A video by Mike Headley of the Galveston’s tall ship Elissa on her yearly sail. She is a three-masted barque built in Aberdeen, Scotland and launched in 1877. She is now a museum ship at the Texas Seaport Museum.
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a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea , hosted by nautical novelist Rick Spilman
Shouldnt that be 142nd? Or round it off to 140th year?
Feel like it is some weird Shakespeare with How sharper than a serpent’s 142th it is to have a thankless child!
Seeing all that rigging made me wonder if you still have traditional rope walks manufacturing in the USA?
If you are ever in the UK the one at Chatham Historic Dockyard is well worth a visit.
There is a ropewalk at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, CT. It is cut down in length but still has the machinery in place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vhI8gYUXpU
Wow. We sailed out of Galveston on the Carnival Valor April 6 and I have great pictures of the Elissa from our cabin balcony. I didn’t realize it was such a momentous event. Is there some place I can post the pictures?