Thank you! Never again will I be able to just casually walk past Viking where she’s docked in the harbour.

Great videos.The books "The Set Of The Sails" and "Cruise Of The Conrad" by Alan Villiers and "The Last Grain Race" by Eric Newby are well worth a read.Many thanks.

Wonderful really enjoyed that thank you

I was a deckie in 1983,

Get rid of that narrator

Yes the wind is free but it did cost many lives and many more before the art of sail was perfected

Amazing work and life you’ve lived. Great video and many more great years to you.

Take heart my good man, the age of sale is alive and well. Check out the Black Pearl! I will bet you $20 at this narrator is going to be stoked when he finds out that they can generate electricity by backpedaling the propeller

My granddad (Alexander Holden AKA Pazzy) on my mother's side was an engineer on the Fleetwood trawlers all his working life ... 20's - 30's - 40's, my dad had a few initial trips before moving to ICI Thornton, and many of my extended family sailed from Fleetwood (where I was also born) and worked in and around Fleetwood Docks (Wyre & Fish) including the slipway ... I even recognised the house he called home ... I too went to sea, and joined the Submarine Service 77 - 96 ... loads of memories & family missed.

Tough job

Wonderful video... Very nastalgic.. My father sailed on the L'Avenir out of Antwerp many, many years ago. She was just like Pamir and the rest of the 4 masted Barques shown.. Thank you ......

That was excellent really enjoyed it.

Interesting footage! Is it possible for me to use and share this footage on my youtube page? I share footage from all kind of activities on our ocean. Cargo ships in the 1960s till now, oil rigs, fishing vessels, etc. Of course full credit will be given to the owner of the footage. Looking forward to your reply. Kind regards. Cheers.

Having sailed in side trawlers in the 70’s this is the first documentary I have seen of a ship using the port gear .the gullies always seem to know when a trawler is hauling.Roly🇬🇧.

The difference between a teenager then and now is astonishing! And quite sad to be honest.

I was a Deckie Learner (Brassy) in the early 1970’s …. Did my Pre-Sea training at the Fleetwood Nautical College …. My first training trip was on the Resolute … one of Wards boats … upon finishing my training I was on the Marretta …. one of J.Marr & sons boats ….. unfortunately the fishing industry was decimated in the U.K when Iceland achieved their 500 mile exclusion zone ….. I was lucky enough to be part of the historical life of Fleetwood as I was from Manchester …. I’m approaching 70 years old now and still think about the time I was on the Trawlers …. Obviously all the old hands I sailed with will have passed away by now … R.I.P. Shipmates.

This is A MASTER VIDEO ! MUCH RESPECT 🤠🖖

These cocky young adventurers considered themselves the elite of the world, moving the most important materials around it that the rest of the human race needed to prosper, indeed survive. Among the disdainful nicknames they had for soft, stay-at-home landsmen were Scissorwalkers, Pollywogs.. Some, less printable.

Thank you, great sailing ship, nice film.

Greatness.

The great grain race. From South Australia across the roaring 40s to Cape Horn. The last stand of sail that ended in 1939. Wonderful movie.

Brilliant I wish the people alive today would understand the skills and knowledge these guys had and get off their phones

The tape just stopped, at 44:36 Why, is this?? What happened to it????

I feel sorry for kids these days , I've never been to sea but I've had a few jobs where you rely on the crew and learn to sort the banter from the wisdom , get some hard skin on your hands and muck under your fingernails . Great video 👍🇬🇧

Narrated by Alvar Lidell.

I went to sea at 16, had crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice on a Full Rigged ship before I turned 18

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?

Greate! I´m so happy I´ve found that video - thaks a lot for loadig it up. We have to keep this for later generations - those memorys have to stay for ever.

the amazing thing is if we were going to go down this road again , it would take a fraction of the rigging and manpower with no doubt very little pollution and cost. but until the world population doesnt need their weekend fun toys to be delivered overnight, this type of slow trade would be limited to bulk commodities. shippers would have to sacrifice time for money. with the proper logistical planning.. who knows?

Interesting to me that this was filmed by Col. Wirgman! I was fortunate to have been able to shoot competitively while in the Marine Corp many years ago. There is a team event, which we won one year-the trophy for which is the Wirgman trophy! When I saw the name in the opening credits, I did a double take! Turns out, it is in fact the same Col. Wirgman from that trophy all those years ago! Here is a little information on the trophy that bears his name, if anyone is interested: "The poor standing of small post and stations competing for the Elliott Trophy, prompted Lieutenant Colonel Harold F. Wirgman to present to the Marine Corps the trophy that bears his name. Wirgman long associated with Marine Corps Marksmanship, mainly in organizing teams and promoting shooting. During the period following World War I, Wirgman handled the team arrangements at Wakefield and Camp Perry. The Trophy was placed in competition in 1926 for east coast units with complements under 300. Today the strength of post must be less than 60. The Match consists of a team from post competing in Eastern and Southeastern Division Rifle Match. Team consist of 4 shooting members, with at least one officer as a shooting member, and at least 1 enlisted member who has not competed in any Elliott, San Diego, Wirgman, or Inter-Division or Marine Corps National Rifle Team. The Match consists of firing the rifle course twice, and shall be fired in 2 days. The Trophy is retained by the Commanding Officer of winning post for 1 year, and a gold badge awarded to each firing member of winning team." The above quote was taken from wwmcmillan dot info

Thank you.!!!!! No words to express my feelings on this subject. As an ocean lover, sailor and shipping, logistics entrepreneur, these are jewels for my remembrances.

The fishermen of today voted for Brexit , to put a stop to this way of life , they succeeded,

If you want to see the old 16 fps footage in the right pace and not see the sailors dance like Charley Chaplin on deck, slow the speed to 66%. Do it, it's amazing!

Wage sometimes bad as we was payed on the share basis.

A glimpse of nautical history and a way of life.

Beautiful 👍

When men were men.

Nice. Lost art.

Much appreciated thank you David.

When a Boatswain Mate was god

14-16 knots... most modern merchant ships cruise at this speed. Have we really moved on?

Brilliant thanks.🇬🇧

Never a fast sailer, ...14-16 knots lol through the cape! Those absolute madmen. ... just shows you what the standard of those windjammers was because that is a fast sailer!

I liked this video.

ls the narrator, here Captain Sven Joffs? lf not, it sure sounds like his voice. He sailed as young seaman aboard "Pamir," which won the last grain race, in 1939, detailed in the book of the same name by Eric Newby. Newby sailed aboard "Moshulu." l knew Sven when we were both sailboat captains in the same boatyard. l was young and he was not. lt was obvious to all of us that he knew and had seen more ocean than all the rest of us, combined.

A complete novice talking here... but weren't there engines & locomotion for ships by 1930? I mean they weren't doing it to be cool were they????

The owners made absolute fortunes off the backs of the slaves that worked in outrageously dangerous and bad conditions trawling at sea. This aspect of the ''industry'' is never spoken about a lot...but it was very real. Very real indeed.

We have Deadliest Catch in the US and this is a version 1.0 - I prefer it frankly. Thank you for posting

Lovely history, thank u ☺️

This is great.