Aboard the Hawaiian Chieftain

The latest on Dash Point Pirate TV: My own little video of the "battle sail" aboard the Hawaiian Chieftain on the Fourth of July during the Tall Ships Festival 2008 in Tacoma.  There is no better way to enjoy the Tall Ships Festival than this, and now it's available for you to experience on YouTube in HIGH QUALITY (be sure to select the "watch in high quality" option under the video on it's own YouTube page if your browser allows it).

From the Historical Seaport website:

The topsail ketch Hawaiian Chieftain is a replica of a typical European merchant trader of the turn of the nineteenth century. Her hull shape and rigging are similar to those of Spanish explorer's ships used in the expeditions of the late 18th century along the Washington, Oregon, and California coasts. Built of steel in Hawaii in 1988 and originally designed for cargo trade among the Hawaiian Islands, her design was influenced by the early colonial passenger and coastal packets that carried on coastal trade along the Atlantic coastal cities and towns. 

I'd seriously consider volunteering on one of these square riggers (as long as they let me be the gunner).