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Rigging the Gospeed

Remember a while back I posted about the Godspeed, a replica of the Jamestown ship that was built right here, in neighboring Rockport? They launched the ship in March I think it was, and since it has been at anchor in the harbor. They raised the masts, and set the rigging and sails. I finally remembered to stop by and take a few pictures before she sets sail for Virginia (soon). I hope that they announce in the papers when she will depart, and hope she will sail (not motor) out of the harbor, though that may depend on the winds. I’d love to see her under sail!

This first picture is of something, I have no idea what, on the shore, but it looked cool against the screaming blue skies:

Here’s a picture of the entire ship, tied to a pier next to Rockport Marine:

And a close up of the rigging…I love the interplay of the ropes and the trees / branches in the background:

Here’s another of the furled sails tied to the (ummm… sailor-type folks, please help me here if I get this incorrect) spars:

And one more of the rigging:

I think there may be a play, an abstraction for a quilt starting in these lines…….

One Response to “Rigging the Gospeed”

  1. Diane D. Says:

    I love all those lines! The first one with the blue background is really striking.