Three Kings Islands - New Zealand
Image: By Isaack Gilsemans - Research Services Alexander Turnbull Library- National Library of New Zealand The Ashmore sailed towards...
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Angela Curtis
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Sailing Speed In Knots
How did ships know how fast they were going? What is a ship's log? How were knots invented for speed? How long is a nautical mile? Watch...
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Angela Curtis
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Nautical Navigation History
Image: Cottrillresearch.com Sextant Image: This sextant is available on Fishpond.co.nz for $248.00 A sextants a doubly reflecting...
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Angela Curtis
Sep 7, 20202 min read
Trade Routes - 1882
Image: Pexel.com Captain James Whitmore preferred to take the old admiralty route from Gravesend to Auckland. He sailed the Ashmore from...
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Angela Curtis
Sep 7, 20203 min read
Passenger & Crew Quarters & Tall Ship Rigging
ASHMORE RIGGING Diagram: Air Freshener This rigging example is barque rigging, the same as the Ashmores. There were also barque fully...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 12, 20201 min read
Signal Flags On Tall Ships In 1882
The Ashmore used signal flags created by British naval officer named Frederick Marryat in 1817. The officer developed this system for...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 7, 20202 min read
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope was originally named Cape of Storms by Bartolomeu Dias in 1488, because there were rough seas and stormy weather....
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Angela Curtis
Aug 7, 20201 min read
Crozet Islands
Crozet Islands were discovered by Nicolas Thomas Marion-Duresne, a French explorer. He sent his second-in-command Julien Crozet to the...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 7, 20201 min read
Surviving Hurricanes At Sea
Photo: hurricanesinmybrain/home/about/facts-n-fun The Ashmore was hit with a deadly hurricane. It happened fast and was so severe it left...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 7, 20202 min read
How To Sail A Tall Ship
In this BLINK I have added some old footage I used to help with writing the ASHMORE. There were a lot of commands I had to learn that the...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 7, 20205 min read
Superstitions - The Sailor's Way
Cutty Sark Figurine Photo: Wikipedia Do you have any superstitions? Do you know where they came from? Did they originate from an ancestor...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 7, 20202 min read
Do You suffer Claustrophobia?
Video:SEEKER What is claustrophobia? If you don't know, there's something to be greatful for. Claustrophobia is the fear of having no...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 6, 20201 min read
Phosphorus - At Sea - A beautiful sight to see
Phosphorous at Vaadhoo, a beach on one of the Raa Atoll islands in the Maldives Photo: standard.co.uk How is the phosphorous glow...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 6, 20202 min read
Births At Sea - Ashmore Curtis
Doctor Knight's Entry - The Ship's Surgeon Below are the photos I took of the entries in the doctor's diary relating to the birth of...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 6, 20203 min read
Burials At Sea
Photo: Wikipedia The process of committing a body to the ocean, not the sprinkling of someone's ashes, is a morbid subject I know, but a...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 6, 20204 min read
Sail Making - Tall Ships
Photo: Nautical Terms Under Sail by Country Life Ashmore - Steerage Shade Sail The sail which Captain Whitmore rigged up over the main...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 5, 20202 min read
Fetch Me My Smelling Salts
Image: vogue.com Smelling salts were made from various preparations of ammonium carbonate (NH4)2CO3H2O), a compound which provoked an...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 5, 20203 min read
Captain's Daughter - Cat-of-Nine-Tails
What is a whip called on ship? Captain's Daughter One name is the 'Captain's Daughter' or the 'Cat-of-Nine-Tails, or simply, the Cat. It...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 5, 20202 min read
What Happened To The Captain's Dog?
Cairn Terriers Photo: YourPureBredPuppy This breed is most famously known for the role played as Toto in the Wizard of Oz. They're a...
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Angela Curtis
Aug 5, 20202 min read
Crossing The Equator - King Neptune Ceremony
King Neptune Ceremony This ceremony was performed when the ship crossed the equator. It was also called crossing the line. It was also an...
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