History of old sailing ships

[@evolveausevolveaus]

That's such a classic piece of history, seeing the shipbuilders and the cape horners, excellent !

[@fettlerjohn3419]

Thanks for posting 👍🏼✨

[@crackerjack4790]

Wonderful! Oh the faces, the faces of bravery that comes from risk accepted and danger conquered. I've been around Cape Horn three times... (in a 14,000 ton ship, of steel, warm and well fed)

[@tristarperfecta1061]

Me too. I went across once in the USS Nimitz in 2001.. I always thought about what it must have been like to sail in those old boats in the 60 foot seas of Cape Horn.

[@skadiwarrior2053]

Wonderful. Thanks for posting this.

[@yaddahaysmarmalite4059]

its no wonder they use diesel powered ships with satellite navigation now. the last big sailing ships that were made with metal hulls were called windjammers.

[@boblister665]

Tough men living tough lives. Even the ship builders not a winch or power tool. Building from trees not ordered and delivered timber

[@michaelfrench5252]

Iron men in wooden ships. MEN as hard as nails and brave to the bone.

[@ВикторЯзыков-п1ч]

Супер! Особенно Мыс Горн, каким я его видел три года назад 4 февраля 2019-го. И ещё удивительно как корабелы распаривали такие могучие пояса обшивки зимой! Да, были Люди! Есть чему поучиться нынешним поколениям...

[@YVO007]

Very hard work and little pay but dignifide. Beautiful film work /video thank you so much.

[@Relay300]

Great upload, thank you

[@thedangersofboredom]

Was this made for a maritime museum?

[@robgrune3284]

Ghosts of Cape Horn, written and sung by Gordon Lightfoot. Square riggers, the days when the world had real men.

[@lesleyhale8910]

Was that narrated by Jason Robards?

[@frankmiller95]

Yes. Unfortunately it's a pirated version.

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

@@frankmiller95 Bingo. This is, the pirated version!!

[@tristarperfecta1061]

We are so soft compared to these men.

[@captainkenzie6873]

Yep, i was going to volunteer on a similar style ship but decided against it when i heard about the ridiculous safety rules that they make you follow so now I'm just going to sail on my own ship so that I can do what i want without getting nagged about harnesses and stuff.