#two-masted

[the-most-sublime-fool]

Then, too, at sea—to use a homely but expressive phrase—you miss a man so much. A dozen men are shut up together in a little bark, upon the wide, wide sea, and for months and months see no forms and hear no voices but their own, and one is taken suddenly from among them, and they miss him at every turn. It is like losing a limb. There are no new faces or new scenes to fill up the gap. There is always an empty berth in the forecastle, and one man wanting when the small night watch is mustered. There is one less to take up the wheel, and one less to lay out with you upon the yard. You miss his form, and the sound of his voice, for habit had made them almost necessary to you, and each of your senses feels the loss.

—a sailor's diary entry, on losing a shipmate, ca. 1834 (from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.)

[the-golden-vanity]

You're gonna need a bigger boat bookshelf.

[tj-crochets]

The options with the * are the ones I've already scanned, and all but the blorbo are sewing patterns (I've already shared the blorbo sewing pattern)

[solarbunzzz]

I found some drawings of ocs I made when I was like 12??? 😭😭😭

I just did a quick redesign lol, I'm not sure if I'm going to use them again ngl

[ltwilliammowett]

A two masted vessel off a lighthouse, by Clement Drew, 19th century

[deadpresidents]

The Californians are an idle, thriftless people, and can make nothing for themselves. The country abounds in grapes, yet they buy, at a great price, bad wine made in Boston.

Richard Henry Dana Jr., Two Years Before the Mast, 1840

[anotherfandomtrash]

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Find someone who can give you an orange on this beautiful day 

[plaguedocboi]

My mom has started watching NCIS: Sydney & I feel like you would appreciate the fact that the plot of the first episode ends up hinging upon whether a vessel is called a ship or a boat

It’s not a Proper ship unless it has at least three square-rigged masts

[eopederson]

To mastet sejlskib, Nyhavn, København, 1976

[pumpking64]

there’s not really much that hits better than eating breakfast on a ship on a calm morning whilst the porpoises hunt and play in the sunlight 20 meters away from you

[johnbly]

the cork boat is ready to set sail

[the-golden-vanity]

Two Years Before The Mast reading update: Herman Melville really read the chapter where Hope decides Dana is his aikane and thought, "hmmmm... I can make this gayer," huh?

[armandposting]

also I officially grounded myself for the rest of this run of day sails and I'm actually extremely proud of myself for a) going aloft underway (multiple times!) and b) knowing when to fuckin quit lol. I think it's extremely cool that I did that this year and while I will go ahead and certify next year just so I have the option I also will not be sad if I never do it again. congratulating myself for finding my limits, edging over them, and then setting a boundary about them

[ltwilliammowett]

A two masted ship in a bay, by Johannes Duntze (1823-1895)

[myriad--starlings]

okay but can your boyfriend do THIS??

-takes a shower and has anaphylaxis-

[boatmediatourney]

⚓Boat Media Tournament⚓

Round 1, match 2