Sail training
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From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea, sail training provides an unconventional and effective way of building many u
Built in 1914 as Großherzog Friedrich August, a school training ship for the German merchant marine, the since 1921 Norwegian-owned Statsraad Lehmkuhl, is one of the oldest sail training ships in service
Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci, launched in 1931.
Cadets man headsails sheets aboard USCGC Eagle
USCGC Eagle, a barque
Tall ship
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A tall ship is a large, traditionally rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques. "Tall ship" can also be defined more specifically
Sail training
…program at the Los Angeles Maritime Institute like to say "We do not train youth for a life at sea ... we use the sea to educate youth for life". Tall ships have been found to be effective platforms for sail training as they combine many elements fundamental to sail training. A "tall ship" is not a strictly…
A tall ship from above anchored off of Newlyn in Cornwall
Group of "tall ships" at Hanse Sail 2010
The tall ship Kruzenshtern
More than 36 tall ships participated in the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in Portsmouth, part of the fleet of 167 naval, merchant and tall ships from 36 countries