Tall Ships Experience

[mlatham]

Evening PH'ers

It's my dad's 70th birthday in July. He's always wanted to go on a tall ship so we're thinking of getting him an "experience" - red letter day type of thing.

Anyone got any recommendatios for this sort of thing as don't really know where to start? Maybe someone knows a tall ship owner or skipper that can help?

Any guidance or ideas appreciated.

Cheers

[johnxjsc1985]

mlatham said:

Evening PH'ers

It's my dad's 70th birthday in July. He's always wanted to go on a tall ship so we're thinking of getting him an "experience" - red letter day type of thing.

Anyone got any recommendatios for this sort of thing as don't really know where to start? Maybe someone knows a tall ship owner or skipper that can help?

Any guidance or ideas appreciated.

Cheers

what a great idea. The Tall ships are back on the Mersey this summer you may be able to find one that you can spend sometime on .

[ClaphamGT3]

Although this year's UK day sails are sold out, you could book something for next;

http://jst.org.uk/voyage-filter/

I have sailed aboard Tenacious a few times and you won't get a better tall ships experience and will have the added bonus of knowing that your fee is going towards supporting a great cause

[JeremyH5]

Or here: http://tallships.org/events/ssn806-day-sail/
They're offering 3rd or 4th June.

[mlatham]

Thanks for the ideas everyone.

[Simpo Two]

PHer Legmaster is your man. He's got one.

[Legmaster]

mlatham said:

Evening PH'ers

It's my dad's 70th birthday in July. He's always wanted to go on a tall ship so we're thinking of getting him an "experience" - red letter day type of thing.

Anyone got any recommendatios for this sort of thing as don't really know where to start? Maybe someone knows a tall ship owner or skipper that can help?

Any guidance or ideas appreciated.

Cheers

Hi there,

Happy to help out. What exactly do you think he'd like? Is it just a day out where you just have a small taster of what a tall ship is like, or would he fancy a voyage and being a full part of a working tall ship crew (to the best of his ability) for 7 days or more?

I look after the two large Jubilee Sailing Trust tall ships; LORD NELSON & TENACIOUS. Different to most sail training charities we don't concentrate on youth development, we concentrate on all abilities working together and can even take up to 8 wheelchair users as working crew mates on voyages.

Whilst our published day sails are sold out this year, I may well have the odd place up my sleeve around October in Portsmouth and may well be releasing some other days very soon.

Voyages are again sold out in the UK this year, but depending on what you want, we have winter voyages in the Canaries, Cape Verdes & Azores. Opportunity in next year's Tall Ships Races (some of the largest events in Europe), or if you fancy further afield, Voyages around Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, a Southern Ocean Passage via Cape Horn, or exploring the Falklands & South Georgia.

Happy to help, just ask.

[mlatham]

This is why I love Pistonheads.

Legmaster - thanks for the detailed reply. Much as I'd love to do a week in Fiji, realistically we're looking at a day sailing from the south coast or, if we can wangle it (because it's much closer to home), Liverpool.

Probably my dad + 1 (could be mum or a mate).

His b'day is early July so anytime after that.

Probably easier to speak. Perhaps you could pm me with your number and I'll give you a call.

Cheers
Mark

[Steve_D]

Now that's what you call a 'Tall Ship' experience.

Tenacious.

Steve

[Simpo Two]

Steve_D said:

Now that's what you call a 'Tall Ship' experience.

Tenacious.

Steve

I don't mind that height when standing on the sun deck of a cruise ship - but clinging to a wavy stick with a sheer drop below? No thanks!

[aka_kerrly]

Crikey, I had no idea that such tall ships were in use. Those are fantastic!

Simpo Two said:

I don't mind that height when standing on the sun deck of a cruise ship - but clinging to a wavy stick with a sheer drop below? No thanks!

I would* with a bit of persuasion have a go at climbing one of those whilst in dock like that but once out on the sea on anything other than lake likes conditions i'd want to be harnessed and still be clinging on to the extent you'd need to peel my fingers away with a crowbar.

[Legmaster]

mlatham said:

Probably easier to speak. Perhaps you could pm me with your number and I'll give you a call.

Cheers
Mark

YHM

[Legmaster]

Steve_D said:

Now that's what you call a 'Tall Ship' experience.

Tenacious.

Steve

Cherbourg during one of the Nellie v/s Tenacious races?

[mcdjl]

I spent a week a few years back on Morgenster sailing Falmouth-Greenwich...ace, even in what I'd consider to be a storm, at night up the mast.
Sunset at anchor:
and motoring up the river: (not me in that one)
and out at sea:

[JeremyH5]

aka_kerrly said:

I would* with a bit of persuasion have a go at climbing one of those whilst in dock like that but once out on the sea on anything other than lake likes conditions i'd want to be harnessed and still be clinging on to the extent you'd need to peel my fingers away with a crowbar.

Use of a harness is mandatory when on watch even on deck and you have a day training on board including procedures for climbing and descending (three points of contact at all times) and moving about aloft with harness and long and short tethers before the vessel sails. There are hard points and steel lines rigged aloft to clip on to where needed. It's part of the whole safety ethos.

And it is fantastic, safe, fun!

[Legmaster]

aka_kerrly said:

Crikey, I had no idea that such tall ships were in use. Those are fantastic!

In 1956 about 20 sailing ship operators got together to have a race from Torbay to Lisbon as a one off race, as a sort of final farewell to the age of sailing ships. A British ship won that race (then sunk on the way home!). It proved so popular the Tall Ships Races have been going ever since and they are now some of the largest events held, with up 100 ships attending and millions of visitors over a 4 day event in the big ports. There's lots of opportunity to sail on them, from small boats to the huge Russian 4 masted ships.

Loads of info about the Tall Ship Races here:
https://www.sailonboard.com/

aka_kerrly said:

I would* with a bit of persuasion have a go at climbing one of those whilst in dock like that but once out on the sea on anything other than lake likes conditions i'd want to be harnessed and still be clinging on to the extent you'd need to peel my fingers away with a crowbar.

Gone are the days of swinging around the rigging with no harness on. We use full body harnesses and have a system where folk are clipped on from the deck & above. Anyone can get up the rigging including those in wheelchairs (that's a really big risk assessment!).

Here's a couple an example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxkyEZIDKgw

[Sonie]

Thames Barges sail our of Ipswich, Maldon, Essex or London.
Topsail charters are another package option

[Ayahuasca]

aka_kerrly said:

I would* with a bit of persuasion have a go at climbing one of those whilst in dock like that but once out on the sea on anything other than lake likes conditions i'd want to be harnessed and still be clinging on to the extent you'd need to peel my fingers away with a crowbar.

You wouldn't like being the 'button boy' then: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaiRLNLuSGQ

[Davel]

You could look on the Classic Sailing website.

A mate and me spent 5 days on Bessie Ellen, a 1904 sailing ketch. We sailed from Holyhead towards Ireland, into Peel then up to Scotland before ending in Whitehaven,

She also sails in the South.

Great skipper and crew and you can muck in as little or as much as you like.

Highly recommend it.

Edited by Davel on Tuesday 9th May 13:48

[Steve_D]

Legmaster said:

Steve_D said:

Now that's what you call a 'Tall Ship' experience.

Tenacious.

Steve

Cherbourg during one of the Nellie v/s Tenacious races?

Yep. Splendid trip. learnt a lot about myself that week.

Sadly we lost.

Steve