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Niagara is in the Movies!!!!

Posted on April 14, 2010. Filed under: Chief Mate's Clipboard, Collaboration, Fundraising, videos | Tags: , , , , , |

Movie Filmed Onboard the Flagship Niagara to Premier Thursday, April 29 A fantastic sea adventure, a cautionary economic and environmental tale, and a mythic saga of man and nature “INTO THE DEEP: America, Whaling and the World” will premier April 29th at the Erie Maritime Museum. “INTO THE DEEP: America, Whaling and the World” is [...]

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Video about Erie

Posted on March 3, 2009. Filed under: Chief Mate's Clipboard, Pro Crew, videos |

This is a interesting look at what Erie has to offer.  I thought putting it up here might help any prospective trainees or people who will be joining us.  It will give you an idea about the other things in Erie.

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10,000 Hits

Posted on December 19, 2008. Filed under: Chief Mate's Clipboard, videos |

This is video that was done during the 2006 voyage.  It is approaching 11,000 hits.  It’s hard to say if any of those people ended up being trainees but it is an pretty amazing thing that so many people have seen what we do.  There are a couple of inaccuracies but try to look past [...]

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Here’s a Fantastic 2-min Promotional Video for Sail Training International

Posted on November 19, 2008. Filed under: Tall Ships News, Uncategorized, videos |

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Learn How To Worm, Parcel, and Serve! (20 Min. Video)

Posted on November 5, 2008. Filed under: This Month on Niagara, Uncategorized, videos | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The winter crew of the US Brig Niagara is busy right now making the new standing rigging (shrouds and stays) for the new foremast we are installing this winter! We’ll be booking trainee berths for next summer very soon, so stay tuned for updates!  Here is a 20 minute video on how a shroud is served with hemp marline. [...]

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Tour the US Brig Niagara

Posted on March 17, 2008. Filed under: Blogroll, This Month on Niagara, videos |

Take a virtual tour of the US Brig Niagara, on deck and below! Senior Captain Walter Rybka guides you through a brief tour of the ship. Watch out, there’s low head-room! Many thanks to Professor John Chrisman and the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania for making this film possible.

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Ware Ship Animation Video

Posted on March 17, 2008. Filed under: Blogroll, videos | Tags: |

Here’s a great animated description of how to ware the Niagara. Senior Captain Walter Rybka worked many hours burning the midnight oil consulting and providing guidance toward the production of this animated short film. Many thanks to Edinboro University and the production team who made this film possible. To ware a ship is to turn [...]

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Come Sail on Niagara This Summer!

Posted on March 7, 2008. Filed under: Ship's Sailing Schedule, Tall Ships News, This Month on Niagara, videos |

Watch this short Public Service Announcement/ television commercial to learn about sailing as a trainee on Niagara.

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A Quick and Dirty Seizing in Eight Minutes

Posted on November 18, 2006. Filed under: videos |

Seizings are used to hold two pieces of rope together. The rope lanyards on a mast’s standing rigging are passed through a wooden deadeye, which is seized into the cable. The deadeye has three holes in it. Another deadeye is attached to the ship. Rope is reeved through the holes from the deadeye on the [...]

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Come Aboard on a Virtual Day-Sail With Captain Walter Rybka!

Posted on November 18, 2006. Filed under: videos |

Never been on a daysail? Check this out: it’s a 10 minute video that guides you through a typical daysail from arrival on the ship to the return to your car. Courtesy of the good folks in the film department at the Edinborough University of Pennsylvania.

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