Sugar and Tea and Rum

Sea shanties, sailing stories, and chronicles from learning to sail from scratch sideblog for @not-your-fancy-butler

[thesailorinme]

[thesailorinme]

[thistleburr]

There’s nothing better.

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[lucybellwood]

Hey do you dream of running away to sea to become a sailor? BOY HOWDY DO I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU:

Grays Harbor Historical Seaport has just launched their new training program, Sea School NW. Lemme tell you why this is a huge deal: 

The professional maritime world is massively male-dominated, with only 2% of the global industry identifying as female. This program, run by some of the most inclusive, enthusiastic folks in the business, aims to change change that by providing subsidized professional training for underrepresented groups wanting to break into the field.

They’re only accepting scholarship folks right now, which means the only requirements are being age 18-35 and making less than double the federal poverty level for 2017 ($24,280 annually for a single person). 

You’ll spend eight weeks sailing aboard the Hawaiian Chieftain, preparing to earn your USCG Ordinary Seaman Credential and advance your trade skills through hands-on-instruction, online coursework, marine system classes, industry mentorship and job skill development.

GET THE HECK IN THERE.

[spiffingsailor]

This is a really awesome thing that Grays Harbor is doing! These skills are incredibly useful. I can’t count how many times I’ve been frustrated by inadequate knotwork or line-handling on my non-sailing research boat. Line handling is something every boat requires, but maritime academies and educational facilities don’t teach how to do it practically. 

[samsonbultje]

[jandela]

Encounter at sea.

[womblegrinch]

Montague Dawson (1890-1973) - Up she rises - the ship ‘North America’ (second pic is detail)

Oil on canvas. 28.25 x 42 inches, 71.8 x 106.7 cm.

Estimate: US$30,000-50,000.

Sold Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia, 27 Jan 2018 for US$45,000.

Ex collection William Myron Keck, founder of The Superior Oil Company.

[betterisbest]

[paintingses]

The Crescent Moon (detail) by Montague Dawson (1895-1973)

oil on canvas, date unknown (early 20th century maybe?)

[melodyandviolence]

by Alexander Bochkov

[balnibarbi]

Thomas W Lawson The World’s Only Seven Masted Schooner by amphalon http://ift.tt/2zeyVAf

[favouritealias]

@longmaytheysail

[ventureonwilderseas]

#oh yeah. this thing#so caught up in if they could did they ever stop to consider if they… should?#(inevitable spoiler: she wrecked with the loss of most of her crew in the scilly isles and caused the first large-scale marine oil spill)#listen if you’re desperately trying to remain competitive in the twilight days of sail#the answer is not MOAR MASTS#apparently there was no clear consensus on what to call so many masts#and one proposed naming scheme was to use the days of the week beginning with ‘sunday’ for the foremast#nautical #maritime #vintage maritime photos #tea for queue

[ltwilliammowett]

The Shtandart (Russian Штандартъ), is a replica of an 18th century frigate. The original was the first frigate built at the Olonez shipyard under Peter the Great and the first ship put into service as a frigate for the Baltic Fleet.

[scuttleboat]

lost at sea | for mermaids, pirates, sailors, and souls that go to the deep   {listen}

I’ll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue And it’s hey to the starboard, heave ho Look out, lad, a mermaid be waiting for you In mysterious fathoms below

[romanticism-art]

Shipwreck, 1854, Ivan Aivazovski

[lustigs-maerchenland]

@tatzelwyrm

[olivervegas]

Don’t be afraid to go deeper to discover the beauty of a hidden, mysterious world. In the coast of Saint Martin, espectacularity accompanies you all the time. No matter if you are under or above sea level, you will always be surrounded by the most amazing landscapes. It was totally worth it to hire this excursion in a @royalcaribbean Cruise. So much fun if you share with a great Family! @chelsea.jean @mauiryan (and kids) #allureoftheseas (at St. Maarten)

[thesailorinme]