• Project Name: Sailing Ships
• Field Researcher: stragbasher
• Adopted By: Florida Sailor
• Faculty: Science, Mathematics and Engineering
  
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• Start Date: 10 June, 2001
• Rescue Date: 5 March, 2015
• End Date: August, 2015
• Assisting Sub-Editor: tbd

Project Description

Pages currently in progress (proposed):

• Revised Project Title Page
• RevisedIntroduction to Sailing Ships
• Revised A Condensed History of Sailing Ships
• Revised Sailing Ship Terminology
• Revised Sailing Ship Designations
• Revised How Tall Ships are Sailed
• NewTall Ships in Books and Literature
• NewTall Ships That You Can Sail Today

Researcher Notes

Flea Market Rescue

After almost 15 years this project was placed into the Flea Market on 5 March, 2015. If this is excepted into the Guide it may well set a record for 'Longest Interval from Start to finish.'

As a rescue I intend to leave all the original Entries available on this page, as well as the revised Entries as I put them on line. This will make if convenient for anyone interested to compare both versions, including myself.

• Original Project Title Page
• Original Sailing Ships
• Original A potted history of Sailing Ships
• Not Started A typical tall ship - The Star of India
• Original Sailing Ship Terminology
• Original Advanced Sailing Ship Terminology
• Original An introduction to how tall ships are sailed
• Not Started - First hand account of a voyage aboard a 19th century tall ship

I have elected to place this into the Faculty of Science, Mathematics and Engineering, although much of this must involve History, the focus of the project is the actual science and mechanics of sailing a ship.

Contributing Researchers

Stagbasher's Background

I am currently undergoing crew training to sail a 277' ship built in 1863. The ship will be putting to sea twice in October of 2001 from San Diego, USA and is viewed by it's custodians as an unbroken link with the traditions of the 19th century. Instructors on board the ship were taught (in part) by people who sailed similar vessels during the reign of Queen Victoria.

A series of articles preserving this knowledge, and sharing the experience with the world at large would be a suitable project for the university. If anyone has related experience, or simply wants to read up and pull together a background article to be included, then that would be great. Suggestions as to the best department/faculty for this project are also welcome.

Florida Sailor's Background

I have spent about half a century studying this subject, so I will have a few things to add.

I will add more as thing progress. I have started by re-reading Joseph Conrad's Youth as my first research.

Goal of the Project

This Project is intended to give a basic understanding of the day to day operation of a large sailing ship to readers who have little or no understanding about the subject. Anyone visiting a tall ship, reading some of the popular novels, or even studying a picture may find their experience enhanced by this Entry. There can not be a complete listing of the thousands of 'Nautical Terms and Technical Aspects', but we intend to give enough basic knowledge to unveil some understanding to the reader.