In 2000, Charleston hosted a gathering of old ships from all over the world, called “Tall Ships 2000.”
This is a year-long program where children participated in learning how to sail, maintain a ship, and can interact socially with people from all over the world. Learning how to sail on one of these ships would be the experience of a life time.
Captain Orvall H. Banfield briefly discusses how these wooden sailing ships are constructed, how the sails work, and the program’s purpose of educating youth
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Another one of the tall ships visiting Charleston is the H.M.S. Rose, which comes from several countries all over the world. Captain Richard Bailey elaborates on the history of both the old and new H.M.S. Rose. Today, the replica of the Rose is fit with modern Coast Guard regulations, and serves as both a passenger ship, and as a school for sailing trainees.
The Libertad is one of the largest ships to enter Charleston harbor. This frigate is the pride of the Argentinian Navy. She has a rich history, and today serves as a training vessel for cadets, where they learn astronomical navigation with old fashioned sextants, along with all the duties to turn cadets into officers of the Argentinian Navy.
ome love old sailing ships so much, that they have constructed some of their own. Some of these home-made model sailing ships are on display at this gathering, where visitors can enjoy viewing them.
Andrew Charters is one such model builder, and he discusses how he built his scaled model of the Blue Nose schooner.