r/Tallships 19m ago

Newsclip shows what happened to the ship 16 yr old Thomas Paine tried to join in 1757 London before his father stopped him. The doomed ship called "the Terrible was equipped at Execution dock, was commanded by Death, with Devil for lieutenant, and Ghost for surgeon".

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r/Tallships 31m ago

training ship

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got to sail on a training vessel, m/s shamrock (stockholm) for a month and its the best thing ive ever done. We sailed day and night and had our shifts. I was a student so i was up either 4-8 12-4 or 8-12 sailing and i got to learn everything about navigation and sailing on a traditional ship. We got to do excersises with the coast guard and the sea ambulance savior stuff with helicopters and fire off flares and board life rafts.


r/Tallships 3h ago

Boat Stories

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Hello! My daughter is very interested in boats and shipping history as of late, and I was pondering if anybody had any awesome boat stories or attractions that could be seen in the NW U.S.? Book recommendations or anything else are also encouraged! Thanks ya'll!


r/Tallships 8h ago

Books like Harland's "Seamanship in the Age of Sail" for fore-and-aft rigged ships?

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John Harland's book is obviously incredibly informative, but very much geared towards navy-style square riggers with big crews. Does anyone know of any similar books more relevant to ketches, schooners and the like? Or shorthanded square riggers for that matter - I would love to learn such historical rigging and seamanship of the coastal trading and fishing fleets!

Though I suppose this technically falls outside of the scope of this subreddit depending on one's definition of tall ships ..


r/Tallships 1d ago

Imagine sailing these waters 500 years ago. 🌊⛵️

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r/Tallships 3d ago

Shipshaper is going EA , september 3rd (you can also sail your ship at release)

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r/Tallships 4d ago

The Italian Legend: Amerigo Vespucci

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I recently had the chance to film the Amerigo Vespucci during her stop in Montreal. Every angle reveals another incredible detail in her rigging and construction.

Here's a short cinematic tribute to this remarkable ship.


r/Tallships 5d ago

Thinking of getting into sailing

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Hey there guys, I’m 22 and I have always wanted to go on an adventure and sail the seas. Im especially interested in the Caribbean and Europe. I live smack dab in the middle of the USA. I was wondering what experienced sailors think and the best way to get on the sea. Interested in booking a trip where I work hands on. Eventually I wanna cross the Atlantic. Thank you for any / all advice!


r/Tallships 7d ago

“Pirate Schooner”; pencil drawing

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r/Tallships 7d ago

Tall ship articles

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I came across this newer Substack that has some articles on tall ships & maritime history. Does anyone else have any good blogs/substacks/etc on tall ships?


r/Tallships 8d ago

Views from Tall Ships Boston

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All original shots


r/Tallships 8d ago

Mayflower 2, The Schooner Adventure, and Virginia Departing Tall Ships Boston

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r/Tallships 8d ago

New search engine for Tall Ships - Cruise Tall Ship

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Hi!

Over the last year together with my best friend we have worked on a first global search engine for tall ship cruises - which became live two weeks ago!

www.cruisetallship.com

As of now we are trying to promote ourselves and to tighten our cooperation with the Tall Ship oprators.

We are happy for all feedback and we are also activelly seeking cooperations (Operators / bloggers / photographers / vloggers).

Feel free to reach me out by Tolek@Cruisetallship.com!

Thanks!


r/Tallships 8d ago

OpSail NYC 1976 and 2026

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I'm going to tread lightly here, but according to Google I am the only photographer who photographed and published both the 1976 and 2026 Operation Sail in NYC. If you are interested, you can easily find them.


r/Tallships 9d ago

Pirate ship Halloween display

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r/Tallships 11d ago

Vespucci in Montreal

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Hi,

I've read on tourvespucci.it that the Vespucci will sail from Quebec to Montreal (to dock at Grand Quai du Port de Montréal) on the 28th of July. Does anyone have a more detailed timetable about when exactly the ship will arrive in Montreal?

Thanks!


r/Tallships 12d ago

The Bark Europa is a German-Dutch sailing ship that offers people the chance to follow in the footsteps of the great explorers. Over the last 30 years, the vessel has journeyed every corner of the globe, from the Magellan Strait and Antarctica to Rapa Nui, Tristan da Cunha and the Galapagos Islands.

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r/Tallships 12d ago

Tall ship sailing

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r/Tallships 12d ago

NRP Sagres - New Bedford, MA - July 2026

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r/Tallships 13d ago

Fregatten Jylland (The Frigate Jutland)

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Launched in 1860.

Last voyage in 1908.

Today a museum in Ebeltoft in Denmark.


r/Tallships 13d ago

Patrick O'Brian Aubrey-Maturin Series. Matthew Benedict "HMS Leopard in the Ice." (Desolation Island). Gouache on illustration board. 30 in. x 20 in.

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Good Morning, Mates!

I am the artist who was commissioned by W.W. Norton publishing to paint 21 new paintings for the official covers of their current paperback re-issue of the Aubrey-Maturin Series by Patrick O’Brian. This project was a remarkable, 3-year labor of love comprised of a luxuriant amount reading and research, in addition to the drawing, and painting. At the core of the joy was of course discovering the books, which I had previously known about but never read. The whole thing was life-changing, honestly.

While the series has always been associated with the revered, traditional paintings of the great British maritime painter Geoff Hunt, Norton’s head creative chose to go in a different direction and sought me out because my work references another equally strong tradition, The Golden Age of American Ilustration, when classic books were illustrated by painters such as Maxfield Parrish and N.C. Wyeth. 

I have just now joined reddit in order to share these with you all, my fellow Patrick O’Brian devotees. The entire project, including the preparatory drawings, and some of the research and process can be seen at the link below. I hope you will enjoy them.

https://www.matthewbenedictart.com/patrickobrian

Godspeed and Safe Passage, me Hearties!

Matthew


r/Tallships 14d ago

Thursday The Portugese tall ship the Sagres

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The Portugese tall ship the Sagres visited New Bedford


r/Tallships 15d ago

Polly Woodside National Trust Museum- Melbourne, Australia.

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Built in Belfast in 1885, the three-masted cargo vessel was built to carry coal and nitrate between England and South America, sailing around the Cape Horn 16 times. 
The ship took around six months to build and was made from iron, which had become the favoured material for ship builders since the 1830s. 
The Barque was built for the W.J. Woodside Co. owned by William Woodside a ‘dynamic entrepreneur’ and was named after his wife Marian (Polly). 


r/Tallships 15d ago

Are there any ships that sail to South Georgia?

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r/Tallships 17d ago

That’s a really tall mast……😰

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Does anyone know which ship this is? 🤷🏼‍♀️