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Skan (original poster member #35812) posted at 12:41 AM on Thursday, July 4th, 2013
What do I do on my off time? This: http://goo.gl/uiRcQ Hit the slideshow function, have a glass of wine, and enjoy!
Imagine a ship trying to set sail while towing an anchor. Cutting free is not a gift to the anchor. You must release that burden, not because the anchor is worthy, but because the ship is.
D-Day, June 10, 2012
aesir ( member #17210) posted at 12:43 AM on Thursday, July 4th, 2013
Not so much a tall ship person, but I can appreciate a nice cannon.
Your mileage may vary... in accordance with the prophecy.
Do not back up. Severe tire damage.
Skan (original poster member #35812) posted at 12:52 AM on Thursday, July 4th, 2013
WHOOOP WHOOOP WHOOOP! The man owes me a drink! Them thaings is GUNS sir! Naval Guns! 6 pounders, to be exact. Cannon are those things with BIG wheels on land that horses and oxen haul around. If they are on a ship, they are Guns and calling a naval gun a Cannon on the Tall Ship Californian is an offense punishable by buying the crew a round of beer.
So say it loud, say it proud, and pull out your credit card! 
Imagine a ship trying to set sail while towing an anchor. Cutting free is not a gift to the anchor. You must release that burden, not because the anchor is worthy, but because the ship is.
D-Day, June 10, 2012
nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 1:02 AM on Thursday, July 4th, 2013
You can call me NIK
And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
― Sarah McMane
Chria ( member #14090) posted at 1:05 AM on Thursday, July 4th, 2013
The odds are greatly against you being immensely smarter than everyone else in the field. If your analysis says your terminal velocity is twice the speed of light, the chances are better that you've screwed up than you've invented warp drive.
jrc1963 ( member #26531) posted at 1:14 AM on Thursday, July 4th, 2013
Me: BSO - 56 Him: FWSO - 79 DS - 23 D-Day - 12-11-09, R - he finally came homeYour life is an Occasion. Rise to it. - Mr. Magorium, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"
girlsbird ( member #30877) posted at 1:40 AM on Thursday, July 4th, 2013
This ol' sailor girl wants to climb the ratlins and hang out on the yard arms....or go sit on the bowsprit. Thanks for sharing!!
D-Day 10/28/10..almost admission 7/10 Reconciled. I was the betrayed
Skan (original poster member #35812) posted at 10:50 PM on Thursday, July 4th, 2013
Yeah, when I need to get away, I go to the ocean. Or the bay. Or any bit of water.
Chria, you REALLY want to have a "good moment?" You should see my other mount. The 1904 Steam Yacht Medea
She is one of only three Edwardian Steam Yachts left in the world. She''''s a hell of an elegant lady and a hell of a ride!
Edited: shoot. Wish I knew how to embed photos!
Edited: aesir, here goes!
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Imagine a ship trying to set sail while towing an anchor. Cutting free is not a gift to the anchor. You must release that burden, not because the anchor is worthy, but because the ship is.
D-Day, June 10, 2012
aesir ( member #17210) posted at 11:06 PM on Thursday, July 4th, 2013
Paste the online URL into your post, then highlight and click bold, then change where it says bold to img.
Your mileage may vary... in accordance with the prophecy.
Do not back up. Severe tire damage.
Chria ( member #14090) posted at 4:09 AM on Friday, July 5th, 2013
...I think I need a cigerette...
The odds are greatly against you being immensely smarter than everyone else in the field. If your analysis says your terminal velocity is twice the speed of light, the chances are better that you've screwed up than you've invented warp drive.
welcome14 ( member #26741) posted at 3:05 PM on Friday, July 5th, 2013
My great-great-great grandfather was the captain of a clipper that used to run Opium from China. It was the last one built a Mystic. I love these ships, we used to go to Boston Harbor to watch them come in....
Bs- me
Someone I used to know- Him
Nothing like a trail of blood to find your way back home- nikki sixx
I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.
Skan (original poster member #35812) posted at 4:52 PM on Friday, July 5th, 2013
Too bad you can't get sprung from the Asylum, Chria. My FWH and I have a couple of invites to go out on Medea later this month. (Insert evile laugh!)
Imagine a ship trying to set sail while towing an anchor. Cutting free is not a gift to the anchor. You must release that burden, not because the anchor is worthy, but because the ship is.
D-Day, June 10, 2012
TrulyReconciled ( member #3031) posted at 6:58 PM on Friday, July 5th, 2013
Chria, you REALLY want to have a "good moment?" You should see my other mount. The 1904 Steam Yacht Medea
<<< Swoon >>> No comments regarding body parts, though.
