The sailing thread!

[vienna]

Growing uo as a child in San Francisco, I was used to see all sorts of sailing craft in the SF Bay, but there was one craft which got my attention at a very early age; my grandfather would indulge my fascination with ships and trains by taking me to the Embarcadero waterfront, then still an active commercial freight/passenger terminal where I could see the ships arriving, departing, and being loaded and unloaded; I remember vividly the shuttle trains running between the piers to carry unloaded cargo away or to bring in cargo to load for export, and the bustle of the stevedores and longshoremen in and around the ships, the cacophony of shouts and calls in several different languages; but there was on craft that took my interest for many years and it was landlocked at the beach end of Golden Gate Park...





The ship Gjøa was on exhibit at the Park for decades and had a spotty history of pride and neglect, which I witnessed over the years; when my grandfather first took me there he told me the ship had been to the North Pole, which I found to be an awe-inspiring fact; it wasn't until later years that I learned the full and fascinating story of just how historic and important that little ship really was in modern history:


Gjøa --

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gj%C3%...nd_restoration


The Gjøa, through the Northwest Passage to Golden Gate Park --

https://www.outsidelands.org/gjoa1.php





The Gjøa is now well cared for and preserved back in its proper home country...








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[Gerald]

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by vienna

Growing uo as a child in San Francisco, I was used to see all sorts of sailing craft in the SF Bay, but there was one craft which got my attention at a very early age; my grandfather would indulge my fascination with ships and trains by taking me to the Embarcadero waterfront, then still an active commercial freight/passenger terminal where I could see the ships arriving, departing, and being loaded and unloaded; I remember vividly the shuttle trains running between the piers to carry unloaded cargo away or to bring in cargo to load for export, and the bustle of the stevedores and longshoremen in and around the ships, the cacophony of shouts and calls in several different languages; but there was on craft that took my interest for many years and it was landlocked at the beach end of Golden Gate Park...





The ship Gjøa was on exhibit at the Park for decades and had a spotty history of pride and neglect, which I witnessed over the years; when my grandfather first took me there he told me the ship had been to the North Pole, which I found to be an awe-inspiring fact; it wasn't until later years that I learned the full and fascinating story of just how historic and important that little ship really was...

The boat's name was a psychological ploy to boost moral in the crew. The Franklin expedition disaster still fresh in everyone's minds fifty years on, better than naming it Støppa!

[Texas Red]

THIS would a be a dream, if I don't give up after 5 days without WiFi and access to the outside world. It would be an excellent place to quarantine!

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by the beast

THIS would a be a dream, if I don't give up after 5 days without WiFi and access to the outside world. It would be an excellent place to quarantine!

The longest sailing I have done is four months with two stops for bunkering ... and it was a fairly compressed journey. And this happened without what we have today computer, mobile phone everything was paper charts and sextant and navigation of stars and a half good VHF radio and analog radio..no radar, or GPS pure stone age or sonar was there, only one vindex was, which is highest up in the mast to see the direction of where the wind is coming from. The boat was equipped with an inboard engine of 15 horsepower, which in favorable conditions could reach 5.2 knots and in high and rough seas one knot.

[Jimbuna]

DAR MLODZIEZY

[Gerald]

Even the most daunting world records are meant to be broken… eventually. For elite navigator Stan Honey and a crew of sailing all-stars, beating the prestigious monohull transatlantic sailing record was the ultimate accomplishment. And it was no easy feat. On July 22, 2016, the Comanche—a custom-built, 100-foot racing yacht—set sail from New York to the southern tip of England. Precisely five days, 14 hours, 21 minutes and 25 seconds later, the Comanche’s crew shattered the world record … by more than a day. Brave the high seas as we set sail on one of the most amazing and inspiring journeys ever to take place on film.

[Jimbuna]

ATHENA