Sailing Ships

These days, when cameras are everywhere, from our phones to security cams in public spaces, it’s easy to forget that the major part of history has passed without them. Only in 1888, when Kodak released the first commercial camera, did they slowly begin permeating our lives.

thewritershandbook: Types of Ships Parts of the Ship Wind Directions Sides of Boats

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Ship - Sails, Rigging, Hull: The move to the pure sailing ship came with small but steadily increasing technical innovations that more often allowed ships to sail with the wind behind them. Sails changed from a large square canvas suspended from a single yard (top spar), to complex arrangements intended to pivot on the mast depending on the direction and force of the wind. Instead of being driven solely by the wind direction, ships could “sail into the wind” to the extent that the course…

Photo about Tall wooden vintage sailing ships shot on the high seas from the front. Image of pirate, star, view - 3753289

The tall ship Bounty sails into San Francisco Bay during the Parade of Ships as part of the 2008 San Francisco Festival of Sail. Built in 1960 for the MGM studios movie 'Mutiny on the Bounty' starring Marlon Brando the ship was constructed from the original ships drawings and built the same way as the original Bounty was 200 years earlier. Operated by the HMS Bounty Organization LLC the organization is dedicated to keeping the ship sailing and using her as a vehicle for teaching the nearly…

You are getting ready to place your reservation for a sailboat charter in Croatia. You can’t wait to get out there on the water. You are pretty new to sailing, but the best way to learn is to plunge in, right? After all, if you are sailing