Need a helmsman?? Please? 
"In a time of deceit, telling the Truth is a revolutionary act."
Skan (original poster member #35812) posted at 11:27 PM on Friday, July 5th, 2013
The only non-crew person that the captain gives that wheel up to is the President of the museum. And VERY rarely!
More sail-porn:
HMS Surprise. Yep, the ship from Master and Commander. And from Pirates of the Caribbean 4, where she was re-named the Providence. I got to sail her on that shoot. If you look very, very fast for 1/4 of a second, you can see me onscreen.
And what is that very large ship on the far right of the above photo? Why that's the Star of India, who turns 150 this year! Is the a World Heritage Site, and the oldest actively sailing ship in the world. Another ship I've been privileged to sail.
And yes, she is sailing, not under tow. We try to take her out every year around her birthday (November 14) and sail her for 2-3 days. Day trips only she is not rated for overnight sails due to some modifications made when she was used for hauling timber they cut thru some of her watertight bulkheads. She made 21 trips around the world in her day. She is a proud old lady, and I'm honored to be able to work on and with her.
Imagine a ship trying to set sail while towing an anchor. Cutting free is not a gift to the anchor. You must release that burden, not because the anchor is worthy, but because the ship is.
D-Day, June 10, 2012
redvixen ( member #15259) posted at 1:25 AM on Saturday, July 6th, 2013
Oh Skan, these are beautiful ships!!! Edited to add: the photos are beautiful and so full of detail. Congrats for being able to be so close to these beauties.
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Two A's, two OW's, online looking for sex partners, two false R's.
Threw him out in January 2009.
Divorce final March 30th, 2010
XWH died Dec. 2010
Kajem ( member #36134) posted at 12:07 AM on Sunday, July 7th, 2013
Beautiful... I used to love watching them in NY and in Boston. There is nothing like watching a flotilla of tall ships sail
Skan, I know you work hard at what you do... but you still one lucky girl to get to do it.
K
I trust you is a better compliment than I love you, because you may not trust the person you love, but you can always love the person you trust. - UnknownRelationships are like sharing a book, it doesn't work if you're not on the same page.
HUFI-PUFI ( member #25460) posted at 1:40 AM on Sunday, July 7th, 2013
Skan ... I know she doesn't qualify as a Tall Ship but considering that all of the ships in her class have been scrapped years ago, she is a classic RCN ship. I had the priveledge of serving on the HMSC Ottawa in the late 70's as a stoker (marine engineer for you civies) and I have fond memories of my time on board. 
Once a navy boy, always a navy man.
Don’t listen to your head, it’s easily confused. Don’t listen to your heart, its fickle. Listen to your soul, God doesn't steer you wrong.
Skan (original poster member #35812) posted at 4:32 AM on Sunday, July 7th, 2013
OOOHhhhhhhh, Pretty Girl! Hey, have you ever seen a photo of the USS Lane Victory?
She's in San Pedro and is the only Victory ship from WWII to still "sail." She is also a World Heritage Site, AND she goes out to sea 3-4x during the summer. You can go out on her! She's rated to take passengers for day trips only, so she sails from San Pedro to Catalina and back. During her sail, you're entertained by lindy dancers, a spy being discovered on board, and then an aerial attack of WWII airplanes that are driven off by the ship's guns, happily manned by Sea Cadets. It's just a wonderful ride. She's also open year round for tours and well worth it.
Dang! We're getting our own little ship-fix down here! 
BTW, I'm former navy, but a Hospital Corpsman. Didn't even know how to tie a bowlin during all four of my navy years!
Imagine a ship trying to set sail while towing an anchor. Cutting free is not a gift to the anchor. You must release that burden, not because the anchor is worthy, but because the ship is.
D-Day, June 10, 2012
aesir ( member #17210) posted at 9:00 AM on Sunday, July 7th, 2013
Being at pretty much the geographic center of the continent, not a lot of opportunities to see old sailing ships here. This is pretty much it.
More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsuch_(ship)
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Your mileage may vary... in accordance with the prophecy.
Do not back up. Severe tire damage.
HUFI-PUFI ( member #25460) posted at 12:28 PM on Sunday, July 7th, 2013
Aesir ... Yes, I know Winnipeg likes to think of itself as being in the middle of Canada, dry and dusty but it does have a rich Naval history.
http://www.navy.dnd.ca/winnipeg/1/1-s_eng.asp
http://naval-museum.mb.ca/2011/06/27/prairie-sailor-statue/
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