage to Haiti. The
first voyage was a resounding success, our
small contribution to the people of Haiti has made a difference. We
impacted children and families, the sick and injured, orphans and
relief workers on our last trip, and we intend doing so again. A
clinic we brought supplies for, closed the day before we got there,
after they ran out of life-giving medicines. Our small load, enabled
them to re-open and continue to serve the community.
We
can't help everybody, but we have helped a few.
This
trip we are sailing to assist the UHAS (the United Haitian American
Society - http://www.uhasociety.org),
with medical supplies from One World Medical in Chicago. These medical
supplies, valued at ten of thousands of dollars, are critical for UHAS
to accomplish their mission in Haiti. UHAS
Executive Director, Gerry Azor has recently said about the St Croix
Hospital in Leogane.
Once
again, the schooner Liberty, is planning to deliver 10,000 lbs of
essential medical supplies to Haiti. The unique capabilities of the
schooner allow it to deliver supplies directly to UHAS, avoiding the
delays and red tape associated with getting supplies through
Port-au-Prince. To cover expenses, for fuel, insurance etc, we need
your help.
Website: http://www.libertyschooner.com
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After the Sea-Ship
Walt Whitman (1819–1892).
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03/17/2010