Setting square sails

[Lissbirds]

This is wonderful! Is there more??

[yeehawwoohoo]

does anyone know where to get a job like this?I would love to do this for a living.

[johnchang7]

wow very impressive. i've always wondered how to sail one these ships.

[Mandolinpossum]

Fascinating! I wasn't even aware the Star was still seaworthy. I'd love to go just to see her someday, but to sail on 'er would be amazing.

[windshield48]

Thank you for sharing this interesting work !

[astra4nn]

Looks interesting. A lot of sail training vessels teach how to do set square sails. This is even a more dumber question, is Star of India a sail training vessel? A lot of the tall ships do have such programs going.

[mistersmith6000]

And these types of barques finished their commercial days with crews of less than 20! And no hsafety harnesses.

[mistersmith6000]

no wind

[mistersmith6000]

It looks like an old iron barque. 1870s. So it has no engine. Great.

[Shaysailor]

What a stupid comment. You do a 124 foot free climb with the ship rocking on the ocean and see what it feels like. Many on this crew have been sailing this ship probably longer than you've been alive.

[lishen9]

haha.. yah like once a year and alot of dock side training not very intimate with the actual experience...fortunately i do this all the time... and even lived on board (brig niagra), you get used to it after a week or so..

[lishen9]

but have to admit.. i m jealous u guys get to sail a ship that!!! old ;)

[lishen9]

"if the hair on the back of ur neck doesn't stand up... with that view you don't belong here" i think whom ever quote that haven't been sailing very much !!!!