The Adventures of Sunsette -- Nova Scotia again, May 6

[davidd]

So the whipstaff descends through the decks to where the tiller comes through from the stern? So basically it is a direct push and pull on a huge tiller attached to a huge rudder? In other words, physically difficult and not exactly a refined method of steering with the rudder?

As you noted, the ship looks tall and narrow, so it must roll something fierce in even the most gentle of swells.

I am impressed to read on the website... now that I have time to check it out... that they sailed this ship from Spain to the U.S. with stops in the Canary Islands and Puerto Rico. The website claims the crew used "traditional navigation techniques."

I cannot find any information as to whether this replica includes engines for safely maneuvering in harbors. I do see that the hull was built of fiberglass and covered in wood, so the construction techniques are said to combine the traditional with the most cutting-edge modern. It sounds like they tried to create an aesthetically accurate circa 1490s vessel.

I can scarcely believe that this is Sunsette's first visit to an actual "tall ship."

Was Sunsette actually declared "dangerous goods"? Oh boy, somebody's gonna have a serious attitude issue after that!

If you are "so over it" with the ferry, what are you going to do? Fly? That would get eensive, and you can't take your car. Maybe invest in a vintage Amphicar?

Or just move to the mainland?

Naaah... you could never give up living next to the sea.

Maybe it's time you moved on to a boat of your own.

Anyway, fascinating post, and I invested/wasted/spent a lot of time reading about the original ship, various replicas, and this one.