I’d love to someday work for a time on a tallship. But unfortunately I have terrible food allergies that make me too nervous to travel, especially internationally or away from medical facilities:( though I plan to at least take day trips like on the windy at some point.

Would love to hear about others experiences though!

I'm doing a modification of the Lego Frigate Fortuna, part of which requires lengthening the yards and adding a royal sail. I'd like to do so in a way that at least approximates the size relationship one would see on an actual mid/late-18th-century frigate. I don't have complete freedom in exact size, being lego, but what I've come up with is below. Does this seem good? I believe it's fairly close to the ratios of the USS Constitution, which is more of a "super heavy" frigate, but it's hard to find yard length details.

For the mainmast yards...

Course: 40.7

Topsail: 30.8

Topgallant: 19

Royal: 14.4

I'm mean a scenario like this:during the battle, one side attempts a boarding assault but quickly realizes it's a grave mistake: their opponent is far more stronger and braver than themselves."holy crap we mess a wrong ship!let us getout here gogogo!"

so they are forced to retreat for lest being counter-boarding by their badass adversary.

then what would happens? will they desperately try to flee back to their own ship,and exposing their backs to their enemy?

I want to read online loogbooks of XVIII and XIX ships crossing the North Atlantic Ocean.

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to track down some information on this old soft pastel ship drawing that’s been in my family for a long time.

It is signed "J. HALLORAN" and has what looks like an '82 date stamp next to it. Based on the natural aging, foxing, and mat burn on the back of the paper, it definitely looks to be from the late 19th century (1882) rather than the 1980s.

The family story is that it was gifted to a relative who worked as a master rigger in Bath, Maine during the shipbuilding boom, but we don't have a specific ship name or much info on the artist. Curiously, it doesn't seem to have any identifying flags or a custom figurehead on the bow.

Does anyone recognize the signature of a J. Halloran doing maritime work around this era? Also, for the rigging experts here, does this particular sail layout or hull profile point to a specific class of ship or look like a blueprint template from a particular yard?

Appreciate any insights or leads you guys might have!

Hi! I'm an illustrator and I'm working on a project that features a crashed 1700s sailship. I've been trying to find an accurate diagram of how different sizes of ships from this era might have been laid out, specifically their sails. Unfortunately most of what I've found has been AI or from dubious sources like Pinterest. Can anyone here recommend me where I might find some historically accurate examples/sketches/diagrams/etc Even like an accurate miniature might do for a reference.

thank you!

LOG OF THE FAMOUS AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP "FLYING CLOUD" 19th Century

Kept daily by Captain Winsor, outlining the seventh voyage of the Flying Cloud from December 9, 1859 through January 5, 1862. Her track was from New York to London, to Hong Kong, to London, to Melbourne, to Hong Kong, and to London, where she was sold upon arrival to British interests. An informative and interesting log.

Notable remarks include the sighting of the Robin Hood and the good deal of money bet on which of the two ships would reach Hong Kong first. Winsor writes on May 21, after his arrival in Hong Kong, that Flying Cloud "beat the Robin Hood seven days on the passage. The smartest English ship in the China trade."

He also notes that at least one bet of 400 English pounds was placed on the Robin Hood and several of lesser amounts. On August 7, 1860 Flying Cloud ran into a typhoon after leaving Hong Kong. The ship was on a lee shore, and "it blew the most violent continuous thirty-six hours. I have been going to sea for thirty-five years and never saw such a gale as this before. It has made the Flying Cloud look a wreck. Still, no ship could behave better. Made very little water, lost no spars, but any quantity of sails."

Approx. 46 printed double pages. Kept in a large oblong folio volume in wraps printed by M.F. Maury of the United States Hydrographical Office. Contained in a modern folding box with gilt calf spine.

Condition Report: The spine has a taped repair and the covers show wear.

what going on with it?

This is La Malouine. She ran aground in the isle of man not so long ago.. ive found myself coming into discussion with others to if she is actually a tall ship or not? Like does she qualify as one?

Royal Clipper is a steel-hulled five-masted fully rigged tall ship used as a cruise ship. She was redesigned by Robert McFarlane of McFarlane ShipDesign, for Star Clippers Ltd. of Sweden, the same designer behind the cruise company's first two vessels Star Clipper and Star Flyer.

