James Craig Full Of Beauty is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on April 5th, 2015.
James Craig Full Of Beauty
James Craig during International Navy Fleet Review, 2013. ... more
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James Craig Full Of Beauty
Artist
Miroslava Jurcik
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James Craig during International Navy Fleet Review, 2013.
James Craig is of exceptional historical value in that she is one of only four 19th century barques in the world that still go regularly to sea. She sails out through the Sydney heads fortnightly, when not on voyages to Melbourne, Newcastle or Hobart. As such she is a working link to a time when similar ships carried the bulk of global commerce in their holds. Thousands of similar ships plied the oceans in the 19th and early 20th centuries linking the old world, the new world, Asia and Oceania. She is sailed in the traditional 19th Century manner entirely by volunteers from the Master to the galley crew. Her running rigging consists of 140 lines secured to belaying pins and spider bands. Many of the crew know each rope by name. She achieved 11.3 knots on a return voyage from Melbourne in February 2006 and "she was loving every minute of it!"
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April 5th, 2015
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Guido Strambio
Amazing capture, gorgeous shiny details and excellent exposure, great shot Miroslava! l/f
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