At the Parade

The Parade is a very serious thing. All ships try to show themselves from their best, looking pretty, sailors are standing in the rigg, everyone's waving hands...

Of course, Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races are primarily made for youths, so behind the scenes there are always one, or two people (O.K. ten to twenty ;-) to start creating waterbombs to throw at other ships. This special event our captain said through the loudspeakers: "No one will throw waterbombs! I repeat: NO WATERBOMBS". That was when the ship

Vegewind

approached.

Image: The ship Vegewind approaching

And started, well, throwing waterbombs. At us. Then there our captains voice through the loud-speakers again: "Of course we have to defend ourselves!

Fire-brigade training"

And this is Siebo, the one who handled me on the boatswain-chair. This time at the Fire-brigade. The fire was said to be started at the "Vegewind" ...

Image: Eske, packing the sails

That's it

For now. I hope to add some more. If there's some more space, and I get them scanned ...


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