Best products from r/Tallships
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1. The Sailmaker's Apprentice: A Guide for the Self-Reliant Sailor
- International Marine Publishing
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2. Booms Fishing T04 Fishing Lanyards 6pcs Pack Fishing Tool/Pole Safety Coil Lanyard Retractable Wire Inside Tup Cover
- Designed for fishing tools to keep your gear safe and provide a quick access
- The attachment ends are crimped and covered in heat shrink tubing so don’t snag on anything
- One end is 304 stainless steel split ring, and the other end is the zinc alloy lobster clip
- Made of built-in steel wire and TPU coating so they don’t scratch finishes, lightweight and durable
- The maximum safety tension is up to 15lb/7kg and the maximum tensile length is 59”/150cm
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3. Asian Home Bamboo Roll Up Window Blind Sun Shade W30 x H72
- Allows Nikon G Lens to fit on EF Mount Camera Body.Suitable for: Lens: Nikon G/F/AI/AIS/D lens.
- There are no electrical contacts in the adapter ring, exposure and focus has to be adjusted manually.
- With precise design and high technology, made of brass and aluminum (not plastic).
- Work with DSLR 6D 5D Mark III II 7D 60D 50D 40D 700D 650D 600D 550D 500D 450D 400D 350D Rebel T4i T4 T3i T3 T2i T2 SL1 etc.
- Please note: Infinity focus position:the position of the infinity mark 【∞】of the telephoto lens or super telephoto lens is shifted slightly to the positive side to enable focus adjustment even when focus shift is caused due to temperature changes.The shift range is denoted by an L-shaped line, Be sure to check the focus through the viewfinder even when you shoot at infinity.
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4. Seamanship in the Age of Sail: An Account of the Shiphandling of the Sailing Man-of-War 1600-1860, Based on Contemporary Sources
Used Book in Good Condition
5. Eagle Seamanship: A Manual for Square-Rigger Sailing
- Used Book in Good Condition
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I'm not sure if this helps but Brian Toss's Sailmakers Apprentice would be a good place to start for understanding the pros and cons of sail design for larger sailing vessels. Definitely helped me figure gaff rigs out.
I use fisherman's lanyards. Basically like small telephone cord. Not exactly a "traditional" look, but they're effective.
I might go with something like bamboo slat window blinds/shades.
Cheap and pre-rigged. Might weather better. :D
Well, it's worth remembering that the term "Tall Ship" refers to any traditionally-rigged sailing vessel, which covers hundreds of years of evolution in sailing technology, hence the mechanics of sailing, say, the Roseway, a 1925 Gloucester fishing schooner, are vastly different from sailing the Kalmar Nyckel, a replica of 1625 Dutch pinnace.
That being said, the best book I can recommend is Seamanship in the Age of Sail. It's a modern book, but based on contemporary sources, gives a very thorough explanation of how a 17th-19th century Man-of-War would have been rigged, sailed, and manuevered.
You could sit for a couple hours and watch Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Peter Weir was pretty obsessive about the technical details of the sailing of a ship. See what you pick up there. After that, hit up any of the Patrick O'Brian books.
For a more handy, long-term, and comprehensive reference, pick up a copy of the Eagle Seamanship Manual. You can get it mad cheap at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Seamanship-Manual-Square-Rigger-Sailing/dp/0870212516
I'm not a tall ship sailor. I gleaned that fact from this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Sailing-into-Past-Learning-Replica/dp/1591148111
You should watch this and related videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJa4B0H0tAc
Harland will tell you all about reefing and Beafort conditions. There is also Jean Boudriot, who rivals Harland in sheer awesomeness. Here is what he records for a French Third Rate: http://imgur.com/6oEMqT0
You probably won't find his massive tomes on 'The 74-Gun Ship' anywhere for a sane price, so I recommend interlibrary loan.
Tacking and wearing times for a French 74-gunner of the 1780s: http://imgur.com/5Dd7Z3g
On a tall ship, as I recall - stays are named for the TALLEST point they attach, these are drawn horizonatally so they could be:
The (Fore | Main) Mast Topmast (Back?) Stay, and Fore Lower (Back?) stay
I think the “go-to” book for this is:
https://www.amazon.com/Young-Sea-Officers-Sheet-Anchor/dp/0486402207
For example on a 3 masted bark, there might be 2 stays on the main mast, the Main Topmast Stay, and the Main Royal Stay.
They tallest point is on the Main mast (not the fore mast, not the mizen) it does not use the word back - so the forward point is lower. And main mast is probably in 3 parts, the lower the topmast, and the t’gallent or royal mast.