It's a gorgeous ship, but the whole story about "America's Privateer" is highly exaggerated. It was more of a blockade runner. Yes, it was granted a letter of marque by the US government in 1812, but it took no prizes - it ran the blockade and headed for France to trade, and returned with a haul of luxury goods. In 1813 she was sitting at anchor, blockaded in the Rappahannock river, when the British rowed 105 soldiers out in small boats. The Lynx and Arab surrendered immediately. Two other schooners - the Racer and Dolphin - put up a fight but were eventually taken as prizes. The Americans numbered 160 sailors, spread across the 4 craft and were each individually overwhelmed. The Lynx was taken as prize, renamed the Mosquidobit, and spent the rest of the war blockading the Chesapeake Harbor. From 1816 to 1819 she was off the coast of Ireland on anti-smuggling duties, taking her first prize 1818. She was then paid out in 1819 for capturing the second largest number of Irish smugglers in the fleet. She spent her last year of military service from 1819-1820 sailing between Marseilles and Toulon, in the Mediterranean, presumably defending against Barbary Corsairs. Honestly, she did more "adventurous" work as a Royal Navy vessel then as an American one. Confusing the matter, is that ANOTHER Lynx was built in 1814 for the US Navy. It was also a 6 gun, topsail schooner, nearly identical to the original. This was a commissioned ship, however, NOT a privateer. It was meant for the War of 1812, but was finished too late. It instead sailed to the Mediterranean to deal with Barbary corsairs but again, arrived too late, finding that Decatur's squadron had already quelled the pirates. She sailed home in 1817 and was put to work hunting pirates in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, where she captured 3 ships in 2 years. She departed St. Mary's Georgia in January 1820, en-route to Kingston Jamaica, and was lost at sea with all 40 hands, never to be seen again.
@@Craigx71 absolutely. I've gotten to go aboard the Lynx during a tallship festival. The experience was awesome. The crew felt the most "authentic" of all the sailors there, simply because they live aboard and work the ship as a full-time job. They follow the weather up and down the Atlantic coast. While other crews were volunteers who were happy to take you on a guided tour and talk at you before hustling you back off, the crew of the Lynx was spending the day relaxing on deck and letting visitors just wander the ship and look around and their leisure. Good guys, all, and happy to answer questions, but it always felt like you were intruding a little bit by being there (as it should) Apparently, the crew is usually drawn from a youth program designed for "rowdy" boys to get some adventuring and discipline drilled into them, so it's good to know that beyond it's public educational role, the 'Lynx' serves a greater purpose. I agree that she is a beautiful little boat, and I would love to see more such ships recreated. Unfortunately, I missed the Hermione the last time she visited us Stateside, as I imagine that her crew is probably equally "salty." It's an enviable life, were I a bit younger and unattached.
Thank you for this very detailed post about the Lynx. I have been reading quite a bit about privateers, more so from the other side of the ocean. The French corsair where privateers who had their letters of marque (Lettre de marque) or (Lettre de commission). They usually sailed cutters (cotres), small, about 10 to 12 metres long, (33 to 40 footers) with one main mast and an aggressive mat de beaupre, the front oblique mast that was used as a bridge to board much larger ships, these cutters were nimble, fast with an intrepid crew of about 30 men with 12 canons; sailing the high seas quite successfully. Read on the "taking of the Kent" and many others. The "Barbary corsairs" that you mention, were outright pirates and behaved as such. The corsairs had letters of marque as you mention. Although all navies, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, French, British and Turkish indulged in human cargo trading (slavery), a distinction between the French and the British was that the French unlike the British never gave privateers such as Surcouf, le Chevalier Paul, Jean Bart ( of the same era, late 18th century, early 19th) and many others, titles of nobility while the British did. If a privateer had titles, those had been obtained outside the activity of being a corsair, either by inheritance or acts of service to France. While "corsaires" and pirates have existed for many centuries, those I mention would be contemporaries to the Lynx and the mores of their time are those that I describe.
