Tall Ships - Vessel details

Dimensions
Length 200' (60m)
Rig Brig, Square sails on two masts
Tonnage 500 tons
Height of main mast 118' (36m)

Construction
Steel hull, 2 engines, watertight bulkheads built by Appledore Shipyard in North Devon in 2000 and 2001
Sails: 18 in total. Royal, t’gallant, upper and lower topsail and course on each mast, plus flying jib, outer jib, inner jib, staysail and between mast staysails. Deck level Mess Room.
British Registered
Both ships are British registered and owned by a long established sail training charity. The ships carry full UK Marine Coastguard Agency certification for worldwide operation. They are rated as UK Auxiliary Coastguard Ships recognising the professionalism of the permanent crew in assisting in rescues at sea.

Below Decks
Air-conditioned, shared accommodation, WC’s and showers.

Safety
MCA Coded to sail anywhere in the world.

Master & Crew
45 voyage crew like yourself of all ages.
Merchant Navy qualified Master with considerable experience.
Chief Officer, 2nd Mate, 3rd Officer, Bosun, Engineer and Cook and 10 experienced volunteers, including deck hands, cooks assistants, engineer assistant and others.

Voyage Fees include:
All meals, square rig sail training, waterproofs and harnesses, pillows.

Involvement level:
These are sail training ships not luxury cruising. Everyone signs on as ships crew and takes part in a watch system of 4 hours on, 8 hours off throughout the voyage. Duties include sailing, watch keeping and keeping the ship clean at sea and in harbour. Going aloft is the essence of Tall Ship sailing and you will be given every encouragement to try for yourself, it’s not compulsory. Supervised training begins before the voyage.

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