Tall ship
 Tall ship is a somewhat informal collective term for some kinds of sailing ships. Contrary to other sailing ship classification terms, tall ship does not describe a particular kind of sailing ship identified by a sail plan – both barques and brigantines, for instance, are tall ships. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A tall ship is a large traditionally rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Traditional rigged vessels differ from modern sailing vessels with gaff rigs, topmasts and topsails. Due to the additional crew and rigging required to carry topmasts and gaff rigs and the ability to construct taller, hollow masts of aluminum and steel, separate topmasts are generally cost prohibitive on modern designs. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The term has come into widespread use even amongst landlubbers in the mid-20th century with the advent of the Tall Ships' Races. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ While Sail Training International (STI) has extended the definition of tall ship for the purpose of its races to embrace any sailing vessel with more than 30 ft. (9.14 m) waterline length and on which at least half the people on board are aged 15 to 25, this definition can include many modern sailing yachts and for the purposes of this article, we will use those vessels rated as class "B" or above (Fore and aft rigged vessels between 100 to 160 feet in length, and all square rigged vessels) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Modern tall ships include: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :(listed alphabetically by vessel name. For a list of individual links, see sail training organizations) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Sailing ships: REDIRECT Sailing ship... Sail plan: A sail-plan is a formal set of drawings, usually prepared by a naval architect. It shows the various combinations of sail proposed for a sailing ship.... Barque: In the 18th century, the British Royal Navy used the term Bark for a nondescript vessel which did not fit any of its usual categories. Thus, when on the advice of Captain James Cook, a collier was bought into the navy and converted for exploration she was called HM Bark Endeavour. She happened to be... Tall ship related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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