@@paulhomsy2751 there are a lot of really good resources out there for research, but the major point to make is that all of this is mostly semantic. Firstly, it was rare for anyone to call themselves a 'pirate', and piracy was a crime, not a profession. So, it was more common to call your enemies 'pirates', to strip them of their legitimacy. This was the ruling on the Spanish Main during the 17th century, for example. The Spanish declared any non-Spaniard sailors in the regions "pirates" and prosecuted them as such. Secondly, anyone who violated the terms of their Marque or Commission (in the case of naval commanders) were committing acts of piracy. This was the allegation brought against William Kidd, who had been commissioned as a pirate-hunter, but allegedly attacked merchant shipping in the Pacific. Violations of terms was so common, that it caused major concern. During the Crimean War (1853-56) the French and English mutually agreed not to employ privateers. In 1856 during the Treaty of Paris, this was formalized with a ban on issuing Letters of Marque/Reprisal for 55 nations, INCLUDING the Ottoman Empire. Which of course, bring us to the final point - the Barbary Corsairs. Corsair/Corsario are terms that originate during the Crusades. This was before the time of formal navies, and so every vessel was effectively a privateer. The French and Spanish continued using this terminology for their hired ships. The term was also never changed, and applied to the Barbary Coast raiders. Outright piracy was no more common along the Barbary Coast than in Europe. The practice of raiding was almost a seasonal activity and pillar of the economy in that region. When fishing was slow, the sailors turned to raiding. It was not as illicit as in European culture. Loans were given out, expeditions were financed, and everything was taxed appropriately. This was the cause for the First Barbary War (1801-05) and Second Barbary War of 1815. Indeed, America put troops ashore in Tripoli during the second war, with the express intent of overthrowing the state's government in order to put an end to tribute payments made to the rulers. This tactic would not have worked if the Barbary Corsairs were simply pirates, attacking whomever they pleased. The Barbary Corsairs are just as much 'corsairs' as the French privateers. Outright pirates never last long; certainly not long enough to extort the major naval powers of Europe and America to the point that Thomas Jefferson is sending millions of dollars of protection money to Ottoman sultans each year.
The original Lynx was an upscaled version of a pilot boat so was meant to be fast. It was a merchant vessel and not a privateer. The letters of marque authorize a ship to take enemy merchant vessels but the crew is paid, there are less crew members and less guns than on a privateer. A privateer was manned and armed as a warship, was privately owned, the crew was compensated by a share of the prize and literally was a government sanctioned pirate ship that might attack and capture anything from small vessels to warships of larger size. A merchantman with six guns and lightly crewed was never intended to be a privateer. If it successf ran one blockade, it served the purpose it was designed and built for.
Having been out on a same era tall ship and being very touched and moved by the experience, I have to say the makers of this video did a genius level job. I can't watch it without tearing up.
Absolutely magnificent ship. Thank you for creating this, and for sharing it! She really is a treasure from the seas of history, how wonderful that her spirit can continue to sail onward in our time, inspiring hearts and minds alike.
So many inaccuracies. The makers of this video and those 'educators' on board ought to be embarrassed. Fight the British? In a small licensed pirate ship with pop guns? Lol The heavy American frigates....another matter entirely.
@Sean Crowe Sure the Baltimore Clippers didn't go toe to toe with the Royal Navy's ships of the lines, but they certainly did get entangled (fought) with the British.
I can't explain why, but this video first gave me goosebumps, then drew tears. For some reason I know, in my past , in another life , this is, what I did . I started training at age 12 . And at age 15 , I found myself Captain of a fishing vessel. The hardest job I ever loved ! The sea courses through my veins. My family is American since 1720 . 300 years now . Thanks for getting this old Man, with a long lost heartbeat, feeling once again, sailing before the wind . Bless you , and all who sail with you. Fare The Well.
Mike Hurricane , I’m with you there Mike. Loved the video and music, I cry too, I sold my Catalina 42 three yrs ago. At 72 now I remember and miss the power under sail and the wonderful anchorages she took me to.
Same thing happened to me Mike , I love the sea and the old ships that once sailed her oceans. I think these old ships will be needed again one day that's what my gut tells me
Sailing a “Sunfish” in the Bahamas years ago ...my husband dove into the clear blue water and came up with a conch...He is gone now but that conch shell still stirs the memory of that time...I love the tall ships...wonderful to see how this came up for me this morning...”ancient skills of boatbuilding and new technology coming together...⚓️
Yes, even to the point of BS lies right at the start; "she is the history of sailing, she is where it all started" 'Sailing" started thousands of years ago. To caught up in excitement because someone has a video camera pointed at you, or maybe its just your job to lie to foolish, gullible tv watchers?
I just want to say a few things. Firstly: I am SO jealous of those kids! I'm only 21, but if I could've went out on a tall ship at the age of 13 or less, I THINK I would've loved it. I've always connected with the "piratical" time in our history. The time when, as you were sailing in uncharted waters, found an island and sent a rowboat over for freshwater, you were the FIRST human to step foot on that island. I honestly can say I wish I had been born in that time period. It's just something that hits me in the heart. My dream is to own a ship like this. To captain it myself, and sail around, just to experience at least SOME of what it was like for the sailors of the early 1800's. Thank you to the people who are at least keeping this knowledge semi-relevant. I think that a lot of people should've had a 2 year term on a sailing ship, just to learn the ideal of "teamwork."
