how they sailed those ships

[miketx]

Interesting, indeed.

 

[miketx]

It was a science.

 

[ABikerSailor]

It was a science.

Actually, it's part science, and part art. Ever been on a ship in high seas? Takes some talent to be able to move around on the decks.

 

[Tom Horn]

One of the last items on my bucket-list is learning how to sail....hope I can do it before I get too damn old.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

One of the last items on my bucket-list is learning how to sail....hope I can do it before I get too damn old.

The Wife and I took sailing lessons years ago.
It's not really all that hard on smaller boats.

 

[BlackFlag]

One of the last items on my bucket-list is learning how to sail....hope I can do it before I get too damn old.

Learning on a little day sailer doesn’t take ling at all. Nothing better than being out on the move in water without a loud engine drowning out your senses.

 

[OldLady]

It was a science.

Actually, it's part science, and part art. Ever been on a ship in high seas? Takes some talent to be able to move around on the decks.

And into the rigging.
I have ancestors on both sides who were captains of sailing vessels. One had a schooner of his own, the other sailed full ships. Plenty of plain old sailors in the family tree, too.
As much as I am not a big fan of the water, I love being out on a fast sailboat, far enough out to not see land, wind blowing the boat pretty much on its side. Took a trip like that on a windjammer out of Camden a few years ago; I didn't want it to end. Must be in my genes.