Poles Course - LOOK! It's Just Like a Square Rigger

Wow!!! Here it is! I said I would keep an eye out for a photo of the new tall ship poles and ropes course in Worcestershire in Britain, and I found it.

LAND-locked Worcestershire could become one of the best places in the country for young people to find their sea legs. The county council's Upton Warren Outdoor Education Centre, near Wychbold, has opened a poles course that is designed to replicate the challenges of a tall ship's mast and will give anyone that tackles it a similar experience to rigging. Phil Ascough, centre head, said: "The design of the poles course is inkeeping with our sailing heritage. The main pole at 22m is probably the tallest of its kind in the UK."

Tall Ship Challenge (from Worcester News)

There are two great photos. I like the one with 13 people out on the yards saluting. It really does look like a square rigger.

KW Kerr for Heidi Sawyer

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Sail Training On Schooner Spirit of Massachusetts

UMass Dartmouth is taking registrations through 10/27 for SEAmester on the schooner Spirit of Massachusetts.

SEAmester is a challenging and rewarding semester at sea program aboard the schooner Spirit of Massachusetts. No prior sailing experience necessary. The voyage will sail over 3,000 miles in nine weeks, stopping at carefully selected ports of call to correspond with the curriculum of the ship. All academic coursework is related to the sea and to the cultural and natural environments visited throughout the voyage. Field studies are an integral part of each course. Classes offered may include: Navigation and Seamanship Biological Survey of Atlantic and Caribbean Coastlines Maritime History Coastal Geology Environmental Issues Biology of Zooplankton

Event Detail - UMass Dartmouth Online Calendar - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Spirit of Massachusetts is modeled after the fishing schooner Fredonia, designed by Edward Burgess in 1889. These schooners were famous throughout the world as the "fast and able" vessels of the North Atlantic fisheries, sailing winter and summer to the rich grounds of the Grand Banks and Georges Bank. Spirit was built in Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston in 1984 for service as a sail training ship.

The US Coast Guard certified schooners of Ocean Classroom.

Sparred length 125'
Length on deck 90'
Beam 24'
Draft 11'
Rig height 103'
Sail area 7,000 sq.ft.
Crew 8
Faculty 3
Students 20


Registration through 10/27. Contact Nancy Vanasse, 508-999-8778.

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