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Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by parkersweb »

webnrrd2k wrote: post #4

This is really cool! I'm a few books into the Aubry/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brien (highly recommended! The movie Master & Commander is based on them). This should help to get a better feel for the ships and the battles!

I’ve loved this series for many years - highly recommended.

If, like me, you’re unfamiliar with ship terminology I’d suggest not getting too hung up on understanding exactly what bit of the ship he’s talking about. There’s lots of great historical detail - but O’Brian also tells a fabulous story.

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by 8organicbits »

tpmx wrote: post #19

I were a [Chinese|Russian] agent tasked with how to steal credentials from as many large western companies as possible, this is how I would do it. "It's probably safe to run that .exe"

Software distribution surely has risks, any reason this jumps out as especially risky to you?

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by woolcap »

nosianu wrote: post #52
ripley12 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm reading the Aubrey-Maturin books and found this sail diagram quite helpful: https://www.reddit.com/r/AubreyMaturinSeries/comments/j3vn05...

For reading this 21 book series it's worth investing into one more book with background information. I can recommend Patrick O'Brian's Navy: The Illustrated Companion to Jack Aubrey's World (Hardcover) Lots of valuable information, lots of illustrations and schematics and photos. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/24519

Also recommend A Sea of Words, which is a lexicon of the nautical terminology from the books.

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by Lefuz »

rerdavies wrote: post #62

Fun! Out of curiosity, is it possible to tack with a square rig, or do you always have to jibe? I've tried all kinds of strategies, including dropping all sails at 11 knots, and I just can't make it through irons.

You can tack, but usually you can't do it just with the rudder. As you are turning towards the wind, keep the topsail braced up (and loosen the headsails). You need to be able to turn far enough into the wind for the topsail to be aback. After that the wind blowing on the topsail should, hopefully, be enough to push you around the rest of the way; you might come to a stop, or be making sternway, but you should eventually go round through the wind.

Edit: the tutorial level, getting out of harbour, is practice for this.

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by jfk13 »

yetanotherloser wrote: post #46
jfk13 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember reading Robert Manry's Tinkerbelle [1] as a child, and ever since have had something of a fascination with the idea of sailing solo; although at my now-fairly-advanced age I accept that I'm going to keep my ambitions severely in check. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinkerbelle

For what it's worth, I sail and the average other sailboat I meet is sailed solo by an older guy. A small to medium coastal cruiser/overnighter type seems to be the sweet spot, can be easier to single-hand than many kinds of dinghy, cheaper and with easier boat handling than big cruisers and less to go wrong. So it may not be Atlantic crossing but I hope you get some sailing in.

Thanks for taking the time to add an encouraging comment.

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by rerdavies »

rerdavies wrote: post #62

Fun! Out of curiosity, is it possible to tack with a square rig, or do you always have to jibe? I've tried all kinds of strategies, including dropping all sails at 11 knots, and I just can't make it through irons.

Ok. Had to read Harland's Seamanship in the Age of Sailing to figure it out.

She's a "dull" one -- unable to tack without making sternway, which definitely is not a compliment. But many ships apparently could not tack without making sternway, so this not an inaccurate part of the simulation.

Applying all the tips and tricks in Seamanship, I can now at least get her head to wind before losing leeway. (Quite a few sail adjustments).

Wearing is easy enough (a 270 degree jibing turn). So I'm off to see if I can "boxhaul" her to change tacks. :-)

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by rixed »

mypalmike wrote: post #58

For anyone interested in a sailing adventure on a real tall ship in real "real global weather", I can heartily recommend booking a journey on the Oosterschelde ( https://www.dutchtallship.com/oosterschelde/ ). I did a 5 day trip last summer and it was a unique, fun, physical, and educational experience.

Or alternatively, if you happen to be in western Europe, on the replica of a frigate from 1703 the Shtandart - also a bit cheaper than the Oosterschelde (https://www.shtandart.eu/).

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by em-bee »

rixed wrote: post #69
mypalmike wrote: post #58

For anyone interested in a sailing adventure on a real tall ship in real "real global weather", I can heartily recommend booking a journey on the Oosterschelde ( https://www.dutchtallship.com/oosterschelde/ ). I did a 5 day trip last summer and it was a unique, fun, physical, and educational experience.

Or alternatively, if you happen to be in western Europe, on the replica of a frigate from 1703 the Shtandart - also a bit cheaper than the Oosterschelde ( https://www.shtandart.eu/ ).

also a bit cheaper is the Alexander von Humbolt 2: https://alex-2.de/

they have especially discounted prices for youth (14 to 25) and even offer stipends for youth from low income families.

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