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Catalina
Mainsheet Magazine is a quarterly publication averaging 100 pages
in length. It features 56 to 64 pages of Features and Class News as
well as a 24 to 32 page Technical Notes Supplement.
Volume
28,
Number 3, August
2010
Editor’s
Bark
by Jim Holder,
Editor
The
Days When
There is something just plain exciting about ships, BIG SHIPS, not made
of metal, carbon fiber, high tech molded materials for sails, and taller
than a three-story building. You’ve got it, real ships, made of wood,
canvas, and hemp. It takes your breath away just to see them coming over
the horizon. But to step on board and look up, without your tongue getting
stuck in your throat, into the maze of lines and tall mast, is nothing
short of magical. These are ships from the era, as the saying goes, “when
men were made of steel and ships were made of wood.”
For decades these tall ships have been making a comeback. Scores of countries
around the world have reproduced them down to every exact detail. Most
of them have programs that take young people on board as students or cadets
to learn and experience the way it was in days of old.
Several years ago Carol and I were fortunate enough to have a week aboard
the California, a replica of a cutter used by the state of California to
help patrol the coast against pirates in 1820. Also aboard were about 20
cadets, boys and girls, getting their chance to learn and relive life at
sea as it once was. Our whole experience was too good to be true. If you
ever get the opportunity to sail on one of these, don’t let it go
by. It will change your perspective and respect for those who sailed those
magnificent crafts.
Speaking of opportunities, the port of Chicago will host some 20 tall ships
from around the world this August. More details are found in the report
from the All Catalina Fleet 21 on page 9 in this issue. Last year one of
their fleet members, 16-year-old Kayla Anderson, had the ultimate experience
of being a crew member aboard one of these beauties. Again, see more details
in the AC Fleet 21 report, which also details some of the many incredible
activities this organization does for the community in support of sailing.
Kudos to Fleet 21 members and officers for a job “Well Done.”
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