http://www.bosunsmate.org Discussion from The Bosun's Mate - Do you love sailing? Tall Ships? nautical antiques? If you do then this site was made for you! - Join over one thousand nautica lovers from across the globe an experience over a decade of experience collected together on a single site. en-us Copyright (c) 1987-2010 The Bosun's Mate web@BosunsMate.org http://www.bosunsmate.org/forum/index.php?action=view&id=364 This is a strange story about a mummified head that ended up on Alcatraz Island. I'm looking for information concerning day to day life of a sailing vessel in 1873 so I can better understand the story. These are the details from the 1873 San Francisco newspapers. The bark Matthais Mayer (I think about 175 ft.) left England with coal, dropped it off in Ancon Peru where it was to pick up sugar. Didn't. It needed ballast. Picked up sand. Offloaded the sand on the wharf in San Francisco, http://www.bosunsmate.org/forum/index.php?action=view&id=363 The photo came through blank - can you try to sent it again? http://www.bosunsmate.org/forum/index.php?action=view&id=362 I work for a historical society and I am in the process of cataloguing our photograph collection. We estimate the date of this photograph to be in the late 1880's to mid 1890's. We think it was taken in Sydney Harbour, Australia. I don't expect anybody to know the name of the ship, but any idea of what kind of ship it could be is appreciated. http://www.bosunsmate.org/forum/index.php?action=view&id=361 Hello, I was reading your blog about obtaining your Master, Limited 60 ton ticket. You said you self studied for the Chatwork and Navigation Exams. Do you know of any good websites or other resources that would be good to use to study for these exams? Thanks http://www.bosunsmate.org/forum/index.php?action=view&id=360 Well, I might be a woman from a non-sailing nation, but I'm in love with Age of Sail and I think naval traditions rock. My name betrays who's my favourite fictional hero... http://www.bosunsmate.org/forum/index.php?action=view&id=359 Sorry for the delay - it's been a busy couple days... Yes you can upload photos - just need to create an album and then post the photos there. http://www.bosunsmate.org/forum/index.php?action=view&id=358 I wanted to upload the pictures from my trip in 1987. I can't seem to figure out how. Are we able to? http://www.bosunsmate.org/forum/index.php?action=view&id=357 Finally the Tuck'n'Tidy board with Rico's special brand of comments... http://www.bosunsmate.org/forum/index.php?action=view&id=356 Another of Rico, it his natural habitat... http://www.bosunsmate.org/forum/index.php?action=view&id=355 Thanks to Susie who forwarded me these photos from a Swift Trip in October 2007 we not have some never before seen footage of the elusive "Rico"