I have the fortune to work and sail a 1927 Grand Banks Topsail Schooner back a few years ago - for the heck of it - here are 2 pics pf the ship on lake Erie - (trip was from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada to Port Huron, Michigan, USA).
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<img src="http://www.accesswave.ca/~zip8/SHIP49.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
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<img src="http://www.accesswave.ca/~zip8/SHIP61.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
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<img src="http://www.accesswave.ca/~zip8/SHIP49.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
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<img src="http://www.accesswave.ca/~zip8/SHIP61.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />