The Tall Ship Adventures
Exciting Rides Into The Past Aboard Schooners, Brigantines, Brigs and Barques!
The Tall Ships Are An Exciting Afternoon Adventure
We have gone to the Tall Ships in Long Beach Harbor for years and taken an afternoon ride and fought battles and "swashed buckles" with the buccaneers who pilot these vessels. Please join us for the fun. See the movie summarizing the 2005 adventure.
Just Having Fun
We have enjoyed the Tall Ships for years! Sue was enjoying the wind
in her hair and Paul was attempting to keep what little hair he has
on his head!
2000
The cannon fire was amazing... great 50 pound balls of steel sent flying for miles (not really). We got used to "Fire in the hold" and quickly covered our ears.!
We went in 2001, 2002, and 2003 but did not take pictures as the wheelchair did not lend itself to fighting with camera but we had loads of fun anyway!
2004
The
year of recovery from back surgery and we went in the wheelchair with
great assist form the crew! It was a cold trip and it was supposed to
rain... The kids woosed out on us!2005
2006
As usual a great day at sea with plenty of wind and other ships to battle in the harbor.
An exciting battle was held at sea with our ship taking the prize
2007
2009 With Nancy, Vince and Irene
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
baroques.
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, where after 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.
In San Pedro we got to see the trolley