1877 Tall Ship Elissa March 2017 Day Sail
Video of the Elissa leaving port and heading into the Gulf on one of her annual day sails.
Elissa is a three-masted, iron-hulled sailing ship built in 1877 in Aberdeen, Scotland by Alexander Hall & Company. She carries nineteen sails covering over one-quarter of an acre in surface area. Tall ships are classified by the configuration of their sailing rig. In Elissa’s case, she is a ‘barque’ because she carries square and fore-and-aft sails on her fore and mainmasts, but only fore-and-aft sails on her mizzenmast. From her stern to the tip of her jibboom she measures 205 feet. Her height is 99 feet, 9 inches at the main mast and she displaces about 620 tons at her current ballast.
Unlike some tall ships of today Elissa is not a replica, but a survivor. She was built during the decline of the “Age of Sail” to fill a niche in maritime commerce. Over her 90-year commercial history she carried a variety of cargos to ports around the world, for a succession of owners. Her working life as a freighter came to an end in Piraeus Harbor, Greece, where she was rescued from the scrap yard by a variety of ship preservationists who refused to let her die. The story of Elissa’s discovery and restoration is nothing short of miraculous, and is beautifully retold in photographs and a video presentation at the Texas Seaport Museum.
Today Elissa is much more than an artifact from a bygone era. She is a fully-functional vessel that continues to sail annually during sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Thanks to Galveston Historical Foundation and its commitment to bring history to life, combined with the dedication of hundreds of volunteers who keep her seaworthy and train each year to sail her, Elissa and the art of 19th Century square-rigged sailing are alive and well.
Elissa’s wake is over 135 years and counting… Come experience her magic at Texas Seaport Museum, Pier 21, Galveston, Texas.
1877 Texas Tall Ship Elissa, hauling lines ..
Went sailing today aboard Elissa during her 2014 Sea Trials....
Touring Historic Ships at Tall Ships Festival Galveston | RV Texas
Celebrating historic cargo ships, known as Tall Ships, the Galveston Tall Ship Festival made it's debut in 2018. Joining Galveston's own Tall Ship, the Elissa (built in 1877), were 5 other sailing vessels from around the world.
In this video, we take you along on our visit to the Tall Ships Festival and take you aboard several of the ships. For more info on these super cool Tall Ships and links to their websites, check out our post on the Galveston Tall Ships Festival:
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SS Selma - Galveston, TX - Abandoned Ship - 4K
SS Selma was an oil tanker built in 1919 by F.F. Ley and Company, Mobile, Alabama. President Woodrow Wilson approved the construction of 24 concrete vessels of which only 12 were actually completed.
SS Selma is the only permanent, and prominent, wreck along the Houston Ship Channel. It lies approximately one mile north of Galveston Island.
American Tall Ship Institute
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Underway, Galveston, Texas
From our portside balcony, in the Galveston ship channel. Aboard the Carnival Conquest.
Galveston Beach
A short video of the Galveston, Texas beach in May 2010. All footage shot with a Canon 7D and a 50 mm 1.8 lens. Everything was handheld, which explains the shakiness. Shot in 24 fps 1080 HD.
TALL SHIPS Sail Along The Galveston TX. Beach, and Helicopter RIDE view
The first Gulf of Mexico tour of these six majestic Tall Ships from another era. The ships sail close to the beach from the west end of Galveston island into the Houston ship channel. I also take a brief helicopter ride for a air view. April 5-8, 2018
Texas Seaport Museum Elissa Ship in Galveston at myezplan | youtube
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Texas' Tall Ship, Elissa: Dickens on the Strand: Bayou City Pipes and Drums.
I recorded this Dickens weekend, 2011 Amazing Grace and Scotland the Brave play as Sail Training was winding down. I was aloft in the morning session to loose sail. I learned and then demonstrated how to make a mat made from retired Elissa line. Afternoon crew is aloft furling sail for the evening. Mainmast crew rolling home as the pipes complete there session on board.
Top 16 Tourist Attractions in Galveston - Travel Texas
Top 16 Tourist Attractions in Galveston - Travel Texas:
Bishop's Palace, The Strand, Tree Sculptures, 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA, Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum, The Seawall, Lone Star Flight Museum, Moody Gardens, Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark, Galveston Island Railroad Museum and Terminal, Seawolf Park, East End Historic District, Galveston Island State Park, Rosenberg Library, The Bryan Museum, Stewart Beach
Leaving Houston, Texas by ship
This recording was made off the stern of the Emerald Princess, a large cruise ship sailing the Caribbean at that time.
