Rounding Cape Horn 1929 film with narration from the filmmaker.
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There is some amazing footage in that film, not the least the athleticism of the young guy dragging a 1929 movie camera up into the rigging of a tall ship in a storm! He had a number of other accomplishments as well:
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Better watch quickly though - this movie shows up on YouTube from time to time and the copyright owners - Mystic Sea Port - quickly get it taken down. They want you to buy a copy.
Irving Johnson - Wikipedia
peaman
Sustaining Member
I was able to walk through this incredible ship when she was owned by South Street Seaport Museum in NYC. She was in really sad shape then. I've read that the ship was purchased for return to Germany in 2016 and has since been laregly restored as part of the German Port Museum in Hamburg.
According to the narrator, Peking's sounding lead weighs 56 pounds! That's about twice the weight of my anchor, so I'm thankful to have an electronic depth sounder.
According to the narrator, Peking's sounding lead weighs 56 pounds! That's about twice the weight of my anchor, so I'm thankful to have an electronic depth sounder.
Teranodon
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Peking was one of the "Flying P-liners" - giant steel square-riggers built by the F. Laeisz company in Hamburg during the 19th century. There were some two dozen, and four are still to be seen: Peking, Passat, Padua and Pommern. I visited Pommern in the Mariehamn, Finland. What a beauty! Anyone who loves maritime history would do well to take a look at these amazing ships. In the U.S., there is Moshulu, converted into a restaurant on the Philadelphia waterfront. Plus Wavertree in New York, Balclutha in SF, Star of India in San Diego. Others in various ports around the world. Once, on a business trip to Sydney, I took some time off to go out on the barque James Craig. As we headed back into the harbor with all sails set, I talked them into letting me take the wheel. Unforgettable!
You gotta love Irving Johnson's narration--many years later--that sense of wow, look at who we were!
Bepi
E27 Roxanne
That would explain a lot. I found this years ago but could never find it again until recently.There is some amazing footage in that film, not the least the athleticism of the young guy dragging a 1929 movie camera up into the rigging of a tall ship in a storm! He had a number of other accomplishments as well:
Better watch quickly though - this movie shows up on YouTube from time to time and the copyright owners - Mystic Sea Port - quickly get it taken down. They want you to buy a copy.Irving Johnson - Wikipedia
paul culver
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I have the DVD. The Captain's dog is the star, in my opinion.
Not long ago I read "Tango Around The Horn," first-hand accounts of the last voyage of "Tango." Former German square rigger ("Hans," IIRC), converted to offshore prohibition-era casino, then refit for one last WWII mission hauling timber for mines from Oregon to South Africa. Most of it is verbatim journal entries from two of the crew.
