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Sep 10^th, 2005 at 6:02am

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Hi all,

Some of you may remember my post last week about the 'Tall Ship's Race' from Torbay to Santander. (Here)
Well unfortunately the ships ran into some pretty foul weather on the way & many have had to abandon the race. Alas, my favourite (& race leader at the time) 'Pride of Baltimore II' suffered some extensive damage & a de-masting as a result, fortunately no-one was hurt.

Here's the old girl on Friday 2nd September:

& here she was on Tuesday 6th September:

Such a shame to see her all smashed up.

Here's the report.

Cheers,

TSC.

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Reply #1 - Sep 10^th, 2005 at 6:03am

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Forza Lazio!!

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Someone forgot to put the image... Roll Eyes

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Reply #2 - Sep 10^th, 2005 at 6:48am

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That is a shame. Think I saw this ship at the Festival of the Sea not long ago. My one regret was not seeing any of them in full sail. That must be a magnificent sight.

She's still afloat so I expect she can be repaired. Once all that debris is cleared away it might not be as bad as it looks.

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Reply #3 - Sep 10^th, 2005 at 6:52am

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Wow...that's horrible...what happened? Like Doug said above, I hope it can be repaired Wink

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Reply #4 - Sep 10^th, 2005 at 6:55am

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Glad to hear nobody was hurt... what a job it must have been getting that mess into port...! Roll Eyes

Very lucky the mast just missed the cockpit... I wonder, was it towed in or were they able to steer her under motor power?
She needs a lot of work, but yes, as long as she's floating, there's a good chance...

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Reply #5 - Sep 10^th, 2005 at 3:27pm

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Hi TSC

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Well she is still afloat....that is a good sign. Wink

All great ships go through a turbulent time during their lifespan.

Me thinks she will be around for a long, long, long time.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #6 - Sep 11^th, 2005 at 6:06am

Flt.Lt.Andrew Ex Member

Meh! Thats nothing! The rowing boat I crashed had huge gashes in it, a few big holes, but its still winning races!
Dont worry, chaps, the boat will live....just the poor pilot who wont...nevertheless, we'll be seeing her sail again!

A.

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