Web Extra: Jay's Mast Climb
Clip: 8/7/2013 | 2m 42s
Jay Skefsky learns how to climb the rigging of a two-masted schooner.
Among the 14 historic ships heading for Chicago’s Tall Ships Festival is the “Lynx,” a two-masted schooner modeled after an 1812 “privateer.” Jay Skefsky learns how to climb its rigging.
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Web Extra: Jay's Mast Climb
Clip: 8/7/2013 | 2m 42s
Among the 14 historic ships heading for Chicago’s Tall Ships Festival is the “Lynx,” a two-masted schooner modeled after an 1812 “privateer.” Jay Skefsky learns how to climb its rigging.
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