Great timelapse of sail handling, which really shows how many people are needed to manually handle these massive sails. The sails of the Götheborg are all handsewn and made out of flax (linnen). They are thick and heavy even when dry; the biggest sail weighs 500 kg.
hey i have a favor to ask from astronomers, can y'all put little krakens on the edges of maps of the observable universe to denote that we don't know what's past that
The Tres Hombres is the only trans-Atlantic sailing freighter without a motor! She is the flagship of Fairtransport and the sailing ambassador for cleaner sea transport.
And here are some shots of her unloading a sustainably sourced cargo (coffee, possibly cacao, though there's also rum in her hold I think):
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