Sunday, July 06, 2008

the ketch CUTTY SARK



Capt. John Stone of the ketch CUTTY SARK, and the CUTTY SARK under sail.














The CUTTY SARK can be reached at: captjohn@whidbey.net

Scantlings:
LOA: 52'
Beam: 12' 6"
Draft: 6' 6"
Rig: Ketch
Hull: Wood
Year built: 1960
Homeport: Coupeville, WA (Whidbey Island)

figurehead of tallship BOUNTY


The lady depicted on the figurehead of BOUNTY is said to be "Bethea" the original name of the ship that became BOUNTY.

Her Majesty's Canadian ship, ORIOLE


The ketch ORIOLE is the oldest ship in the Canadian Navy.

Scantlings:
LOA: 102'
Beam: 19'

Draft: 10'

Rig: Ketch

Hull: Steel

Homeport: Victoria, BC





Sunday, June 29, 2008

Friday, June 20, 2008

French barque, BELEM, arrives in Boston, MA















The French barque BELEM, built in 1896, arrived in Boston, having made its 35th trans-Atlantic crossing. BELEM stoped enroute to Quebec for historic visit.


For more information on BELEM, e-mail: tallships2008@yahoo.com


or go to BELEM's webpage at:

Sunday, June 15, 2008

schooner AQUIDNECK, former LADY STIRLING















The schooner
AQUIDNECK,
formerly the schooner
LADY STIRLING of Greenport, NY, is now based in Newport, RI, and offers daily sails on
Narragansett Bay.




Sunday, June 01, 2008

Traditional Boats & Tall Ships -- redux

The magazine for tall ships, Traditional Boats & Tall Ships, has risen like the mythical phoenix with a new editor at the helm , David Tickner, and a new publisher, Wild Publishing Ltd.

For further information, or to sign up for a new subscription, write to David Tickner at:

David@wildpublishing.com

or go to the webpage at: http://www.wildpublishing.com


David Tickner, Editor-in-Chief

Wild Publishing Ltd.
22a Lliffe Yard
Kennington
London SE17 3QA
UK

Monday, May 26, 2008

schooner WESTWARD -- Ocean Classroom





















The schooner WESTWARD stopped in Newport, on her way to New Bedford to take on a class of students for voyage to New London. I was lucky enough to be invited on board, and of course, was set off in their avon to catch these shots.

WESTWARD is 125' LOA.

Friday, May 16, 2008

schooner BOWDOIN--2009 tallships calendar


















The schooner BOWDOIN from Maine is one of the featured tall ships in the new 2009 tall ships calendar.

Go to: http://store.tallshipsinternational.net

Portugeuse schooner CREOULA





The former fishing schooner, CREOULA, has been restored by the Portugeuse Navy, and serves as training vessel for future naval officers.

She has blog that is administered by Luis Miguel Correia at:


http://lmc-creoula.blogspot.com



CREOULA in Barcelona, July 2007. Photos by Thad Koza


new entry --Falmouth/Funchal PRINCIPE PERFEITO

Photo credit to Luis Miguel Correia


Another Class has joined the fleet for the Falmouth//Funchall 500 race.

PRINCIPE PERFEITO is a 170' 3-masted schooner from Lisbon, Portugal.
Originally built as a "coaster" in Norway in 1949, she has been restored by her Captain, Rafale Silva, and serves as a charter//sail-training vessel.

Scantlings:

LOA: 170’ 6” 52 m

Beam: 24’ 8” 7.52 m

Draft: 14’ 4.25 m

Hull: Steel

Year built: 1949, rebuilt: 2001-06

Homeport: Lisbon, Portugal

e-mail: m.s.funchal@gmail.com

Webpage: http://www.veltagus.com


Monday, May 12, 2008

Romanian tallship, MIRCEA, 2008



The Romanian sail-training barque, MIRCEA, sister-ship to the USCGA EAGLE, will be visiting northern Europe this summer, 2008.


Details to follow:


Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Sail Gdynia, 2-5 July 2009




Sail Gdynia, 2-5 July 2009







Contact Krzysztof Romanski at:

k.romanski@gdynia.pl

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

tallship KAISEI - 2008 - Pacific coast

Mary Crowley of Ocean Voyages in Sausalito California has announced that the 151' brigantine KAISEI will participate in all of ASTA's Pacific Coast Challenge ports in 2008, beginning in Victoria, BC, and ending in Dana Point California in September.


KAISEI will be accepting young trainees and/or adult passengers for all passages between ports. Contact Mary at:
sail@oceanvoyages.com

or call: 1.800.299.4444

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

tallships LADY WASHINGTON & HAWAIIAN CHIEFTAIN 2008


LADY WASHINGTON & HAWAIIAN CHIEFTAIN will spend most of the summer in Puget Sound in 2008. The tentative schedule is herein:


July 2008
Tacoma, WA July 3-7, 2008
Port Alberni, BC July 10-12, 2008
Tofino, BC July 14-16, 2008
San Juan Islands July 19-22, 2008
Blaine, WA July 23-28, 2008
Bellingham, WA July 29-31, 2008

August 2008
Bellingham, WA Aug. 1-2, 2008
Anacortes, WA Aug. 3-15, 2008
Coupeville, WA Aug. 16-17, 2008
Everett, WA Aug. 19-20, 2008
Seattle, WA Aug. 21-25, 2008
Brownsville, WA Aug. 26-27, 2008
Olympia, WA Aug. 30-31, 2008

September 2008
Olympia, WA Sept. 1, 2008
Gig Harbor, WA Sept. 2-3, 2008
Port Townsend, WA Sept. 4-10, 2008
Sequim, WA Sept. 11-25, 2008
Port Angeles, WA Sept. 16-21, 2008
Aberdeen, WA Sept. 24-30, 2008

