Sailing Ships

thewritershandbook: Types of Ships Parts of the Ship Wind Directions Sides of Boats

These days, when cameras are everywhere, from our phones to security cams in public spaces, it’s easy to forget that the major part of history has passed without them. Only in 1888, when Kodak released the first commercial camera, did they slowly begin permeating our lives.

Personal project. The model of this ship was made a long time ago, I planned to make an animation or an short animated film, but due to lack of time and loss of interest, I abandoned this project and it was stored on the hard drive for several years. Now …

Ship - Sails, Rigging, Hull: The move to the pure sailing ship came with small but steadily increasing technical innovations that more often allowed ships to sail with the wind behind them. Sails changed from a large square canvas suspended from a single yard (top spar), to complex arrangements intended to pivot on the mast depending on the direction and force of the wind. Instead of being driven solely by the wind direction, ships could “sail into the wind” to the extent that the course…

Sailing the high seas …..

A compilation of colourful photos that are of interest to me. I hope you enjoy them also. ...