We did so much today, I don't know where to start! However, suffice to say we did a tour of this amazing ship, part of the Maritime Museum, in Mariehamn. They told the story of how the ship operated in the 1930's. Travelling from the UK and Ireland to Australia and back, transporting grain. The journey took about 100 days, and she won the Great Grain Race twice, in 1930 and 1937 on one occasion in only 93 days. What a hard life it was, travelling under sail. This is the only 4 masted barque in the world, in original condition.
I'm convinced I've seen an aerial shot of this ship already today!! Now I'm trying to find it again. Coincidence never ceases to astound me! [[NO - it was a different boat: SV Tenacious :-)) ]]
Lovely photo :-)
There's an audio of a sailor's memories of terrible sea journeys to be heard on the boat docked in Glasgow. Unbelievably harsh conditions.
A beautiful ship but it must have sailed in some hard times & choppy waters. I think it was watching some film of the terrible times on a ship such as this gave me a fear of the sea when I was young.
Beautiful photo of an amazing ship. I can't imagine sailing to Australia..... such a totally different experience when compared with flights from UK. We take so much for granted!
Once, in the late 1970s, I was in the Åland Islands and I saw this ship and I don't remember anything! Oh, if our memory fails us, it's good that the photos remain.
Ian
Lovely photo :-)
There's an audio of a sailor's memories of terrible sea journeys to be heard on the boat docked in Glasgow. Unbelievably harsh conditions.