Beautiful example of the Baltimore shipwrights who crafted fast vessels for a young nation. I disagree with the premise that these were ships of war. Privateers were solely commerce raiders who sailed for profit in taking British prizes out on the high sea. There were far more privateers than there were regular naval vessels under commission of the US Navy in the War of 1812, so much so that finding good sailors was difficult for the Navy as the privateers offered lax discipline and enormous profits. Privateers never engaged British ships of war unless they couldn't avoid it and used their speed to outrun the slower British frigates and two-deckers that ruled the coast of the United States through most of the war. They were a blessing and a curse to both sides of the war, and established an American style of ship making - the Baltimore schooner which led to many successful versions of fast and tough Grand Banks schooners and one low, black schooner that sailed to England under her own hull one day long ago, and won a small little yacht race over there that we now call the America's Cup.
+divisioneight one of the things that many forget is that America needed to be free for many reasons and to get this they promised land and citizenship to any British soldier or sailor who would join them - many did and they knew this was a win or nothing exercise - if the British won they would surely hang as traitors. Don't forget that back in those days a foreign posting to America could last a lifetime or just some five years for the lucky few - by then you could have met a local lass married her and have children - why go back to starvation and the slums of England?
one of the reasons the 13 colonies won independance was the high level of support for their cause & republicanism in the british public and in the House of Commons - that and the expense of war at a time when the brits were fighting a world war with France - as usual.
We won 100 sailboat races on a Mayflower 48 from 1992 to 1995. The last two years, when I was in charge, we won 60 races straight; first over the line, not using our handicap. Miss Maverick did not like to be sailed "By the book" or by the gauges. Eventually, over the years, I felt that I could sense her "soul", and how she liked to be sailed; as they said in the film, "Let the reins loose and let her run." I would like to make a feature film about Miss Maverick, and our racing days. I thought this trailer was great, and gave me several ideas. I don't think it was cheesy (maybe the lady at the end); those comments were made by people who probably never spent any time sailing. Sailing back and forth along the coast can get boring, I think you feel the boats "soul" more when she is racing. I would like to sail on Lynx. A day sail would be OK; but I would prefer longer trip, like when she sails from Tampa, around Florida to GA.
Who could thumb down this??? Are you here by mistake??? Obviously. Anyone who appreciates history, the artisans that crafted such technology and admire those who crewed such weapons of war, who faced certain death to protect their country say troll somewhere else.
lol. How a privately own vessel looting and robbing from other ships became a Navy is beyond me. The Owner of these vessel kept everything for themselves. America the new nation saw nothing of the proceeds. They were pirates, no different than the Somalia kind.
Gorgeous ship. Looks it's best hull down, and one of the most fun ships to fight in the PC Game Naval Action. Only thing that spoiled it was claiming the Lynx WAS the history of sailing. Come on sheesh.
"Her kind" is apt, since the original Lynx, while having a letter of marque, didn't serve as a privateer herself. She was a merchantman carrying cargo and running the British blockade. So she wasn't burdened with guns. She was also not at sea. Lynx was anchored 15 miles up a river when the British captured her. Thanks to the British capturing her, there were made good line drawings which is why she became a good subject for a replica.
If you're referring to the original Lynx, she wasn't famous, so we wouldn't have known about her if she had gone missing. Lynx wasn't a privateer, she was a commercial cargo vessel. Famous and known privateers would be like the Comet and Chasseur (replicated as 'Pride of Baltimore' - which unfortunately was lost in a tragic disaster). The reason Lynx was copied was because drawings existed, courtesy of the British admiralty who made them after she was captured. "Her kind" refers to that she's indeed a Baltimore Clipper and entirely representative for the type of vessels which did go privateering, even if she herself didn't.
Great documentary. Love those shots from the air. When I was in San Diego at your Maritime Museum,, the Star of India and Surprise seemed to take the forefront of attention, so I didn't know this rich history of the Lynx until now - thanks.
Sailing is never going away. Most fun you can have on the water. Boats with motors get boring. When I take my small sailboat to the lake everyone watching loves it . They pay no attention to those $60,000 ski boats.
Did not heard about the freedom ? On glowing iron throne him burned, But His Spirit the fire not burned, Because this is self the fire ... so care: Again can to destroy this flame on you! Yessua Hamessua Jesus is the Chris and the King for this came at this world ,how fire bring at this world, and what can do, if already this fire get at life ? the passion of the life ... the flavour of the life , the life's salt the brittish spirit the arabic spirit
I love sailing ships and their history!!!! Damn I think I was born at the wrong time!!!! There is nothing more beautiful (man made) than a ship with sails running the salt spray!!!!
@@denerorahming7298 I dunno. We've make Arthur the ultimate personal quest, fighting for the freedom to search for self and national identity... and the birth of Britain...
