[Public-list] Pride of Baltimore II

[Roger L Kingsland]

They say mast rake improves upwind performance which must be true.  I
remember leaving Erie in about 12 knots and calm seas Pride was pointing
inside of 30 degrees off the wind.

Roger

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Campbell" <dk.campbell at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Pride of Baltimore II


> Sad to hear of this as White Opal and the Pride of Baltimore traversed the
> Welland Canal together in the late 1990s on one of the Pride's trips to
the
> Great Lakes. She is one sailing ship with a real rake to her masts. We
also
> sailed from Port Colborne with about 30 tall ships 4 or 5 years ago and
she
> was the only tall ship with rake in her masts and easily distinguished in
> that large fleet because of it.
> Don
> #528, White Opal
>
> "C.B. Currier" wrote:
>
> > If you haven't heard, Pride of Baltimore II lost all of her masts and
> > rigging in Europe a couple of days ago.  The pictures on the website are
> > incredible - the destruction is unbelievable.
> >
> > http://www.pride2.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Above is a blog that documents the results of the demasting.
> >
> > --
> > C.B. Currier
> > Infinity #57
> > Daybreak #458
> >
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