The Tallship Adventure In Long Beach Harbor
Exciting Rides Into The Past Aboard Schooners, Brigantines, Brigs and Barques!
The Tall Ships
We have gone to the Tall Ships in Long Beach Harbor for years and taken an afternoon ride and fought battles and "swashed buckels" with the buccaneers who pilot these vessels. Please join us for the fun. See the movie summarizing the 2005 adventure.
2000
Sue was enjoying the wind in her hair and Paul was attempting to keep what little hair he has on his head! This was a great ride.
We went in 2001, 2002, and 2003 but did not take pictures as the wheelchair and getting over the back surgery did not lend itself to fighting with camera but we had loads of fun anyway!
2004
The year of back recovery and she is moving quite sell. We sailed back and forth on the Hawaiian Chieftan.
2006
As usual a great day at sea with plenty of wind and other ships to battle in the harbor.
2007
An exciting year.... No wheelchair so Sue is getting ready to climb the ropes and go into the sails to assist the crew!
The Lady Washington fighting a brave battle.
What Is A "Tall Ship"
A tall ship is a large traditionally rigged sailing vessel.
Popular
modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques.
Traditional rigging may include square rigs and gaff rigs, with separate
topmasts and topsails.
It is generally more complex than modern rigging,
which utilizes newer materials such as aluminum and steel to construct
taller, lightweight masts with fewer, more versatile sails.
The term tall ship has come into widespread use in the mid-20th century
with the advent of The Tall Ships' Races.
Don't Call Them Ropes And Sails; It's Rigging
Rigging is the mechanical sailing apparatus attached to the hull in order to move the boat as a whole.
This includes cordage (ropes attached to the spars and sails in order to manipulate their position and shape), sails (aerofoils, usually made of fabric, used to catch the wind), and spars (masts and other solid objects sails are attached to).
Cordage is more usually the term for stocks of rope, yarn, or other types line in storage, before it has been put to some use in a vessel, whereafter is commonly referred to as the rigging.
In this article, Rigging denotes
the full set of cordage, sails and spars, except when it is part of
another term (see running rigging and standing rigging).
Certain sail-plans are utilized for certain purposes according to their
aerodynamic properties.
All sailing vessels are classified according to their hull design and rigging.
The Ships
Visit the ships we have visited and see them up close and in action in the Long Beach Harbor.