Sailing Heritage

News. Tall ships. Photography.

[Sailing Heritage @Sailingheritage]

“OLD IRONSIDES” in Retrospect

A silent emblem of the past,
My deck swept clean of gore.
A hundred years have come and gone,
My sails are set once more.
I proudly sail along the ways
And dreams of ancient wars.

[Stiofán Sopelza @sopelza]

If you like tall ships...well..Norfolk is the place to ve these days!! @TallShipsRaces @Sailingheritage @sail4th ..sailing ships from many world navies are there !!

[Philip K Allan @PhilipKAllan]

USS Constitution by Anton Fischer

Her long career almost ended a month into the war of 1812, when she fell in with a Royal Navy squadron. She used her boats and ditched all her water to escape the British in a chase lasting two days and nights.

#USNavy #RoyalNavy #AgeofSail

[Delight Moments @DelightMoments_]

#sailing

[Delight Moments @DelightMoments_]

#sailing

[Philip K Allan @PhilipKAllan]

HMS Leopard pursued by the Dutch warship Waakzaamheid in the Roaring Forties by British artist Geoff Hunt.

Readers of Patrick O’Brian may recognise it as the cover art for Desolation Island

#RoyalNavy #Ageofsail #Navalfiction

[Fraser Gray @FraserG32883664]

Times past, Götheborg of Sweden, the world’s largest operational ocean-going wooden sailing ship. #GötheborgofSweden #EastIndiaman #Swedish #Replica #Sweden #Hiistory #OceanGoing @Sailingheritage #Sail #tallships #tallship #sailing #Ship #SailingVessel #ClassicSail #Maritime

[Fraser Gray @FraserG32883664]

Thames Sailing Barge sunrise. @thamesbarge @Sailingheritage @classicsailing #ThamesSailingBarge #ThamesSailingBarges #Gravesend #LoveUKweather #Sunrise #Dawn #Weather #RiverThames #Thames #Kent #VisitKent

[Fraser Gray @FraserG32883664]

“I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day in the morning” @Sailingheritage @classicsailing #Sail #sailing #Ship #SailingVessel #ClassicSail #ClassicSailing #Maritime #ChristmasCarol #ChristmasDay #Christmas2025 #Gravesend #Thames #RiverThames #ThamesSailingBarges

[Guillermo Nicieza @Guille_Nicieza]

Queridos amigos, como todos los años, les deseo pasen una Feliz Navidad rodeandos de sus seres queridos, de su familia y amigos, y disfruten de estas señaladas fiestas allí donde estén. ¡Feliz Navidad!

[Fraser Gray @FraserG32883664]

“All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by” #JohnMasefield #SeaFever @Sailingheritage @classicsailing @TallShipsRaces #TallShipRaces #TallShipMercedes #Brig #TwoMastedBrig #Sail #tallships #tallship #sailing #Ship #SailingVessel #ClassicSail #ClassicSailing #Maritime

[Fraser Gray @FraserG32883664]

Mercedes, a two masted brig built in 1958. @Sailingheritage @classicsailing @TallShipsRaces #TallShipRaces #TallShipMercedes #Brig #TwoMastedBrig #Sail #tallships #tallship #sailing #Ship #SailingVessel #ClassicSail #ClassicSailing #Maritime #Adventure

[GHHS @graysharborhist]

Veterans to sail two tall ships 2,000 nautical miles around the UK in the “Full Circle” expedition. 🎖️

The veteran-focused expedition called Full Circle, organized by Turn to Starboard in partnership with Invictus Games Birmingham 2027, will see wounded, injured and sick service-personnel sail two tall-ships on a 2,000-nautical-mile voyage around the United Kingdom. ⛵

We salute the courage and purpose of all involved, and look forward to seeing the journey unfold on the waves. 🫡🌊

👉 Learn more here: https://t.co/R0KN7q7OH7

📸 Pellew © Turn to Starboard

#TallShips 
#Veterans 

@WeAreInvictus
@turntostarboard

[Fraser Gray @FraserG32883664]

Farewell TS Royalist, the Sea Cadets’ Flagship. @SeaCadets @Sailingheritage @classicsailing #TSRoyalist #SeaCadets #Flagship #Brig #RoyalNavy #SailTraining #Navy #Sail #tallships #tallship #sailing #Ship #SailingVessel #Gravesend #Southend #Essex #RiverThames #Thames

[Fraser Gray @FraserG32883664]

The Sea Cadets’ Flagship TS Royalist, sailing the Thames. @SeaCadets @Sailingheritage @classicsailing #TSRoyalist #SeaCadets #Flagship #Brig #RoyalNavy #SailTraining #Navy #Sail #tallships #tallship #sailing #Ship #SailingVessel #Gravesend #HMSPresident #RiverThames #Thames

[Fraser Gray @FraserG32883664]

J.R. Tolkien visiting Greenwich in 2018. @sailingheritage @classicsailing #JRTolkien #Schooners #Schooner #Sail #tallships #tallship #sailing #Ship #SailingAdventure #Nautical #TopsailSchooner #LordOfTheRings #SailingVessel #Greenwich #Netherlands #Amsterdam #RiverThames #Thames

[Fraser Gray @FraserG32883664]

Clipper Stad Amsterdam on her way to London! @Stad_Amsterdam @sailingheritage @classicsailing #StadAmsterdam #Netherlands #Holland #Sail #tallships #tallship #Schooner #sailing #Ship #SailingAdventure #ExploreTheWorld #ClipperCrew #Clipper #SailingVessel #Gravesend #RiverThames

[Sailing Heritage @Sailingheritage]

Soon, it will sail across the ocean like Indian sailors once did.

[Sailing Heritage @Sailingheritage]

India's Stitched Ship (INSV Kaundinya) has entered sea trials 🇮🇳
The ship is prepared with no nails, no metal. Just rope, wood, and ancient Indian skill. INSV Kaundinya is a 5th-century inspired stitched ship that has been rebuilt by the Indian Navy.

[GHHS @graysharborhist]

Lady Washington visited the waters of Tacoma’s Thea Foss Waterway in the summer of 2022. These stunning photos, captured by Joseph Nichols, showcase her timeless beauty and intricate rigging. 🌊⛵

📸 Joseph Nichols

Have you captured photos of the Lady Washington in person? We would love to feature your photographs! 

📧 Send your pictures to [email protected] along with the following:

• brief description
• date it was taken
• location it was taken
• photographer's name for credit

#LadyWashington 
#TallShip 
#MaritimeHistory
#Photography 

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