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Re: Misérable
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Sat, 19 Apr 2003 05:46:21 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> One of the better representations of a small frigate that I have seen. The
> sails have been exceptionally well-done - the proportions of squeezing in
> five set with the royals and sky-sails is most impressive.
It makes the stock Black Seas Barracuda look a bit underpowered...
> Another touch I like is the boat mounted inside the cutter to save
> space, as was typical in reality.
Indeed. I owe my direct inspiration to the HMS Agamemnon out of Port Block,
though. (And I still remain uncomfortable not be able to accomodate the
entire crew in the ship's boats, but that was typical of the time, I guess.)
> Jibs in general replaced sprit-sails - any reason for including
> both? Just for fun, or is there a time-frame where both were used?
Well, it did get the sail count to a nice round *twenty*! The spritsail was
generally replaced by the jib, but it seems many late 18th - early 19th
century tall ships retained the rigs and the sails... they just weren't used
very often. (And almost certainly never simultaneously with three jibs!).
When running before a light breeze, though, every square inch of sail would
count...
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| (...) (Just did a quick scan of the house...) Certainly the Endeavour (albeit a barque) in the mide-late 18th century and the Supply (albeit a brig) in the late 18th/early 19th century had and used spritsails as well as jibs... I've seen a print of (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| One of the better representations of a small frigate that I have seen. The sails have been exceptionally well-done - the proportions of squeezing in five set with the royals and sky-sails is most impressive. Another touch I like is the boat mounted (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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