Cutty Sark

Real footage from Sydney to London on the Cutty Sark, the last of the great clippers

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• film
• historic
• clipper
• cutty
• sark

[CHEEKYB0Y]

You could well be right. I recorded this off the TV, ABC, (Australia) and I thought the narrator called her Cutty Sark, but maybe I got that wrong. So thanks for the correction. Do you know where to see those photos?

[CHEEKYB0Y]

Cheers

[furrystoat]

Thank you so much for posting this spectacular footage!

Truly awe-inspiring, both of the ship and of the men who sailed her.

[CHEEKYB0Y]

Thanks, really glad you liked it. I thought it was worth sharing.

[pawiley]

@Synsteak who knows? it's admirable, but freedom is hardly the word. most sailing was forced labor, and those who chose the route regretted it. even these days, upon a live-aboard vessel, as opposed to weekend sailing, one is always at work, and one must truly love the sea, its hardships and the sternness of adventure and the miseries that go along with it to really enjoy sailing the high seas. like roughnecking on oil rigs, the only true joy is surviving and having done a damn good, hard job

[Synsteak]

Why...why I am living in the modern century. I want to go there...the Ships and Sailors era...the century of freedom and salt sea...why?

[tasman763]

The Sark was sold to Portuguese interests in 1895, and sailed until 1922. She was purchased by capt Dowman ( retired tall ship skipper ) and refurbished to original specification, and donated to the Thames Nautical Training College by his widow.

This may NOT be The Cutty Sark, but it is great footage all the same. many thanks

[whatsgoingonthen]

i think the cutty sark is only 1 of 3 18th century clippers left in the world and definitely in the best condition of the 3 the other 2( the ambassador) lying in a decade state in south america and( the carrick or city of adelaide) whichever name you prefer is also in dry dock in a sorry state in scotland it is awaits to be shipped to australia for refurbishment it is also the oldest of the 3 clippers anyway good post

[TheChundar]

Thanks for posting this

[saturnalia100]

This is definitely NOT film taken on the Cutty Sark as none exists. She last sailed from Australia in 1895. This footage was most likely made in the 1930's.

[athame57]

Great video of a 'four poster' twentieth century sailing ship, (built 1890-1914ish)

After my own heart!

[MrsDalgonar]

Grafophone is right - this is not the Cutty Sark. I'm not so sure it's the Peking either(I'm really familiar with Irving Johnson's great footage shot aboard Peking), but it's obviously a later ship than Cutty Sark, with an iron or steel hull and with four masts (Cutty Sark only has three).

[Synsteak]

I watched this again thanks to you, pawiley. You know, yeah, maybe you are right. It's a hard work, but meh, isn't life a hard thing by itself? It's just choosing your way. You can find anything hard and bad in your work but only the one who can find a good thing, truly loves it. I'm going to become a sailor myself sometime... now going to the sea school, and I truly love it. Of course today is not like that time but still...Oh, and what's the song?...

[dackjaniels555]

Tom Waits Fuck Yeah!

[5n0wman2]

My father sailed on the Cutty from the medway towns,where she was used as a traning ship, to Greenwich in the early 1950's