Brigantine 'Breeze' sailing in the Bay of Islands North Island New Zealand.
This is the good ship BREEZE. This 60ft (18.3m) wooden vessel was
launched at Tiki Landing in Coromandel in 1981 by retired boat builder
Ralph Sewell, who wanted to recreate a 19th century square-rigged ship
that required traditional sailing skills and would encourage an
awareness of New Zealand’s maritime history.
He stayed faithful to the shipwright techniques and materials of the time. BREEZE is built from locally-milled kauri and totara, copper-fastened and stiffened with carefully selected pohutukawa knees.
She
is rigged as a brigantine – square-rigged on the foremast, and
fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast. Her powerful rig spreads up to 11
sails. Adapted for modern-day sailing, she is fitted with an auxiliary
engine, and the main hold is fitted out as a cabin.He stayed faithful to the shipwright techniques and materials of the time. BREEZE is built from locally-milled kauri and totara, copper-fastened and stiffened with carefully selected pohutukawa knees.
BREEZE was used by the Breeze Sailing Club to teach young people how to sail a traditional boat from New Zealand’s seafaring past. She is now owned and operated by the Auckland Maritime Museum and is available for public sailings. Watch this space shipmates.
'Breeze' - Auckland Anniversary Regatta Feb 2015 - Photo Alden Smith
2 comments:
The combination of scare rigged and sloop rigged sailing ships always hurt my eyes. I prefer the tall ships scare rigging and the more modern sloop rigging ships separately.
The Brigantine rig has historical origins so it is not a disjointed combination - but I do understand your sentiments - you would rather either modern rig or full square sail rig.
I think the 'fore and aft' rig became combined with 'squares'ls' when the windward ability of the 'fore and aft' became apparent.
.... and you have given me an idea for a blog post ... so thank you .... the post will deal specifically with this idea.
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