The historic beautiful replica, and the dramatic 'The Last Samurai' (If I am correct) music wants me to press like, but then it becomes too emotional and patriotic.
Now that's a ship for you, where every mile you go is earned by the sweat off your back and your skill at catching the wind and riding the currents. Of course, this is all on a nice day, imagine having to go aloft to reef those sails when the wind is howling and the sea is pitching the ship up and down and all around like a cork in a washing machine. Still, I'd love to sail on her, pity there aren't any oceans in the Midwest...
I remember in 6th grade our class sailed from Newport, CA to Catalina on a ship like this for 1 week. It was an unforgettable experience. It was called Tall Ship Expeditions.
31 years in the Merchant Marines, we need more education like this for US Merchant Shipping,rebuild our Merchant Fleet. Beautiful boat! Trump needs to watch this video!
If Lynx ever wants to improve it's historical presentation, resources are available. The presentation of crew members in 1812 nautical clothing (c. 2010, per the video) is pretty far off. An "A" for effort, but vast room for improvement. At least, I hope, the "Greek Sailor's Caps" will be chucked into the briny deep.
Why has this Lynx copy so much beam? This can't possibly be a frigate. Frigates are racing ships, looking like a needle. Or does this ship foil?! I don't even see it plane. Understand my confusion? A great ship, but a frigate? Are you kidding?
"She has soul" Great. How many knots? How does that compare with the British Naval ships at the time? Frigates? Sorry if I get a bit annoyed at the hyperbole. When all it is is hyperbole it doesn't actually communicate. Everything this video said about this boat it could've said about a tree, a town, a house, probably a few mules. How she actually sailed, who sailed her is far more interesting and moving.
Links is "left" in both German and Dutch. You know, sinister in Italian. So Lynx is LEFT WING. Isn't that a great name? Who the hell came up with that "small lion" name, he had a lot of humour. Or no idea what he did.
I think heavily armed is a bit overstated. A schooner can hardly stand up to a frigate, which is one of the smallest ship rigged Man O' War. A schooner is very weatherly and fast, though slower downwind. Lucky Jack Aubrey used a schooner as a tender for his ship, the Suprise.
She's a beautiful armed schooner but the Yanks think a Union is made by the point of a gun. A confederation is made by a delegation of the people. Dissolving it is also by a delegation of the people. Any fate but submission.
She's a amazing vessel but a lot they say is just shit: 0:21 that's just an opinion 0:33 they were later called by the 7th rate, which is the lowest warships of that time. In her own time there were anough gallays and caravel's she had to compete with (if she sailed in Europe) 0:47 Because of the large group of peaple with a low income: The US was and still is really not that free. Especially with slaves in the beginning. 0:55 She is totally not the beginning of sailing. She is definitaly a great milestone for sailing tho 1:44 That's suposed to sound poetic but just again, not true at all. They sould have said 'some don't seem to be forgotten' 2:36 Duh. Everyone needs that. 7:34 Except, you know, every American beside those from the US Don't get me wrong she's an amazing vessel and her use now. I don't want to be come over like a hater of this video. It's just some parts. Still upvoted because overall it's still the most worthy ability humans know about: learning about yourself and learning about the abilities that one in a group can have and get.
Yes,there alive at sea...you can feel them...what anyone needs to do before working on a larger ship...need to learn weather,basic navigation... seaman ship....can you box the compass to 32 points, make an eye splice,long splice? I miss it...
we need to go back - the strong country will be the one whose shipping doesn't require oil. - a cousin of an ancestor was killed during the War of 1812
beautiful ship,i bought tickets for a 2 hour sail out of santa cruz.ca. message to the Woods gentlemen ; does anybody know if the are from the bay area,San Jose,ca, ?
A great video I've always wanted to go sailing but I just got a question can we learn a little bit of the difference between the USA war flag and the Peace flag under maritime. and State flags
It's a gorgeous ship, but the whole story about "America's Privateer" is highly exaggerated. It was more of a blockade runner. Yes, it was granted a letter of marque by the US government in 1812, but it took no prizes - it ran the blockade and headed for France to trade, and returned with a haul of luxury goods. In 1813 she was sitting at anchor, blockaded in the Rappahannock river, when the British rowed 105 soldiers out in small boats. The Lynx and Arab surrendered immediately. Two other schooners - the Racer and Dolphin - put up a fight but were eventually taken as prizes. The Americans numbered 160 sailors, spread across the 4 craft and were each individually overwhelmed.
