Sailing ship
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| + | "There is in the nature of every man, I firmly believe, a longing to see and know the [[Atlas Obscura|strange places of the world]]. Life imprisons us all in its coil of circumstance, and the dreams of [[romance]] that color boyhood are forgotten, but they do not die. They stir at the sight of a [[Sailing ship|white-sailed ship]] beating out to the wide sea; the smell of tarred rope on a blackened wharf, or the touch of the cool little [[breeze]] that rises when the stars come out will waken them again. Somewhere over the rim of the world lies romance, and every heart yearns to go and find it."--''[[White Shadows in the South Seas (novel) |White Shadows in the South Seas]]'' (1919) by Frederick O'Brien | ||
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| The term '''sailing ship''' is now used to refer to any large [[wind]]-powered [[Watercraft|vessel]]. In technical terms, a [[ship]] was a sailing vessel with a [[full rigged ship|specific rig]] of at least three masts, [[square rig]]ged on all of them, making the ''sailing'' adjective redundant. In popular usage "ship" became associated with all large sailing vessels and when [[steam power]] came along the adjective became necessary. Large sailing vessels which are not ship rigged may be more appropriately called [[sailboat|boat]]s. | The term '''sailing ship''' is now used to refer to any large [[wind]]-powered [[Watercraft|vessel]]. In technical terms, a [[ship]] was a sailing vessel with a [[full rigged ship|specific rig]] of at least three masts, [[square rig]]ged on all of them, making the ''sailing'' adjective redundant. In popular usage "ship" became associated with all large sailing vessels and when [[steam power]] came along the adjective became necessary. Large sailing vessels which are not ship rigged may be more appropriately called [[sailboat|boat]]s. | ||
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"There is in the nature of every man, I firmly believe, a longing to see and know the strange places of the world. Life imprisons us all in its coil of circumstance, and the dreams of romance that color boyhood are forgotten, but they do not die. They stir at the sight of a white-sailed ship beating out to the wide sea; the smell of tarred rope on a blackened wharf, or the touch of the cool little breeze that rises when the stars come out will waken them again. Somewhere over the rim of the world lies romance, and every heart yearns to go and find it."--White Shadows in the South Seas (1919) by Frederick O'Brien |
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The term sailing ship is now used to refer to any large wind-powered vessel. In technical terms, a ship was a sailing vessel with a specific rig of at least three masts, square rigged on all of them, making the sailing adjective redundant. In popular usage "ship" became associated with all large sailing vessels and when steam power came along the adjective became necessary. Large sailing vessels which are not ship rigged may be more appropriately called boats.
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