Tall Ship: The Long and Winding Road to the Dream Land

In the past, exploration often ended with the occupation. Starting from the spirit of exploration and exploitation of passion, then the human search, discover, conquer, and then create a new civilization in a land that had never known.

Various sea exploration expeditions, could end up with success stories. But not a few who later ended tragically due to various reasons, such as: sea battle, fight with pirates, crew uprising, which led to a ship then sank. It could be, as well as the crew was unable to face the storm and then sank into the waves.

The success stories of sea travel, which include the discovery of new continents or the hegemony of a culture, to the creation of a marriage or acculturation and language as we know up to now, in addition to heritage in the form of ancient buildings, sites, artifacts and more.

History records how the glory of the nation's fleet of Portugal and Spain that look mighty as a maritime country, who ruled the world in the 16th century until the 17th century.

But then hegemony was replaced by the emergence of fleets United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France in the 17th century until the 19th century, and the US naval fleet afterwards. And all marine expedition when, relying on high-masted sailing ship!

Apparently, there will never be a narrative exploration of the great discovery of the new world, without the support of a fleet of ships. Particularly high-masted sailing ship (commonly known as Tall Ship) as the primary means of transportation used by humans to travel a long and winding road to civilization ( Men Travels the Long Road to Civilizations.) 

Sailboat mast height is the discovery of the largest and oldest in the history of sea transport, the most influence on the changing face of the world, as it allows the displacement (people and goods) in large quantities, with long distances as well as the time of voyage long enough to leave the mainland place of origin.

Tall Ship has been used by many nations since centuries ago to compete in the exploration of the New World and then mastered (exploitation). So that in the past, appeared adage: "Who is able to control the waves, it was he who then rule the world". Mastery over the ocean, shown with proprietary fleet, navigation knowledge and expertise in the control of ships tall masted sailing.

The function and role of Tall Ship  when it is very remarkable. But what is Tall Ship? Tall Ship is a tall-masted sailing ship large. Consisting of various types, namely:   Schooner, Barquentines, Clipper and Barques , all equipped with various types of screens, both sail-shaped triangular or rectangular.

Today, in the modern era with a spirit of peace among nations, tall sailing ships still exist. Not only used as a means ships goodwill among nations, also for recreation and education and training to spread the spirit and soul of nautical to future generations.

KRI. Dewa Ruci

The owners of a tall sailing ship later joined the organization known as STI (Sail Training International) and ASTA (American Sail Training Association) . This is the sort of parent organsisi tall mast ship-owners from around the world who conduct training cruise.

The organization gathered on the owner, user / users / managers and / or fan / lover Tall Ship . Very diverse activities that exist within the community. One of the interesting and regularly held is the regatta, as the meeting place of high mast ships world.

Masted tall ships from around the world who participated in the event the regatta are then grouped into several classes (group), in accordance with the length of the ship and the wide screen.

How tall mast of a sailing ship so that it can be said Tall Ship? It turned out that the STI, defines that a sailing ship with a length of over 30 feet (9.14 M) which dilayarkan by more than 50 percent of the trainees (cadets / students) is proportional to the number of ship's Men (ABK) remains in the vessel , can be categorized as a Tall Ship. In Indonesia we know Dewarutji KRI KRI White Ocean, KAL Taruna, and others. This means sailing ships sailing ships are intended as training and mental coaching and character of the youth.

At present, high-masted ships still preserved. And a means peace between nations. As well as in the sport of football we (PSSI) is required to be affiliated with the organization of international football (FIFA), as well as in our country was in training activities The display should be merged with the STI. Then in 1996 founded APLI (Association of Screen Training Indonesia) by the Navy so that its existence can be recognized by the world. Especially at times when the Navy will host Tall Ship Race Screen International, as White Ocean in 1995.
                                                                              
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To be continue ...

(This article is the first part of the serial Tall Ship with Nara resources Arjakusuma Capt.Gita, Master Phinisi Nusantara)

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