Sailing Ships in Humboldt Bay
June 18 2014 05:44 PM Filed in: Curiousities
A couple of sailing ships visited Humboldt Bay earlier this spring. They attached themselves to a dock on the Eureka side of the Bay, not far from Carson Mansion. In the morning, the ships looked bright on the spring sunshine:







During the afternoons, they ventured out into the bay. Here is one of the ships leaving the marina:

By the time the ships reached an open part of the bay, the weather had turned nasty, hazy, with pale skies and glaring afternoon light, so the remaining images aren’t that good. The ships engaged in various maneuvers and even shot at each other:








It was strange to see these old sea-faring ships sailing around the Samoa Pulp Mill:








During the afternoons, they ventured out into the bay. Here is one of the ships leaving the marina:

By the time the ships reached an open part of the bay, the weather had turned nasty, hazy, with pale skies and glaring afternoon light, so the remaining images aren’t that good. The ships engaged in various maneuvers and even shot at each other:








It was strange to see these old sea-faring ships sailing around the Samoa Pulp Mill:

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