Woody Report From A Far #3

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Woody Report From A Far #3

My cub reporter sames to have reverted to his past – the latest trip report is all sail & even a steel one, I have sent a strongly worded note reminding him his lavish retainer is based on a supply of wooden motor boat articles 🙂
OLD IRON SIDES

Only in the USA – the USS Constitution 200+ years old and even though now a museum, she is still a commissioned warship. Despite her nick name her hull is 21 inches thick timber. Undefeated in battle she was feared by the British who gave her the nickname as they could not sink her.

PEKING
One of the last generation of great sailing ships, the windjammers. Peking was built in 1911 & not a woody as her hull is steel.She is permanently berthed these days at New York’s South Street Seaport.

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  1. Nice to see some recent pictures of PEKING. Last I was aboard at South Street Seaport she was looking especially unloved, although I understand that some much needed maintenance has been done to at least ensure that her rigging doesn’t come down… For those Woodys interested in a rollicking great watch featuring PEKING – there is a magnificent documentary film “Around Cape Horn” by Irving Johnson on his 1929 voyage to Chile as a young seafarer aboard this “Flying P-Liner” – readily available to order online.

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