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02-08-2015
As We Go
Happy First Nomadiversary to us! But how do you put a whole year of RV living into a 5 minute video?
Ahhhh, you don't.
So here's a brief overview of our life on the road for our first 12 months as full-time RVers.
One year ago, on Nov. 3, 2017, we closed the sale of our sticks and bricks house and hit the open road.
So far, we’ve been to 18 states (some of them more than once!) and driven roughly 13,000 miles.
We’ve seen purple mountains majesty, amber waves of grain and crossed the wide Missouri.
We’ve been to deserts and coastlines, and saw snow on palm trees
We’ve driven on back roads and interstate highways. Water roads and Route 66
We’ve trod the decks of tall ships and shook hands with an astronaut
We learned a lot of history (just don’t ask if I can remember it all)
We’ve visited a variety of churches and spent time with family and friends
We’ve “camped” in everything from Wal-Mart parking lots to swanky RV resorts and in all kinds of weather. Yup…home truly is where we park it!
We’ve had unexpected repairs, planned maintenance and did some updates. (There’s always something in an RV, just like a house!)
We spent the summer work camping (and did some theatre too)
And we got crazy and launched a blog, Facebook, Instagram and a YouTube channel.
And yes, I got behind on a couple of those over the summer… a goal for this year is to improve keeping up with all of those.
But all in all, it’s been a fun, crazy, wild, enjoyable, stressful, incredible, exhausting, fulfilling, joyful, amazing, wonderful, learning, nutso marvelous time for us, and we love it!
What’s ahead for the next year? We honestly don’t know yet. We have a couple of major things on tap, like a few months on the Texas Gulf Coast for the winter, work camping at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary again summer of 2019, and seeing our family in the Pacific NW. But in between? We’ll see how the Lord leads.
But wherever it is, we’re so glad you decided to join us “As We Go” on our journey around the USA!
Thanks for coming along!! And who knows, maybe As We Go, we’ll meet you on the road!
Safe Travels!
Want to learn more about some of the places we’ve been? Here’s a few of them for you:
Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary wildmustangs.com
Alamo thealamo.org
Tall Ship Elissa galvestonhistory.org/attractions/maritime-heritage/1877-tall-ship-elissa-3
Southern Hills Community Theatre shct.org
NASA-Houston spacecenter.org
Route 66 nps.gov/nr/travel/route66/maps66.html
Hot Springs, AR hotsprings.org
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Galveston Duck Tours
Galveston Duck Tour is a land and water sightseeing advanture spanning 15 miles of Galveston Island Texas.
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Tall Ship Belem - Boston
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The French tall ship Belem called port in Boston and sailed peacefully through the harbor.
Staff video by Lisa Hornak
Galveston, Texas August 2012
Galveston, Texas, USA
The isle city's Victorian charm and Gulf Coast breezes are enhanced by the warmth and friendly attitude of the laid back residents. Christine Hopkins of Wyndham Hotels takes us on a tour of Hotel Galvez and The Strand. Maureen M. Patton shares the rich history of the Grand 1894 Opera House. Steven Rennick, owner of Zagat rated Mosquito Cafe and PattyCakes Bakery, talks Galveston. Artists and gallery owners share their knowledge and inspirations. Galveston Historical Foundation's Chuck Lytle gives a short history of the Bishop's Palace. There are ghost and pirate stories and sad facts about the Great Storm of 1900, where over 6000 people perished.
Log onto New Territory Monthly's facebook page, October issue, to view more photos and interesting sights (Galveston Historic Pleasure Pier, Moody Gardens, Tall Ship Elissa, etc.) on the intriguing barrier island. For upcoming events, attraction discounts, blogs and more on Galveston, go to Galveston.com.
The Elissa - Official Tallship of Texas
Here is the story of the Elissa. Every year a crew of volunteers learn to maintain, love, and sail this tallship.
Check out the Texas Seaport Museum's website to see how you can become involved.
Journeys of Discovery
ELISSA Youth Crew is a youth organization of the Texas Seaport Museum in Galveston TX, open to anyone ages 11 to 17 and their parents. The Youth Crew is trained dockside on the 19th Century Sailing Ship ELISSA and takes part in one of ELISSA's annual daysails in March.
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This video is set to the music of Phil Wickham, Sailing on a Ship.
Tall ship at Charlestown
One of the Charlestown tall ships docking, two had just gone, very rare to see three moving within half an hour