Learning the ropes (or in this case, rigging)

Learning the ropes (or in this case, rigging)
http://www.tallshiprose.org/info/pinchase.html This is a cool game to help learn some things nautical. It takes some time unless you've been trained to sail a tall ship. But it will give you a sense of what end is port when reading the Hornblower books. In fact, take a look around the entire website. Although it's not the Grand Turk (aka Indefatiguable in the A&E world of Hornblower) it was the pattern for the Turk. It will look extremely familiar to those who've watched Hornblower a few dozen times. Even more familiar to those who've watched Master and Commander!

Thanks for that, Hiljohn! BTW Did anyone see the news today about the burning of the Cutty Sark? It's heartbreaking that this beautiful ship has been reduced to ashes. The police are treating it as arson, which is even sadder. For those of you unfamiliar with the Cutty Sark. She was a 19th Century tea clipper, that had been lovingly restored and stood in dry dock at Greenwich in London as a wonderful museum to life at sea in Victorian times. I always tried to visit every year on my trips to London; there was just something magical about her. Now some evil idiot has destroyed her, it seems for ever.

Quite fun Hilary. Thanks. I did read about the Cutty Sark. What a shame, particularly if it was arson. GG

Direct from the Cutty Sark.org website: The Cutty Sark Fire Statement From Richard Doughty,Chief Executive, Cutty Sark Trust 21st May 2007 - A fire broke out this morning at 4.45am this morning at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich,which was put out by the London Fire Brigade by 06.28am. The ship was undergoing a major conservation project and everyone involved in the project is devastated.It was a quarter of the way through and so much work has already been carried out. However, 50% of the ship had been removed for conservation reasons,including the masts,the coach house and significant amount of planking,so it could have been a lot worse. We know that there is major damage to the tween decking and some of the ship ’s iron work has buckled but we have yet to assess the full extent of the damage. When the original fabric of the ship is lost, the touch of the craftsman is lost, history is lost. To lose the timbers and iron frame of the ship is to lose not just maritime heritage but part of our national heritage.We must save as much as we can and hopefully the fire has left us much to still conserve. This is a significant blow for us,and a major set back to the people working on the project.It will take us a significant amount of effort and funding to get the work back on track.£25m pounds was needed to preserve the ship; we had £18m pounds raised already and now we are appealing for help close the funding gap and to get us through the crisis and return the ship to its former glory. One thing is certain - we will now redouble our efforts to save the world ’s most famous clipper ship.It has been rescued twice before,in 1922 and 1953 – this will be third time lucky. Now more than ever the Cutty Sark needs support from all her friends across the world. Details of how to make a donation are available on the Cutty Sark website at http://www.cuttysark.org.uk or donations can be sent to the Cutty Sark Trust at 2 Greenwich Church Street, Greenwich SE10 9BG. I hope the group will be able to restore her. If it was arson, I can't begin to understand the sort of person who would torch this ship ... why this particular ship? Whover, I hope they are caught and fully prosecuted. But because of the ship being under restoration, this could also just be a terrible accident. Either way, a sad loss.

Thanks, Hiljohn! That game will keep me busy for a while. BTW Did anyone see the news today about the burning of the Cutty Sark? It's heartbreaking that this beautiful ship has been reduced to ashes. The police are treating it as arson, which is even sadder. For those of you unfamiliar with the Cutty Sark. She was a 19th Century tea clipper, that had been lovingly restored and stood in dry dock at Greenwich in London as a wonderful museum to life at sea in Victorian times. I always tried to visit every year on my trips to London; there was just something magical about her. Now some evil idiot has destroyed her, it seems for ever. Yes, I did. What a shame, especially if it is arson! I visited her on one of my trips to London and loved it.

I just went and donated. Getty Images has a great collection of shots, from the heartbreaking ones to incredible historic photos, one from 1890. http://editorial.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx

Thankyou so much for the link, Havoc. I feel as if a small part of my childhood in London has been lost forever.

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Thank you fish!!!!! That's going to come in handy in reading the books. I think I'll print them out and keep them in the back cover as I go through them again.

Thank you for the links! Any news on Cutty Sark? I remember I had just read about that tea clipper when I saw that news.

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