Contemporary Photos of Sailing Ships
ABOUT THE SHIP
A two-masted wooden Galeas − Valborg was built as a sailing freight ship in Porvoo, Finland in 1948, carrying sand and timber mostly between finish ports, she was rebuilt in 1970 and is now used as a sail training vessel.
SPECIFICATIONS
Rig: Gaff Ketch
Height: 20m
Length: 36m
Beam: 7.2m
Depth: 2.4m
Sail Area: 360sqm
Photographer with a passion for photographing tall ships and traditional sailing boats
In Rochefort on the banks of the Charente an extraordinary project is nearing completion, the reconstruction of Major General La […]
50th Anniversary Tall Ships Race 2006
Alicante - Toulon Tall Ships Race 2007
Waterford TSR 2005
The Remaking of the Figurehead from the Brig Samaritan (1846) The figurehead is believed to have come from the brig […]
A major new work by Ships Carver Andy Peters. This book is a detailed comparative study of the decorative work – figurehead, […]