Ireland, July 2013. Dinner on deck. It is the first time that Tallship Thalassa, a barquentine sailing vessel with 3 masts, sails from Belfast to Galway along the Irish coastline. While a full-rigged ship is square-rigged on all three masts, and the barque is square-rigged on the foremast and main, the barquentine extends the principle by making only the foremast square-rigged. The advantages of a smaller crew, good performance before the wind and the ability to sail relatively close to the wind while carrying plenty of cargo made it a popular rig at the end of the 19th century. Photo by Frits Meyst/Adventure4ver.com
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