by Peter van der Walt | Jul 26, 2021 | Photos
The largest sailing vessel in the world. Instead of using fossil fuels, this baby slices through the water using flows and currents of mother nature’s air. A low tech, high science achievement. It came to visit and was quite the sight to behold – I watched...
by Peter van der Walt | Jul 8, 2021 | Archive
At The Box… learning about the age of sail. At the museum the other day… and learned a few things. The origin of the word ‘figurehead’ – the carved character placed on the bow (that’s the front, right?) of the ship. This figurehead would travel with the ship...
