Ever seen this before

[ashley]

I came across this photo i took last year.. It looks like a tall ship at first glance

look closer and you'll see the red jacket of the sailor and get an idea of it's size
I'd reckon it was no more than 30ft long, maybe more if you take in that damn bowsprit

anyone know any more about her. Film prop maybe?

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[tritonofnor]

sure I read somewhere that she was built for a sail training trust for kids to learn the ropes on before progressing to a real square rigger. Something to do with the STA perhaps?

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[Peppermint]

I've seen it in Poole. Don't know anything about it though.

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[StugeronSteve]

Often see a mini square rigger like her in the Solent, although the one I'm thinking about is black.

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[Evadne]

I don't know if it's relevant but I remember reading that these mini ships were around in Victorian times, in an old Libby Purves or Denny Dessouter column in YM I think. I can't remember more about the boats, but I'm sure there's been the odd picture in YM or PBO in recent years.

The article went on about one chap who crossed the channel in one, in his log noted how rough it was before breakfast, which was half a dozen eggs whipped into a pint of sherry. Puts hairs on your chest.

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[Jacket]

Designed by Colin Mundie for the sea cadets. She's 30 foot on deck, as is rigged such that all sails can be set and stowed from on deck (just as well- half a dozen cadets in the rigging wouldn't do much for her stability).

The idea is that cadets don't really learn how to sail on a conventional square rigger, as the scale means they are only ever aware of a small fraction of whats going on when manouvering.

IIRC, she's also got bilge keels, and can manage all of 3 knots in a F5 with the wind behind her.

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[Aardee]

The one you're thinking of used to be Hamble-based. I've a feeling it was even smaller than the one in the picture.

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