Yes, to protect them. (Votes: 6)
Sometimes (Votes: 2)
No, it's too expensive. (Votes: 0)
No, it's such a hazzle. (Votes: 4)
That's an interesting design, lots of freeboard. I don't think I've seen a sail plan like that before, presumably the mast is free standing like a junk
Vagabond 11-04-2024, 02:52A few of my ships have been used as sources for parts and the hulls used as wrecks, ships on fire as well.
Rob.
Amusingly, Grace is one of the older boats in attendance, at 58.
Agility is a hard dinghy of my own design. Here's a picture
The ship on the right looks to be 200 years old, although I suppose she's not. Do You have a hard bottom dinghy on Grace? or are you back home?
Vagabond 11-03-2024, 14:42That looks to have been a bright day, Dobbs, and what company to keep. The rake of those masts on the left look quite spectacular. We've not seen the
flash 11-03-2024, 12:33This might be what Chestertown looked like 200 years ago. I took this during my frosty morning dinghy sail.
There is an inevitability about that tale, John, duplicates must lend themselves to captures, or, recreations, or, pirates, or, anything but wreckage
flash 11-03-2024, 05:45Thanks Dave, I've got these on my radar. for me the difference between ships and planes is that with the planes it's the pilots that had the
Vagabond 11-03-2024, 01:48Has there been any motion on the 3d printing in color for ships like Wings of Glory?
Dobbs 11-02-2024, 18:54A little manufacturing-side background here: Printing new paper and applying new paint is cheap, new tool-and-die steel for sculpt rework is expensive.
Diamondback 11-02-2024, 16:57This is the fascinating side of the game to me, John. I have no idea about Sails whatsoever, how many actual models there are & what they represent
flash 11-01-2024, 05:12
Chestertown Downrigging Weekend
We woke up this morning to 2-3°C, but it is sunny.
Dobbs 11-04-2024, 06:40The mast is freestanding and breaks down into to sections when not in use. I believe