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hms surprise blog hms surprise blog saturday august 23 2008 walton photography hms surprise ted walton took some spectacular photographs of our ship during this week s parade into san diego bay he has images with squares set and some with staysails set there are several with pt loma creating a dramatic background and even one with helmet cam in the rig if you are interested in prints you may contact ted by phone at 619 448 1083 bravo zulu posted by maintopgallant at 9 21 am thursday august 21 2008 news coverage update bert creighton mmsd volunteer crew we re receiving some nice coverage from the media here s a few recent online articles also listed is the video from signonsandiego they put a helmet camera on me and i went up the forem st to give them a flavor of working aloft enjoy tall ships sail into port this morning by penny lingo special to the union tribune august 20 2008 aboard and aloft during the parade of sail signonsandiego com crewmember bert creighton takes our helmetcam into the rigging as the maritime museum s surprise ventures forth to join the parade of sail wednesday video by jeff dillon and anne maclachla signonsandiego photo page 1 signonsandiego photo page 2 tall ships 2008 20 aug 2008 28 images in this album on 2 pages the call of canvas tall ships festival beckons to all who are seaworthy by penny lingo union tribune august 14 2008 posted by maintopgallant at 9 51 pm wednesday august 20 2008 dreams dreams really can come true as i sit here at my computer reflecting upon my time at the la fos on hms surprise i realize that i ve had some significant moments while just passing time moments of getting to know my crewmates better being pulled into a newspaper interview by a holder of a master s ticket who also happens to be a red headed woman passing time swapping cooking tidbits with a professional chef on the bounty having a few beers with crewmen from the uscg eagle refining my two trip technique on trying to provision a ship s galley starting to learn another ship s ropes and being trusted to do a new job because i m not exactly a green hand any more and being aloft underway had you asked me if this was even a remote possibility a couple of years ago i would have laughed myself silly after all middle aged women just don t do that sort of thing do they the answer is a resounding hell yes i used to ask myself what the next adventure in my life will be now i ask when my next adventure will be and i m darned sure that that majority will be with the san diego maritime museum and on it s ships there s a lifetime of learning there all it takes is a willingness to learn get dirty and be a good shipmate fair winds and following seas it s not just a toast it s a blessing aimee posted by maintopgallant at 8 25 pm tuesday august 19 2008 pictures of our sd departure i am posting a few pictures taken during out departure from san diego bound for san pedro as you scroll down you ll see one of our crew demonstrating the correct way to put on a gumby suit just like they do on the tv show deadiest catch more pictures of our trip will be posted soon bert creighton mmsd volunteer crew posted by maintopgallant at 4 50 pm monday august 18 2008 our sail track from san diego to la s fos here s an overview of our track sailing from san diego to san pedro for the los angeles festival of sail posted by maintopgallant at 10 15 pm brad holderman mmsd volunteer crew 18 aug 2008 the festival was over we had left last night departing the dock right at 2000 third watch had managed the midnight to 3 watch it meant for an interupted night still with a full crew i opted for sleeping on the deck i m claustrophobic and for me it feels too close below in the berths after four days there were still remants of my real life work day internal clock i woke at 0600 to the standing watch prepping to set tops l and t gallant stays ls i joined in after a quick shot of coffee at some point during the night we had throttled down our southbound passage way ahead of schedule at this point we were just north of la jolla breakfast and more sails we set courses tops ls and t gallant in light winds cutting the engine racing along at 2 5 knots captain welton called for the main royal which had been lashed below in the exhibit area with a full stack on the main we sailed leisurely for the remainder of the day as the san diego skyline slowly came into view surprise still has her mysteries for us refuseing to tack a couple of times she wears well and we used that to set us on a course that put us straight into the middle of the channel leading into san diego bay just outside the bay the columbian navy s training ship gloria was moored keeping station until the parade of ships on wednesday its nice to see another large square rigged vessel joining us at san diego s festival we touched the dock before a large crowd about a quarter after four leaving the ship finally around 1730 i was soon on the coaster north back to home posted by maintopgallant at 8 05 pm full sail off pt loma we are under full sail in a light breeze off pt loma the skipper just called hands to furl the main royal yes virginia we hoisted the main royal the crew has finished lunch the watch is keeping an eye on contacts entering and leaving san diego bay last night we headed out off ssn pedro with a full orange moon i had the 2100 to 2400 watch my third time at the helm was very improved and i was happy to have only one course excursion of minor note the watch is calling out a tall ship ahead and hands on deck are trying to determine which she is we have a lot to update you on including many pictures one quick note from what i experienced hms surprise was the star of the la fos show we had longer lines and guests came almost around the clock to see our ship i am very proud of our crew for the passion courtesy and enthusiasm they showed on deck and ashore time to man lines on the dog pound more soon bc sent from my iphone aboard hms surprise posted by maintopgallant at 1 05 pm older posts home subscribe to posts atom blog archive 2008 21 august 19 walton photography hms surprise news coverage update dreams pictures of our sd departure our sail track from san diego to la s fos brad holdermanmmsd volunteer crew18 aug 2008the fe full sail off pt loma the movie saturday los angeles fos off loma aboard surprise we sail on tomorrow s tide notes from the dog pound brad holderman aimee is ready for fos l a anticipation excitement and sweat from our starboard fore pinrail capt surprise prepares for los angeles festival of sail july 2 about us maintopgallant san diego california united states we are the volunteer crew of the maritime museum of san diego we maintain and sail the ships that make up the museum come join us view my complete profile volunteer crew blogger bert creighton