Showing posts with label rigging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rigging. Show all posts

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Classic yachts

                                                                Classic yachts

A fleet of classic yachts is currently sailing in the Solent. The photographs were taken from the television so the quality is not brilliant. These beautiful boats, clinker built, and probably over a hundred years old, look most impressive when in full sail.


Because they are wooden craft they need a lot of maintenance. Refits are costly and sailing such a boat requires an experienced skipper and enthusiastic crew. 
Showing some of the rigging 

 More rigging! You can't sail these things single-handed!

They are a sight for sore eyes!