The 1997 Cruise Under Sail of the USS Constitution

Here are two items from the USS Constitution Museum about the cruise under sail that "Old Ironsides" took to commemorate the 200th anniversary of its launch. Photo of Constitution making way under sail is pretty cool. First link is to a blog discussing the event (with the cool photo), the second link is to a video about getting the ship ready for this cruise (including interviews with the crew).

Blog link:
https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/20...e-of-the-seas/


Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt9mGSkoNt4

What an interesting and quite moving account of the Constitution's outing under sail.
It must have been quite a moment when the crew set those sails for the first time.
I would love to see HMS Victory with some sails, even in a furled state.
Rob.