Fore and Aft

The bow and the stern of the Jersey registered,

The Eye of The Wind 

Up aloft

These two crew members are up aloft carrying out routine maintenance 

on his beautiful Tall Ship, The Eye Of The Wind, a very welcome visitor to Sutton Harbour,

 in the historic Barbican Quarter of the City's Waterfront.

Homeward Bound

This beautiful tall ship is sailing along the Devon coast near Plymouth.

Cobbled Quayside in the Barbican Quarter

Nothing much has changed with the passage of time.

The tallest mast in the marina.

This beautiful visitor is the 92 feet / 28 metres long yacht SAVARONA.

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to come aboard and take a close look at  the sumptuous accommodation.

"Ship shape and Bristol fashion."

describes a vessel in seaman like order and excellent condition.

 The tall ship Kaskalot on the quayside in the Barbican quarter of the waterfront.

Homeward Bound

 Making for a berth in Sutton Harbour

 

The wind has a language

that only few can learn.

 

A beautiful summer visitor

 

The stately tall ship Kaskelot has arrived for a two week visit.

She will grace the quayside of the historic Barbican quarter, where she will be open tio the public.

Heave Away. Haul Away.

A Stately Lady

This wooden beauty sits quietly on her winter mooring in Sutton Harbour.

Tectona

Built in Southern India in 1929, for a Major in the Indian Medical Corps, on completion,

Tectona was shipped back to the UK as deck cargo and her long and varied life began.

She is now in the hands of The Tectona Trust, whose objective is

to bring the benefits of Adventure Sailing to people with mental health or rehab problems.

 Based on research evidence and personal experience, this is something that really can make a difference.

No matter what ...

The weather.

 The Season of the year.

The Hour the of day or night.

There is always some vessel moving in Plymouth Sound.

Checking the rigging on Kaskelot.

The beautiful tall ship Kaskelot.

A great favourite in the city, Kaskelot, is back in Sutton Harbour for her annual visit.

She brightens an already wonderful sunny day.

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!

The Town Crier

Shtandart, The Russian Frigate Replica.

 

The weather has been very kind, with bright sunny days and virtually no rain, so The Shtandart has drawn a large number of interested visitors during her stay.

The detailing throughout the vessel 

is exceptional.

For an excellent, 14 min, video about all aspects of life on board the Shtandart            CLICK HERE


Then click Frigate Shtandart.

The Captain answers questions from members of a group of foreign visitors.

Relations between the Western Powers and Russia

are close to breaking point in many flash points around the world.

But here in Plymouth a beautiful Russian Visitor has been the centre of attention on the Barbican,

for the last ten days or so.

The Frigate Shtandart ,built in 1999, is an exact replica of

 the man o war  built by Peter thee Great in 1703 to defend St Petersburg.

A Dark Spanish Beauty.

This is the Nao Victoria, an exact replica of the first ship to ever sail right around the world.

The original Spanish carrack was one of five vessels in Magellan's 1519 expedition seeking a new westbound route to the "Spice Islands", now Indonesia.

Three years later (1522) the Victoria was the only ship to return to Spain, its surviving eighteen man crew were unaware that they had completed the first ever round the world voyage.

Looking both ways in Sutton Harbour.

Strolling along the quayside the other day I noticed that a cafe / bar across the water
 had emerged from the shrouds on completion of its Winter makeover.

It is now renamed "The Stable", and its new specialities are to be ,

Pizzas, Pies, and Cider. Sounds good to me.

An hour or so later, having walked right around Sutton Harbour and stopped in the Fish Market,

 I ended up sat on the terrace of The Stable looking back across to where I had started.

Sometimes the view is enhanced by the presence of a beautiful visitor.