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Matanzas River - St. Augustine, Florida USA
St. Augustine - Oldest City in the U.S.A. - 1513
Halloween-Day 2021 - October 31st, 2021
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - afternoon - ocean-sail]
*[harbor-cruise: taken from a moving harbor-cruise vessel]
*[Florida State Park - the northern tip of Anastatia Island]
*[white-hull and white-sail are really catching the sunlight!]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
Passat ~ Travemünde
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Texture by pareeerica
Somehow the older ships at Portsmouth seem as imposing as modern destroyers - the Warrior in Portsmouth harbour.
Mr. Dico teaches his son how to fix the mast before sailing.
Costa da Lagoa, Lagoa da Conceição, Florianópolis SC - Brazil.
SUNSET - Key West Harbor - Key West, FL U.S.A.
Sunset Sail The Harbor - Fall 2021 - Nov. 26th, 2021
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - silhouette]
*[Tall Sail-Ship - Schooner America 2.0 - Full-Sails]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
"Come Sail Away" - by STYX
With a week off work it would be silly not to visit the lakes,
not a very good day for taking pics,
although i did manage to start my second round of Wainwrights, knocking off,
Grisedale pike
Hopegill head
Eel crag
and Sail...pictured here is a view from the top looking to Causey pike.
Schooner America 2.0 ~ 3500 Feet of Sails ~ Sunset Sail
Florida Keys ~ Key West Harbor ~ Key West, Florida U.S.A.
(one more photo 'of the America 2.0' in the comments)
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History: Designed and built by Scarano Boat Inc. in Albany, N.Y., the America 2.0 had big shoes to fill. Its 1995 predecessor, the 139-foot America, now berthed in Santa Barbara, won the hearts and minds of many islanders on and off the docks. That ship replicated the original America, a 101-foot sailing vessel that won an 1851 race against 15 yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron, what would become known forever as the "America's Cup" in honor of that ship. The original America ended up a blockade-runner for the Confederacy and, after the Yankees seized her, became a blockade-buster for the federals. She remained government property until falling victim to a shed collapse in 1945, and with the shed was scrapped and burned.
The America 2.0, the Adirondack III, the Western Union, the Appledore and other tall ships are credited with helping keep
Key West's maritime traditions alive for years to come.
Sunset Cruise on the America 2.0 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwafAYA32Ek
Sailing the Schooner America (w/ great music!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Wm0NQnfKY
America 2.0 - by Classic Harbor Line (w/ great sunset!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq-KIhBdQsE#t=78.783416
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
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Mr. Ray's original schooner America 1995 maiden voyage www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Aw3Fokh32s
[On a personal note; I did work on Mr. Ray's two yachts and his hotel before he built his replica of The America. I always remember him talking about his dream of building it. On a sad note, he passed away shortly after fulfilling his dream, and I deeply miss him. When his vessel arrived in Fort Lauderdale, I met with him and we made arrangements for me to do work on its interior when he returned from South America in the Spring. He passed away and never made it back, and the vessel was sold to a charter company in Key West, shortly thereafter. A great man. He had a dream...and he made it happen. Thanks for the memories, Mr Ray. RIP, my dear friend.]
America 2.0 (105 feet) replaces Mr. Ray's original schooner America (139 feet). (The original is now berthed in Santa Barbara, California)
monday afternoon's weather conditions were perfect for finally raising ALL the ship's sails -- inlcuding the two square sails (topsail and course) plus a strange boomerang-shaped sail at the top of the foremast, called the raffi (sp?)
to see what she looks like from the water with all the sails up, click here