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What a perfect day for a sail on a cool catamaran ...... high heat...slight warm summer breeze....fluffy clouds......just oh so perfect....
Vendée - Sables d’Olonne – Vendée Globe race.
… et non pas, Je Vends des Globes
youtu.be/LTrk4X9ACtw - Enya - 1988
Challenge sur Flickr : 125 : Water & High contrast
An older photo but re-edited.
Have a wonderful Thursday and enjoy your weekend ahead dear friends.
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Inspired by Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zkjQVh5KmQ
Credits :https://ombrebleue.wordpress.com/2019/09/05/sail-away/
Numerous sail boats patrol the Pacific Ocean from just off the shore of Santa Barbara, California. This one had a particular weird vibe for me even when I was snapping the shutter. The light and horizon felt a little mystical.
I hope you are all doing well out there. It's been a bumpy ride for me lately as life keeps throwing me curve balls. Here's to keeping on swinging hoping to put one into play.
Mike D.
This is the 'Full Sail' hybrid tea rose. A fragrant rose, first cultivated in Auckland, New Zealand, by Sam McGredy.
The McGredy family are world famous rose growers who came to New Zealand, from Ireland, in 1974, to escape death threats from the IRA (Irish Republican Army) during a time of terrible violence in Ireland.
One of Sam McGredy's most well known roses, developed in Auckland, New Zealand, is 'Full Sail'. Three other of his world renowned roses include 'Sexy Rexy', 'Olympiad' and 'Handel'.
To read more about this legendary rose grower, see:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_McGredy
'Full Sail' is a popular hybrid tea-rose because of its perfectly formed, pure white blooms on long, strong stems with a most sweet honeysuckle and lemon fragrance.
Photographed this evening, Monday 8th March 2021.
For more photographs of this rose, from 'Google', see:
www.google.com/search?q=full+sail+rose&rlz=1C1CHBF_en...
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8 L 100mm macro lens.
Processed in:
Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad by NCH software.
A cold 'Zephyr' filter from the Flickr Photo Editor.
On a day
when the wind is perfect,
the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty.
Today is such a
day.” ~RUMI
SAIL-In parade Sail Amsterdam 2015
The green tall ship at the front is the Alexander von Humboldt II (too ‘Alex-2’) from Germany.
Behind with the huge flag is the ARC Gloria from Columbia.
Since its first edition in 1975, SAIL Amsterdam has grown to become the largest public event in the Netherlands and the largest free nautical event in the world.
Every five years, in excess of 600 ships navigate along the North Sea Canal (the Sail-In or Parade of Sail) before mooring in and around the IJhaven in Amsterdam. The ninth edition of SAIL Amsterdam took place from 19 to 23 August 2015.
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The video for this is a series of pictures. And I love the song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5GWEGnBk_o
This is one of my fav sunset shots from Tenerife. Not sure why, just something about it.
“Nippon Maru II” was built in 1984, successor of the then “Nippon Maru” (1930-1984). She is the largest training sail ship in the world and nicknamed “Swan of the Pacific.” Her total tonnage is 2,570 metric tons with 110.09 meter overall length, 13.80 meter width, 6.57 meter draft, and 43.5 meter high from sea surface to top of mast. She has 4 masts and 36 sails in total, 190 crews on board. The pictures shown here are to introduce the process of the Sail Drill. It took about an hour for the trainees to finish this sail drill.
She has been visiting the ports around the world and still continues her mission to carry friendship to your nearby ports. someday.
Thank you for your comments
Jolly Rover ll ~ Historic Key West Harbor
Florida Keys ~ Key West, Florida U.S.A.
Sunset ~ Thanksgiving Weekend 2016
(three more photos 'of this sail-ship' in the comments)
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The tall ship Schooner Jolly II Rover was designed by Naval Architect Meritt Walter as a mercenary vessel and was built in 1994 by Bock Marine of Beaufort, North Carolina. The Rover’s hull is constructed out of steel and at 80′ long with her trademarks sails, topmast and square rig she is a magnificent sight under sail as well as sitting quietly dockside.
The amazing Schooner Jolly II Rover is proudly owned by Bill Malone and is operated out of Key West’s Historic Seaport. He purchased the Jolly II Rover in 2003 to fulfill a lifelong dream of operating a classic, square rigged, topsail schooner.
At the time of purchase, the Jolly Rover was in Fort Myers, Florida. With the help of enthusiastic friends, Bill sailed the Jolly Rover back to his adopted home of New Orleans. With his new team, “The Pirates of Lake Pontchartrain” he offered day and evening sails on Lake Pontchartrain with daily sailing trips, sunset sails and sailing charters.
Several years later you could say that fate intervened. Hurricane Katrina passed through New Orleans and blew the Jolly II Rover back to Florida where the tall ship belongs – among the traditional sailing ships, both mercenary & merchant, of the Historic Seaport of Key West.
schoonerjollyrover.com/about-jolly-rover/
During the year end photo clean up I am finding all kinds of stuff that has never left the computer hard drive
The ships sails were hoisted into place by crew on the deck. This reduces the amount of crew required. On larger tall ships the hands are sent aloft and on lines stand behind the yard and lower and raise the sail as required, a very skilled and dangerous job. The “topmen” who dealt with the upper yards were paid more as they were experienced sailors, and was extremely dangerous.
The sails are from Left to Right
Rear sail a triangle on a boom which can be lowered with one haul line
Main sail with out the additional bonnet/drabbler as they make steering difficult as the helmsman/lady cannot see in forward direction
From under the crow’s nest you will see a taut standing rigging running forward and downward to the foredeck. The fluffy bits are called baggie wrinkles and prevent wear on the main sail when full {of wind}
The fore mast has a bonnet attached to base of the sail to increase size in light winds, however it can be removed if required
The bow sprit sail has holes in the bottom to act as drains when the ship hits water on the downward slope of a big sea. The winds would be high as well so just a bow sail would be set to aid steering as the stern of the ship is remarkably high out of the water and acts like a sail. I have sailed for many hours coming up the Bristol channel with just a bow sail fitted and wind behind us
The ship runs with 20 spilt into three watches of six with one crew as cook and of course the captain.
The captain has two watch leaders and so they do four on watch and eight off with their watch members. The watches are of course timed using the ships bell and sand glass. There is a clock in the watch office/ navigation room.