I knew the family that owned the James Craig before scuttling it. I've seen the log books of the original and what it was used for and how profitable it was, or should I say, not. It was a New Zealand ship owned by a NZ family that traded with England for a few hundred years or from settlement at least. Well until they made the fatal mistake of going into fishing boats. The Craig was stripped clean of any assets and then set adrift.The family never thought for a second it would surive and end upbeachingitself ontheDerwant! That caused a lot of panic in the family (so they tell me). However, a huge insurance claim was put in but I guess that didn't pay off or the money was further squandered by the family until nothing was left.. Hence the saying, "How do you make a small business? Give a big business to a New Zealander and wait!"
Thank you a great Sailing Ship and crew.
Enjoy our beautiful Ocean Planet.
A miracle!
The best part of the video:
"What time is it?"
"Who cares."
Very nice ship! Btw great answer to when someone said “what time is it? Who cares.”
Any chance of getting a look at the ship?
I knew the family that owned the James Craig before scuttling it. I've seen the log books of the original and what it was used for and how profitable it was, or should I say, not. It was a New Zealand ship owned by a NZ family that traded with England for a few hundred years or from settlement at least. Well until they made the fatal mistake of going into fishing boats.
The Craig was stripped clean of any assets and then set adrift.The family never thought for a second it would surive and end upbeachingitself ontheDerwant! That caused a lot of panic in the family (so they tell me). However, a huge insurance claim was put in but I guess that didn't pay off or the money was further squandered by the family until nothing was left..
Hence the saying, "How do you make a small business? Give a big business to a New Zealander and wait!"
Maybe a silly question, but why is she referred to as a "barque"? Looks like a corvette to me.
Why can't we drop the Tall Ship cliche, and go back to Windjammer?
Quit trying to kill the whales with the James Craig the whales are people too, you know