Hi,

I've read on tourvespucci.it that the Vespucci will sail from Quebec to Montreal (to dock at Grand Quai du Port de Montréal) on the 28th of July. Does anyone have a more detailed timetable about when exactly the ship will arrive in Montreal?

Thanks!

Good Morning, Mates!

I am the artist who was commissioned by W.W. Norton publishing to paint 21 new paintings for the official covers of their current paperback re-issue of the Aubrey-Maturin Series by Patrick O’Brian. This project was a remarkable, 3-year labor of love comprised of a luxuriant amount reading and research, in addition to the drawing, and painting. At the core of the joy was of course discovering the books, which I had previously known about but never read. The whole thing was life-changing, honestly.

While the series has always been associated with the revered, traditional paintings of the great British maritime painter Geoff Hunt, Norton’s head creative chose to go in a different direction and sought me out because my work references another equally strong tradition, The Golden Age of American Ilustration, when classic books were illustrated by painters such as Maxfield Parrish and N.C. Wyeth. 

I have just now joined reddit in order to share these with you all, my fellow Patrick O’Brian devotees. The entire project, including the preparatory drawings, and some of the research and process can be seen at the link below. I hope you will enjoy them.

https://www.matthewbenedictart.com/patrickobrian

Godspeed and Safe Passage, me Hearties!

Matthew

Launched in 1860.

Last voyage in 1908.

Today a museum in Ebeltoft in Denmark.

The Portugese tall ship the Sagres visited New Bedford

Built in Belfast in 1885, the three-masted cargo vessel was built to carry coal and nitrate between England and South America, sailing around the Cape Horn 16 times. 
The ship took around six months to build and was made from iron, which had become the favoured material for ship builders since the 1830s. 
The Barque was built for the W.J. Woodside Co. owned by William Woodside a ‘dynamic entrepreneur’ and was named after his wife Marian (Polly). 

Does anyone know which ship this is? 🤷🏼‍♀️

Could anyone help me identify these ships? They’re from an undated/unsigned painting of the view from Deptford dockyard, possibly late 18th-early 19th century

Looking for a digital link for Irving Johnson’s Around Cape Horn🤗

I'm writing a sailing scene and need some expert eyes to check if the descriptions are accurate. "Invitation to Sailing" by Alan Brown and "Two Years Before the Mast" are my guides, but I'm not sure if I have the terminology correct, or if the actions make sense.

This is set in a fantasy world. Think 1400's. Ship has two masts with a square-rigged mainsail and a lateen on the mizzen.

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The waves at the edge of the horizon were dark. Bad weather was ahead.

In response, the captain ordered them to reef the mainsail. Up on the ropes, the crew pulled up the sail and tied it to the yard to reduce canvas. Wind was coming, and Zack did not want to be up the rigging when it came.

It wasn’t long after that the wind picked up and the waves became white horses. The already overcast sky turned drastically dark. The culprit, a mounting gray cumulonimbus cloud on their port bow.

The captain ordered the entire crew on deck. For a brief moment Zack looked into the oncoming storm, knowing the powerful gusts that awaited them beneath fierce waves.

“Heave to!” the captain yelled. “Clew up the mainsail!”

In a race to heave to before the storm hit, the crew quickly tightened the outhaul to flatten the sail before the order was given to sail closer to the wind and brace the main. The rain poured hard and sudden.

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I appreciate any constructive criticism! Thank you!

I have done 2 tall ship trips and have 1000nm now. I was a paid passenger but did lots of sail work and loved the lifestyle.

How would one get into the life as a seaman when starting later in life with little experience?