How much does it take to climb up onto the rigging of a ship while its pulling out and to unfurl the sails. It takes more than I got. However, for these two it’s their job. I’m sure that once you get the “hang” of it, it’s somewhat easier. I took this shot when I looked out my window and saw that the pride of Baltimore was leaving the harbor, so I ran down the stairs and across some streets and, with the highest zoom I could, I took this picture. You can click on the link here for the full ship.
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1 Bryan // May 8, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Navy tradition holds that a sailor, upon being assigned to a new ship, must climb the highest mast – otherwise known as ‘going aloft’.
2 Jeff // May 8, 2008 at 9:23 PM
The funny thing about today’s post is that there was another sailing vessel coming into the harbor today just as I got to work. Unfortunately, becase of the rain, I didn’t bring my camera. However, its crew was standing out on the yards as it came into port. Imagine 30 people doing what the two in this picture were doing all at the same time.
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