 |
|
17-08-2011, 10:46
|
#1
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Mississippi
Boat: Nacra 6.0 NA 20 foot
Posts: 3
|
Where Can I Sail On a Traditional Old Sailboat ?
I seen on TV several years ago where you could pay X amount of dollars to become part of a crew on a antique sailboat...we are talking about wooden boat with square sails.....the size and type of Columbus. I have searched Google until my eyes are glazed over and I am unable to find where or who to contact for this. Does anyone have any idea? As displayed on TV, the crew worked the sails....the ropes.... swabbed the deck......and all sorts of manual labor.....which is great......I would love to sail on one of those very old ships.
Thanks
|
|
|
|
17-08-2011, 11:02
|
#2
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Skagit City, WA
Posts: 25,513
|
Re: Where can I sail on Traditional Old Sailboat
Location?
__________________
"I spent most of my money on Booze, Broads and Boats. The rest I wasted" - Elmore Leonard
|
|
|
|
|
17-08-2011, 11:11
|
#3
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Atlanta, GA
Boat: nothing
Posts: 164
|
Re: Where can I sail on Traditional Old Sailboat
The Niña & Pinta - The Columbus Foundation
scroll to the very bottom of the page....
|
|
|
|
|
17-08-2011, 11:13
|
#4
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 329
|
Re: Where can I sail on Traditional Old Sailboat
|
|
|
|
|
17-08-2011, 11:47
|
#5
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Boat: Ketch, Hardin 45
Posts: 440
|
Re: Where Can I Sail on Traditional Old Sailboat ?
You could sail on the "Lady Washington" One of the first two American ships to explore the Pacific North West. This a replica of the Original. Built in Aberdeen Washington aroun 1989. She also starred in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
I've been on her three times before I moved to Louisiana.
You would enjoy her.
You may want to try a few of the tall ships to find the one that fits you best.
|
|
|
|
|
17-08-2011, 11:54
|
#6
|
|
CF Adviser
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: sausalito
Boat: 14 meter sloop
Posts: 7,260
|
Welcome to the forum.
We're an international forum, so it might be a good idea to drop a few hints as to which continent you're on, the preferences for oceans you might want to sail, and so forth. One possible way to do this is to fill in your profile via the control panel.
Click on "User CP" on the upper left of your screen.
__________________
cruising is entirely about showing up--in boat shoes.
|
|
|
|
|
17-08-2011, 12:35
|
#7
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Northern British Columbia, part of the time in Prince Rupert and part of the time on Moresby Island.
Boat: 50-ft steel Ketch
Posts: 1,884
|
Re: Where Can I Sail on Traditional Old Sailboat ?
Be sure you know what you are getting into. It's bloody hard work on the old ones, particularly those of the early 19th and 18th centuries. There was a reason you rarely found sailors over 30-35 years old.
__________________
'Tis evening on the moorland free,The starlit wave is still: Home is the sailor from the sea, The hunter from the hill.
|
|
|
|
|
17-08-2011, 12:47
|
#8
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Mississippi
Boat: Nacra 6.0 NA 20 foot
Posts: 3
|
Re: Where Can I Sail on Traditional Old Sailboat ?
Sorry....Forgot to mention I am in the United States and I don't have a problem traveling to any state.......just not out of the country.
|
|
|
|
|
17-08-2011, 15:32
|
#10
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Mississippi
Boat: Nacra 6.0 NA 20 foot
Posts: 3
|
Re: Where Can I Sail On a Traditional Old Sailboat ?
THANK YOU GUYS .......... those links were exactly what I was looking for. I can not wait to contact each of them to discuss details.
|
|
|
|
|
18-08-2011, 15:32
|
#11
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 41
|
Re: Where Can I Sail On a Traditional Old Sailboat ?
Good luck. I LOVE those old ships. They are my favorite to see in full sail gliding along the water.
|
|
|
|
|
18-08-2011, 15:55
|
#12
|
|
cat herder, extreme blacksheep
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: furycame alley , tropics, mexico for now
Boat: 1976 FORMOSA yankee clipper 41
Posts: 18,967
|
Re: Where Can I Sail On a Traditional Old Sailboat ?
the bounty also accepts sailors, but i dont know how to apply for position. many tallships in museums do accept hands. try your nearby maritime museum for details.
|
|
|
|
|
18-08-2011, 19:27
|
#13
|
|
Eternal Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: North of Baltimore
Boat: Ericson 27 & 18' Herrmann Catboat
Posts: 3,798
|
Re: Where Can I Sail On a Traditional Old Sailboat ?
"Aholes and Admials".....Early on aboard a school ship...every time a crew member would pass me...he/she would mutter that.
I took the first mate aside aand asked her what that was all about.
She asked if I was standing in the companion way.
I said yes.
Sme said the only people that stand in the comapnionway are aholes or admirals....
|
|
|
|
|
18-08-2011, 21:08
|
#14
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Punta De Mita
Boat: Vagabond 39 Hull # 1
Posts: 1,842
|
Re: Where Can I Sail On a Traditional Old Sailboat ?
The Californian and the Hawaiian Cheiftan are 2 others that I've seen around.
Seems like they pull in to port, sell a bunch of tours, and head out a week later. I don't think that their crews make much money but it looks like a lot more fun than flipping burgers.
|
|
|
|
|
18-08-2011, 21:51
|
#15
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Boat: looking
Posts: 593
|
Re: Where Can I Sail On a Traditional Old Sailboat ?
The Real Tall-Ship Learning Adventure
But, you'd probably have to be willing to leave the country, unless you only want to go for a leg.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
Rate This Thread |
 Linear Mode
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Advertise Here
 Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vendor Spotlight |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
