Tall Ships!

[aggienaut]

I am sore. Who would have thought hauling up sails is HARD! ): Or that the worst part about balancing on a yard arm 40 ft up is that you're balancing on your stomach, which, for me at least, starts to feel really uncomfortable pretty shortly.


Anyway, I took a lot of photos yesterday, and so far have only gotten around to putting five or six up. But here's a preview:


Picture of the Day



And now, I've got to go back to the Tall Ship festival to pretend I know what I'm talking about for the masses. (:

Comments

oh yeah, And...

[pretendforkeeps.livejournal.com]

40 Feet?! Are You Kidding Me?! Man, When I was a sailor we would have to climb 140 feet in 60 knots of wind during a blizzard in the North Atlantic!

You and your spoiled SoCal weather.

You Sicken me. =p

Oh and don't forget if you get the chance climb the main mast to the very top and kiss the Pennant. Do it or you are no sailor. (okay so I am happy and impressed that you went out to sea and I be hugely jealous)

Sorry, had to Razzle.

Your Brother of the Sea.

Square Rigger Master helmsman and Quartermaster
Honored with the 'Order of the Spanish Main'

~Aaron Aviv~
Keeper of the Twin Sparrows.

Re: oh yeah, And...

[emosnail.livejournal.com]

40 ft was a wild guess at the height of the main course, I did go all the way up to the top top and hang out up there a bit.

I was joking with me mum that while you have the twin sparrows, I should get a tattoo of a sparrow toenail or something. (:

I hope sometime when you're down here something is going on at the harbour and you can skylark the rigging with me.

Re: oh yeah, And...

[pretendforkeeps.livejournal.com]

For sure Bud I would love to Skylark with ya, and maybe we will even scuttlebutt a bit.

~Aaron Aviv~