The Lynx was taken as prize, renamed the Mosquidobit, and spent the rest of the war blockading the Chesapeake Harbor. From 1816 to 1819 she was off the coast of Ireland on anti-smuggling duties, taking her first prize 1818. She was then paid out in 1819 for capturing the second largest number of Irish smugglers in the fleet. She spent her last year of military service from 1819-1820 sailing between Marseilles and Toulon, in the Mediterranean, presumably defending against Barbary Corsairs. Honestly, she did more "adventurous" work as a Royal Navy vessel then as an American one.
Confusing the matter, is that ANOTHER Lynx was built in 1814 for the US Navy. It was also a 6 gun, topsail schooner, nearly identical to the original. This was a commissioned ship, however, NOT a privateer. It was meant for the War of 1812, but was finished too late. It instead sailed to the Mediterranean to deal with Barbary corsairs but again, arrived too late, finding that Decatur's squadron had already quelled the pirates. She sailed home in 1817 and was put to work hunting pirates in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, where she captured 3 ships in 2 years. She departed St. Mary's Georgia in January 1820, en-route to Kingston Jamaica, and was lost at sea with all 40 hands, never to be seen again.
Do you have any information about its performance abilities like hull speed?
@@Craigx71 absolutely. I've gotten to go aboard the Lynx during a tallship festival. The experience was awesome. The crew felt the most "authentic" of all the sailors there, simply because they live aboard and work the ship as a full-time job. They follow the weather up and down the Atlantic coast.
While other crews were volunteers who were happy to take you on a guided tour and talk at you before hustling you back off, the crew of the Lynx was spending the day relaxing on deck and letting visitors just wander the ship and look around and their leisure.
Good guys, all, and happy to answer questions, but it always felt like you were intruding a little bit by being there (as it should)
Apparently, the crew is usually drawn from a youth program designed for "rowdy" boys to get some adventuring and discipline drilled into them, so it's good to know that beyond it's public educational role, the 'Lynx' serves a greater purpose.
I agree that she is a beautiful little boat, and I would love to see more such ships recreated. Unfortunately, I missed the Hermione the last time she visited us Stateside, as I imagine that her crew is probably equally "salty." It's an enviable life, were I a bit younger and unattached.
Thank you for this very detailed post about the Lynx. I have been reading quite a bit about privateers, more so from the other side of the ocean. The French corsair where privateers who had their letters of marque (Lettre de marque) or (Lettre de commission). They usually sailed cutters (cotres), small, about 10 to 12 metres long, (33 to 40 footers) with one main mast and an aggressive mat de beaupre, the front oblique mast that was used as a bridge to board much larger ships, these cutters were nimble, fast with an intrepid crew of about 30 men with 12 canons; sailing the high seas quite successfully. Read on the "taking of the Kent" and many others.
The "Barbary corsairs" that you mention, were outright pirates and behaved as such. The corsairs had letters of marque as you mention. Although all navies, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, French, British and Turkish indulged in human cargo trading (slavery), a distinction between the French and the British was that the French unlike the British never gave privateers such as Surcouf, le Chevalier Paul, Jean Bart ( of the same era, late 18th century, early 19th) and many others, titles of nobility while the British did. If a privateer had titles, those had been obtained outside the activity of being a corsair, either by inheritance or acts of service to France.
While "corsaires" and pirates have existed for many centuries, those I mention would be contemporaries to the Lynx and the mores of their time are those that I describe.
@@paulhomsy2751 there are a lot of really good resources out there for research, but the major point to make is that all of this is mostly semantic.
Firstly, it was rare for anyone to call themselves a 'pirate', and piracy was a crime, not a profession. So, it was more common to call your enemies 'pirates', to strip them of their legitimacy. This was the ruling on the Spanish Main during the 17th century, for example. The Spanish declared any non-Spaniard sailors in the regions "pirates" and prosecuted them as such.
Secondly, anyone who violated the terms of their Marque or Commission (in the case of naval commanders) were committing acts of piracy. This was the allegation brought against William Kidd, who had been commissioned as a pirate-hunter, but allegedly attacked merchant shipping in the Pacific.
Violations of terms was so common, that it caused major concern. During the Crimean War (1853-56) the French and English mutually agreed not to employ privateers. In 1856 during the Treaty of Paris, this was formalized with a ban on issuing Letters of Marque/Reprisal for 55 nations, INCLUDING the Ottoman Empire.
Which of course, bring us to the final point - the Barbary Corsairs. Corsair/Corsario are terms that originate during the Crusades. This was before the time of formal navies, and so every vessel was effectively a privateer. The French and Spanish continued using this terminology for their hired ships. The term was also never changed, and applied to the Barbary Coast raiders.
