Historic tall ships on youtube

[Bava]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Top8ETpidBo" target="_blank">Prins Willem</a>

(skip the first minute)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlihilYmpao" target="_blank">Duyfken</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfz4f5mupvI" target="_blank">russian frigate Shtandart</a>

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[niikuu]

Prins Willem... quite intimidating

 

[Peter Willemoes]

Yes, imagine going over those crows nest in bad weather. I was on a trainingship (clipper) and you really feel the swaying from side to side in the top - if you're not quick past that nest in less than 5 seconds, you are gonna hang completely downwards.

It lost my breath when I saw that Deufken sail for real, first time I ever saw one of these actually sail - omg what a tumbling bathtub!
She is not gaining any speed and what's with that foretop-sail, did they give up on it or were they too afraid it would tip over, if they carried anymore topsail?