For further information, or to book passage, contact Capt. Les Bolton, Exe.Dir.
of the Historical Seaport Organization at:
les@historicalseaport.org

or call the office at: 1.800.200.5239

Monday, March 31, 2008

Colombian tallship GLORIA to visit Tacoma & San Diego



The Colombian barque GLORIA will visit Tacoma, WA August 3-7th, 2008, and participate in the "Festival of Sail" in San Diego, August 20th-24th.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Manhattan Beach Library -- tallships -- 16 April 2008

An additional presentation on the tall ships for 2008 has been added to Thad Koza's April 2008 schedule. On April 16th, 2008, from 6"30 to 8:30 PM he will be previewing the fleet of 2008 at the Manhattan Beach Library at 1320 Highland Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.
For additional information on the program, or for directions to the library, contact Don Gould at:

dgould@library.lacounty.gov

Or by telephone at: 310.545.8596

Monday, March 24, 2008

ketch PROVIDENCE -- Canada

















The PROVIDENCE is over 100 years old, and has been brought back to British Columbia from Denamrk by her owner and Captain, Peter-Thor Watson. Peter is hoping to sail her in the 2008 Pacific Coast Challenge, but needs some support from host ports.
To contact the PROVIDENCE and Peter, e-mail: peter@crosswindcharters.com
Telephone: 250.218.2318
LOA: 86'
Beam: 17'
Draft: 9'
Year built: 1903

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Festival of Sail -- California 2008


There will be several "Festivals of Sail" in California during July//August//September 2008.

The following ports will host fleets of tall ships:

San Francisco -- July 23rd-28th, 2008

Oxnard -- Channel Islands -- August 7th-10th, 2008

Los Angeles -- August 13th-17th, 2008

San Diego -- August 20th-24th, 2008

Dana Point -- September 5-7th.

Friday, March 07, 2008

ketch CUTTY SARK --Whidbey Island, WA


The ketch CUTTY SARK is operated by Captain John Stone of Whidbey Island, WA.

Capt John can be reached at: captjohn@whidbey.net


CUTTY SARK will participate in the tall ships festivals in Victoria BC, and Tacoma WA in 2008.

Canadian ketch THANE


The ketch, THANE, based in Victoria, BC will be one of the tall ships assembling for the Vcitoria BC tall ships festival in June 2008.

Thane is 57' LOA, with a 15' beam, and a draft of 6' 6".

She was built in 1978, and can be reached at her webpage:

http://s12176998.onlinehome.us

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Preview: tall ships 2008 -- April 2008

Thad Koza will be making several presentation previews of the tall ships fleet that will visit California in 2008.

The events will be at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, and the Los Angeles Yacht Club in San Pedro. The schedule and contacts are:

2008 Tall Ships fleet preview
by Thad Koza

April 15th 7 PM Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

113 Harbor Way

Santa Barbara, CA 93109

Contact: Elenor Burciaga

Eburciaga@sbmm.org

Phone: 805.962.8404

April 17th – noon- luncheon California Yacht Club

4469 Admiralty Way

Marina del Rey

Reservations must be made to attend.

Contact: Martin McCarthy

e-mail: photmccarthy@earthlink.net

Phone: 310.823.0123

April 18th -- 7 PM dinner//presentation Los Angeles YC

285 Whalers Walk

San Pedro, CA 90731

Contact: Mike Trujillo, Fleet Captain LAYC

e-mail: Mtrujillo@houdiniinc.com

Phone: 310.367.8827

or contact Hal Barstow at: halbar45@earthlink.net

Sunday, March 02, 2008

California Yacht Club -- April 17th, 2008

The California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey will host a presentation by Thad Koza on the tall ships fleet of 2008 at their
"Thursday Lunch Series" on April 17th.


For details on the program and reservations, contact Martin McCarthy at the address posted below:

Press Release from California Yacht Club
The Thursday, April 17th 2008, California Yacht Club Yachting Luncheon:
Visions of Past Grandeur -- Tall Ships coming Summer of 2008

For many who love the Sea, the image of a graceful tall-masted sailing vessel slicing the waves and throwing a massive bow wake sparks imagination of grandeur in days gone-by. Join us on April 17, for the California Yacht Club’s monthly Yachting Luncheon to experience first-hand a unique audio/visual presentation by internationally renowned author and photographer Thad Koza. With many an adventurous sea-mile in his wake, he will review the fleet of “Tall Ships” scheduled to visit California during the Summer of 2008.
In addition to previewing the some 20 vessels which comprise the Tall Ships fleet for this year, including the US Coast Guard barque EAGLE, the tall ship BOUNTY, and the replica of Christopher Columbus’s NIÑA, additional local Tall Ships: LADY WASHINGTON, HAWAIIAN CHIEFTAIN, and the LYNX will be visiting all of the ports.

Bring your calendar as the visitation schedules for San Francisco, Channel Islands, Los Angeles,
Dana Point, San Diego as well as contact information will be presented.
Special opportunities for young people to sail aboard several of the Tall Ships from port to port will be described in the presentation.

Join fellow yachting enthusiasts at 12 Noon; don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to view magnificent ships rarely assembled as a fleet … and answer those many questions you have always had about these wondrous examples of our proud maritime heritage. Come early to get a good seat!

Happy Half Hour – Noon
Bountiful Buffet Luncheon - 12:20 PM • Presentation 12:40 PM
$14.75 includes Luncheon, tax, service and parking. Reservations not required.
Open to all who love yachting, as a public service of CYC.
California Yacht Club
4469 Admiralty Way – Marina del Rey – 310.823.4567 – www.CalYachtClub.org