Jigsaw picture

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi Chaps

It's a jigsaw picture

But who can identify her?

Come in, Bob Wilson

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Is it the German 3 mast bark Gorch Fock

[John W EParticipant @johnwe]

Star of India ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_India_(ship)

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Certainly looks like it but Gorch Fock has always been painted white as far as I am aware.

Interesting 2015 video here:

**LINK**

Colin

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Is it the German 3 mast bark Gorch Fock?

Q: Is a German bark worse than a German Bight?

I think we should be told.

DM

Edited By Dave Milbourn on 08/05/2018 12:46:29

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Go to Heligoland Dave…..

Colin

[John W EParticipant @johnwe]

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Yes, I think John is definitely right. Sailplan is very similar to Gorch Fock as are the sizes of the individual sails.

Colin

[Bob WilsonParticipant @bobwilson59101]

I really think it is Star of India. Gorch Fock has a spike bowsprit and double gaff on the mizzen, but this one has the full bowsprit/jiboom and dolphin striker.

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Bob

I think you are correct

The latest close up photo looks like a same day photo, judging by the clientele. aft?

Is it normal to have full sail, being so high out of the water?

Bob

[Bob WilsonParticipant @bobwilson59101]

It will probabably have a certain amount of permament ballast inside it, but as you say, she is riding very high, and obviously has a load of passengers jammed on the poop deck. I really think that they only dare send it out for a sail when the weather is almost a flat calm and even then only for a few hours. I don't know, but it probably has an engine inside it by now for safety reasons. To sail it properly, it would probably need to be loaded down a lot deeper than that. Still an interesting sight though, and I would love to have a trip on it if I was over there.

Bob

[John W EParticipant @johnwe]

Hi all if this link works it should be the ships facts

fingers crossed

john

**LINK**

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi John

Thanks for the link……Ot's working OK

Plenty of other reading matter there too

Bob

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