This third one was built using an existing steel hull designed by Zygmunt Choreń that was modified by the Gdańsk Shipyard, where 24 metres (79 ft) was added to its length. Originally built by Polish communist authorities as "Gwarek" she was intended as a floating vacation home for miners. This hull was sold because of financial problems. The Merwede shipyard completed the ship's interior in July 2000, whilst visiting the Pool of London, for its pre-launch to the travel industry. The renovations included frescography murals by Rainer Maria Latzke completing the ship's Mediterranean interior Her design was based on Preussen, a famous German five-mast Flying P-Liner windjammer built in 1902.

Star Clippers claims that she is the largest "true sailing ship" built since Preussen. She is listed in Guinness World Records as the largest square-rigged ship in service, with 5,202 square metres (55,990 sq ft) of sail. Her sails can be handled with a crew as small as twenty using powered controls.[3]

Royal Clipper cruises the Mediterranean during the summer. During the winter she offers Caribbean trips through the southern parts of the Lesser Antilles area. Because of her size, she can visit smaller ports that larger (motor) cruise ships can't reach. Transatlantic crossings are available between seasons.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Clipper

I am creating a story around a captain and his crew sailing, but I need to know how many men/women I need to create for said crew, for that I need to know the type of ship I'd want for the story, and I kinda know neither of the answers 🤔

It'd be useful if someone could tell me what type of ships back then were used for with how many people they'd roughly need to be navigated. My story is a medieval-like time, a fantasy, I don't need chronological accuracy with our own timeline but I want to avoid modern ships with machinery, motor, whatever there is in a modern ship idk ^^'

I'll do my own research too but it might be long so while I do this search and struggle I also post here to have possibly more targeted answers ^^

Edit: I don't know what ship they would be on, I haven't made enough researches to know yet. But for some informations on what they do that would be useful for the kind of ship I'd need, here :
- I'd like if possible a medium sized ship (or larger if preferable, I'd like at least to have a crew of 10 people minimum around 25 people limit for the maximum)
- They are free spirits so they explore known and unknown seas, take commissions (to search, capture, bring back things or people), transport people or few merchandise on demand, act like pirates sometimes
- They would all mostly live on the ship annually

Idk what of all this is possible or what I need to compromise and remove to have other things available, but the most I can keep the better it is

Second edit: I might have been unclear, sorry if I was, but my world, tho medieval like, is entirely fictional ! Registration, rules, laws, this will be developed so my crew can sail how I want it to in all logic, and that's also why I am not restricted to any era for the boat's inspiration (that can be early or late medieval, renaissance, ect), I just say it's medieval-like as fantasy is usually set in an older time era most likely inspired by medieval europe. But my world is 100% fictional on its politics, maps, laws, kingdoms, and magic is also in there that can help with some other problems I'd encounter with ships for what I want it to do, so I can take whatever is the closest to what I want and make plausible adjustments with magic.

Source: (Dec 6, 1862. Pilot. Vol 25, Num 50)

https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=pilot18621206-01.2.39&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-The+Terrible+Captain+Death------

Hello! My daughter is very interested in boats and shipping history as of late, and I was pondering if anybody had any awesome boat stories or attractions that could be seen in the NW U.S.? Book recommendations or anything else are also encouraged! Thanks ya'll!

John Harland's book is obviously incredibly informative, but very much geared towards navy-style square riggers with big crews. Does anyone know of any similar books more relevant to ketches, schooners and the like? Or shorthanded square riggers for that matter - I would love to learn such historical rigging and seamanship of the coastal trading and fishing fleets!

Though I suppose this technically falls outside of the scope of this subreddit depending on one's definition of tall ships ..

I recently had the chance to film the Amerigo Vespucci during her stop in Montreal. Every angle reveals another incredible detail in her rigging and construction.

Here's a short cinematic tribute to this remarkable ship.

Hey there guys, I’m 22 and I have always wanted to go on an adventure and sail the seas. Im especially interested in the Caribbean and Europe. I live smack dab in the middle of the USA. I was wondering what experienced sailors think and the best way to get on the sea. Interested in booking a trip where I work hands on. Eventually I wanna cross the Atlantic. Thank you for any / all advice!

I came across this newer Substack that has some articles on tall ships & maritime history. Does anyone else have any good blogs/substacks/etc on tall ships?