Construction on the Royal Clipper was completed in 2000, built in Poland (the
hull and superstructure) and Denmark, owned by a Swede, and registered in
Luxembourg. It is a beautiful ship. We took a number of pictures, including some
from the crow's nest.
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David climbed up the mast to this crow's nest. |
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Nancy on the deck taken from the mast. |
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Another passenger climbing the shrouds and being belayed by two crewmembers. |
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They didn't let us climb the rest of the way up the mast. |
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Marie helped us to unhook from the belaying ropes. |
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Another passenger took a picture of David in the crow's nest. |
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Nancy went out on a tender to photograph the Royal Clipper under sail. |
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It only took ten minutes to hoist all the sails. |
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5000 square meters of sailcloth |
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The large door in the stern opened to become a platform for aquatics. |
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