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elleng

(136,071 posts) Wed Jun 15, 2022, 07:48 PM Jun 2022

Great looking 'old' 3-mast something @ Solomons Island

White back ground/blue cross = Finland.

Blue background/yellow cross = Sweden

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Great looking 'old' 3-mast something @ Solomons Island (Original Post) elleng Jun 2022 OP

Wonder how big a crew is needed for this ship? captain queeg Jun 2022 #1

Good question. elleng Jun 2022 #2

Its gotta take a bunch of people to handle all those sails captain queeg Jun 2022 #5

It's the Kalmar Nyckel, tall ship of Delaware woodsprite Jun 2022 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #4

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)

1. Wonder how big a crew is needed for this ship?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Jun 15, 2022, 07:57 PM

Jun 2022

elleng

(136,071 posts)

2. Good question.

Reply to captain queeg (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 15, 2022, 07:58 PM

Jun 2022

No real access (that I saw,) so didn't ask. MAYBE I'll return, to find out wassup.

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)

5. Its gotta take a bunch of people to handle all those sails

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 15, 2022, 09:25 PM

Jun 2022

Assuming that’s whT they use and not some internal diesel or something. It’s cool that there are still ships like that around preserving the sail expertise. Maybe after mankind largely destroys itself ships like that will be the way to get around. Just think of all the manpower needed to build a big sailing ship.

woodsprite

(12,201 posts)

3. It's the Kalmar Nyckel, tall ship of Delaware

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Jun 15, 2022, 07:59 PM

Jun 2022

Here’s their website: https://www.kalmarnyckel.org

Looks like a day sail out of Solomons Island is $40-$65. It sails from the wharf at Battery Park in Nrw Castle, DE sometimes, as well.

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