Outright piracy was no more common along the Barbary Coast than in Europe. The practice of raiding was almost a seasonal activity and pillar of the economy in that region. When fishing was slow, the sailors turned to raiding. It was not as illicit as in European culture. Loans were given out, expeditions were financed, and everything was taxed appropriately. This was the cause for the First Barbary War (1801-05) and Second Barbary War of 1815. Indeed, America put troops ashore in Tripoli during the second war, with the express intent of overthrowing the state's government in order to put an end to tribute payments made to the rulers. This tactic would not have worked if the Barbary Corsairs were simply pirates, attacking whomever they pleased.
The Barbary Corsairs are just as much 'corsairs' as the French privateers. Outright pirates never last long; certainly not long enough to extort the major naval powers of Europe and America to the point that Thomas Jefferson is sending millions of dollars of protection money to Ottoman sultans each year.
The original Lynx was an upscaled version of a pilot boat so was meant to be fast. It was a merchant vessel and not a privateer. The letters of marque authorize a ship to take enemy merchant vessels but the crew is paid, there are less crew members and less guns than on a privateer. A privateer was manned and armed as a warship, was privately owned, the crew was compensated by a share of the prize and literally was a government sanctioned pirate ship that might attack and capture anything from small vessels to warships of larger size. A merchantman with six guns and lightly crewed was never intended to be a privateer. If it successf ran one blockade, it served the purpose it was designed and built for.
Beautiful replica! I nominate Loyd Sellinger(6:28) for captain if the position becomes available....he totally looks the part =).
Sailing Lynx
Reminds me a lot of the Pride of Baltimore.
Yo desearía tener un barco asi
Nothing like PR people to turn something real into a bunch of pop-"corn".
"Part of the crew, part of the ship"
"Part of the crew, part of the ship"
Part of the crew part of the ship
part of the crew, part of the ship !
“Part of the Crew, Part of the ship.”
Part of the crew, part of the ship
Thank you for bringing this great maritime legend and her soul back to a country that needs her now more than ever…
Having been out on a same era tall ship and being very touched and moved by the experience, I have to say the makers of this video did a genius level job. I can't watch it without tearing up.
I have been at the helm of a lot of sailboats but to take the helm of Lynx would be an unforgettable experience.
Absolutely magnificent ship. Thank you for creating this, and for sharing it! She really is a treasure from the seas of history, how wonderful that her spirit can continue to sail onward in our time, inspiring hearts and minds alike.
"She was the history of sailing" well without the true history of sailing America wouldnt have been discovert in the first place...
They will come back...
So many inaccuracies. The makers of this video and those 'educators' on board ought to be embarrassed. Fight the British? In a small licensed pirate ship with pop guns? Lol
The heavy American frigates....another matter entirely.
@Sean Crowe Sure the Baltimore Clippers didn't go toe to toe with the Royal Navy's ships of the lines, but they certainly did get entangled (fought) with the British.
Just by looking at this beautiful ship, gives me calmness, serenety, silence, inspiration!
I can't explain why, but this video first gave me goosebumps, then drew tears. For some reason I know, in my past , in another life , this is, what I did . I started training at age 12 . And at age 15 , I found myself Captain of a fishing vessel. The hardest job I ever loved ! The sea courses through my veins. My family is American since 1720 . 300 years now . Thanks for getting this old Man, with a long lost heartbeat, feeling once again, sailing before the wind . Bless you , and all who sail with you. Fare The Well.
Mike Hurricane , I’m with you there Mike. Loved the video and music, I cry too, I sold my Catalina 42 three yrs ago. At 72 now I remember and miss the power under sail and the wonderful anchorages she took me to.
@@alanbrookes6637 Did you have to stop sailing? I'm 64 and own a smaller Pearson 28.2, gonna try to keep sailing until 80 if possible?
Same thing happened to me Mike , I love the sea and the old ships that once sailed her oceans. I think these old ships will be needed again one day that's what my gut tells me
@Mike Hurricane- What an absolutely beautifully written post!! Sums up the internal feelings inside all of us!!
Sailing a “Sunfish” in the Bahamas years ago ...my husband dove into the clear blue water and came up with a conch...He is gone now but that conch shell still stirs the memory of that time...I love the tall ships...wonderful to see how this came up for me this morning...”ancient skills of boatbuilding and new technology coming together...⚓️
A bit over dramatic by a strong message xD
Yes, even to the point of BS lies right at the start; "she is the history of sailing, she is where it all started" 'Sailing" started thousands of years ago. To caught up in excitement because someone has a video camera pointed at you, or maybe its just your job to lie to foolish, gullible tv watchers?
It's just propaganda to satiate the nationalists.
: Jay Rower: Yes, rather over the top...typical American Hollywoody...and sailing didn't start with the Lynx.
So I'm a bit late but holy hell a lynx was a privateer to sail against British commerce not national ships lol what the hell are these men smoking
nice how this scooner pushes with the bowsprit down into the sea, love the blowin sails. show more scenes of the ship. The ship, not the persons....
