History of Sailboats

Sail Amsterdam 2010  For everybody with a passion for history of sailing: today a new edition of Sail Amsterdam opened, an event for every 5 years, since 1975. Keep an open ...

The story of the Garthpool  I am researching the story of the Garthpool, an old four masted square rigged barque that struck the reefs off the west coast of Africa, off the Cape Verde ...

Alcatraz Historic Guide Needs Help  I'm looking for information concerning the day-to-day life of a sailing vessel in 1873 so I can better understand a strange story about a mummified head ...

First Sailboat Races  When were the first sailboat races?

Can a sailboat, any type or size, sail around the world and be okay in bad weather?

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Boats on the Inland Waterways of Europe in 1100AD  What type of small sailing vessel would have been used on the inland waterway in Europe in 1100?

Would there have been a small vessel going from city ...

Dick Rodger, will he never quit?  Hello Han

Again, I thank you for your interest and help. I can assure you, however much or little you know about this shipping era it is more than I ...

Shipping Under Mark  This might not be the right place to ask this question, but I wonder if anyone can tell me what was meant by "shipping under mark". I am reading about ...

Tall Ships from Painting Info  I was watching an old television show online and it had these beautiful paintings of old sailing ships decorating the set.

I was wondering if you could ...

How to find out the boat history?  Do you know of a way in which I can locate historical information - designer/builder/race record, et al - for a particular wooden sailboat? I do know the ...

Cogs and other 12th century sailing vessels  How many crew members would it have taken to man a 12th. century cog?

How would such a ship navigate in and out of dock? Would oars be used? Is it possible ...

Dutch Barge  My old friend is building a Dutch vessel in the traditional manner. Do you know anything about this particular type and do you have any experience of it....

Docking the tall ships  This is a question about the old sailing ships like the square riggers. With such a large sailing ship such as a clipper like Flying Cloud, how did they ...

Square Riggers  How do you tack a square rigged ship?

Tiller extension or joystick?  In "parts of a sailing ship" you explain the function of the tiller extension. In Dutch this stick is called 'kolderstok', which in English literally ...