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.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )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 it [...]
Watch this short Public Service Announcement/ television commercial to learn about sailing as a trainee on Niagara.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )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.
A short time-lapse film showing the Niagara cover being removed and the ship rigged up for the 2005 sailing season. Each year it takes about six weeks to make the ship ready for service. The crew, volunteers, and apprentices work tirelessly to rig the ship while spending time outside the normal workday to study and [...]
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