What a beautiful Vessel and story , keeping history alive and America's Heritage! Freetrade And Sailors rights indeed .
I just want to say a few things. Firstly: I am SO jealous of those kids! I'm only 21, but if I could've went out on a tall ship at the age of 13 or less, I THINK I would've loved it.
I've always connected with the "piratical" time in our history. The time when, as you were sailing in uncharted waters, found an island and sent a rowboat over for freshwater, you were the FIRST human to step foot on that island. I honestly can say I wish I had been born in that time period. It's just something that hits me in the heart.
My dream is to own a ship like this. To captain it myself, and sail around, just to experience at least SOME of what it was like for the sailors of the early 1800's.
Thank you to the people who are at least keeping this knowledge semi-relevant. I think that a lot of people should've had a 2 year term on a sailing ship, just to learn the ideal of "teamwork."
MrTodSchatten look up seafarers collective
Tod, go to the library, and get a copy of "The Bounty Trilogy" by Nordoff & Hall. You will LOVE it. :)
It's a schooner. Not a tall ship.
John Masefield said it best in Sea Fever.
"All I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by."
But not a schooner.
@@tommiatkins3443 Im really not at home with the details of ships. i just think they are exceptionally beautiful items. So why not a schooner?
@@luuk341 Technically, a schooner isn't a "tall ship" , but I'm being very pedantic. Ignore me. Yes they are beautiful.
@@tommiatkins3443 ohh I see! Does tall ship only refer to square sailed ships? Isnt the term Full Rigged?
@@luuk341 yup. Full rigged.
Beautiful example of the Baltimore shipwrights who crafted fast vessels for a young nation. I disagree with the premise that these were ships of war. Privateers were solely commerce raiders who sailed for profit in taking British prizes out on the high sea. There were far more privateers than there were regular naval vessels under commission of the US Navy in the War of 1812, so much so that finding good sailors was difficult for the Navy as the privateers offered lax discipline and enormous profits. Privateers never engaged British ships of war unless they couldn't avoid it and used their speed to outrun the slower British frigates and two-deckers that ruled the coast of the United States through most of the war. They were a blessing and a curse to both sides of the war, and established an American style of ship making - the Baltimore schooner which led to many successful versions of fast and tough Grand Banks schooners and one low, black schooner that sailed to England under her own hull one day long ago, and won a small little yacht race over there that we now call the America's Cup.
+divisioneight forerunner of the clippers.
+divisioneight one of the things that many forget is that America needed to be free for many reasons and to get this they promised land and citizenship to any British soldier or sailor who would join them - many did and they knew this was a win or nothing exercise - if the British won they would surely hang as traitors. Don't forget that back in those days a foreign posting to America could last a lifetime or just some five years for the lucky few - by then you could have met a local lass married her and have children - why go back to starvation and the slums of England?
one of the reasons the 13 colonies won independance was the high level of support for their cause & republicanism in the british public and in the House of Commons - that and the expense of war at a time when the brits were fighting a world war with France - as usual.
divisioneight . Then came along Australia 2 , no more to be said.
@@CaptMarkSVAlcina Australia was just a territory to England back then.
Fair wind, Lynx!
We won 100 sailboat races on a Mayflower 48 from 1992 to 1995. The last two years, when I was in charge, we won 60 races straight; first over the line, not using our handicap. Miss Maverick did not like to be sailed "By the book" or by the gauges. Eventually, over the years, I felt that I could sense her "soul", and how she liked to be sailed; as they said in the film, "Let the reins loose and let her run." I would like to make a feature film about Miss Maverick, and our racing days. I thought this trailer was great, and gave me several ideas. I don't think it was cheesy (maybe the lady at the end); those comments were made by people who probably never spent any time sailing. Sailing back and forth along the coast can get boring, I think you feel the boats "soul" more when she is racing. I would like to sail on Lynx. A day sail would be OK; but I would prefer longer trip, like when she sails from Tampa, around Florida to GA.
Beautiful craft...
Who could thumb down this??? Are you here by mistake??? Obviously. Anyone who appreciates history, the artisans that crafted such technology and admire those who crewed such weapons of war, who faced certain death to protect their country say troll somewhere else.
lol. How a privately own vessel looting and robbing from other ships became a Navy is beyond me. The Owner of these vessel kept everything for themselves. America the new nation saw nothing of the proceeds. They were pirates, no different than the Somalia kind.
A beautiful topsail schooner . Doing a wonderful job, well done Lynx and the crew aboard her !
I got the chance to sail on this vessel at a tall ships event back in 2012 and it was an absolutely amazing experience!
God Lynx is beautiful, my heaven would be on this ship sailing for an eternity
Quite the moving mini documentary. A truly beautiful sailing marvel! Thank you guys for the vid. Godspeed!
"First line of defense"? Against bnritish frigates or ships of the line and on top of that in a war of agression? Who wrote that line?
What a beautiful ship!!! Hats off to those who built her with their hard work and craftsmanship.
Gorgeous ship. Looks it's best hull down, and one of the most fun ships to fight in the PC Game Naval Action. Only thing that spoiled it was claiming the Lynx WAS the history of sailing. Come on sheesh.
Natalie R - H M S Victory would have to catch her first.
Ever read, Sloop of war? Or, "Beat To Quarters!"
What a beautiful ship! I was out to sea on a tall ship (The Unicorn) and it was the most amazing thing that I've ever done!
"In 1812 the British Navy knew the prowess of her kind...
...then captured it."
"Her kind" is apt, since the original Lynx, while having a letter of marque, didn't serve as a privateer herself. She was a merchantman carrying cargo and running the British blockade. So she wasn't burdened with guns. She was also not at sea. Lynx was anchored 15 miles up a river when the British captured her.
Thanks to the British capturing her, there were made good line drawings which is why she became a good subject for a replica.
I though the Lynx went missing?
If you're referring to the original Lynx, she wasn't famous, so we wouldn't have known about her if she had gone missing. Lynx wasn't a privateer, she was a commercial cargo vessel. Famous and known privateers would be like the Comet and Chasseur (replicated as 'Pride of Baltimore' - which unfortunately was lost in a tragic disaster). The reason Lynx was copied was because drawings existed, courtesy of the British admiralty who made them after she was captured. "Her kind" refers to that she's indeed a Baltimore Clipper and entirely representative for the type of vessels which did go privateering, even if she herself didn't.
She never fought the British. She went to the Mediterranean and she captured two Arab fishing boats and then sunk trying to recross the Atlantic.
I want to build this ship now...
they are calling it a boat! Thought they were SHIPS!!
Every ship is a boat, but not every boat is a ship.
Great documentary. Love those shots from the air. When I was in San Diego at your Maritime Museum,, the Star of India and Surprise seemed to take the forefront of attention, so I didn't know this rich history of the Lynx until now - thanks.
Sailing is never going away. Most fun you can have on the water. Boats with motors get boring. When I take my small sailboat to the lake everyone watching loves it . They pay no attention to those $60,000 ski boats.
great schooner
Did not heard about the freedom ?
On glowing iron throne him burned,
But His Spirit the fire not burned,
Because this is self the fire ... so care:
Again can to destroy this flame on you!
Yessua Hamessua Jesus is the Chris and the King
for this came at this world ,how fire bring at this world,
and what can do, if already this fire get at life ?
the passion of the life ...
the flavour of the life ,
the life's salt
the brittish spirit
the arabic spirit
Live Free Or Die!!!
I love sailing ships and their history!!!! Damn I think I was born at the wrong time!!!! There is nothing more beautiful (man made) than a ship with sails running the salt spray!!!!
A very British King Arthur theme background music to evoke the American freedom spirit on a boat...good job!!!
@Dante lol exactly...
@@denerorahming7298 I dunno. We've make Arthur the ultimate personal quest, fighting for the freedom to search for self and national identity... and the birth of Britain...
She is MAGNIFICENT !
Too bad she can't be fitted out to defend us from the corporatists.
LOL, so dramatic with the music and slo-mo shots.
Cheesy AF
Those weren't slow motion, sailing is on average a 15 mile per hour or less mode of transportation
Beautifull boat, cheesy is what this video is for sure...so cheesy I logged in and said it here..very nice boat though realy realy nice!
@@orientaldog She is not a boat she is a ship.
She is an absolutely beautiful boat, indeed. How close to the wind can she sail?
Amazing video editing and one outstanding ship!
A Topsail Schooner.
My god what a beautiful ship!
Every single screenshot is just a perfect picture.
What is the name of the song that is playing? It's beautiful!
*_The last samurai_*
@@saint-eugenebologhine8588 you're a bit late lmao,but in fairness so am I
majestic Vessel...indeed she moves beautifully
Well done video, very professional, good directing.
The historic beautiful replica, and the dramatic 'The Last Samurai' (If I am correct) music wants me to press like, but then it becomes too emotional and patriotic.
Now that's a ship for you, where every mile you go is earned by the sweat off your back and your skill at catching the wind and riding the currents. Of course, this is all on a nice day, imagine having to go aloft to reef those sails when the wind is howling and the sea is pitching the ship up and down and all around like a cork in a washing machine.
Still, I'd love to sail on her, pity there aren't any oceans in the Midwest...
Now that is an awesome ship
BRILLIANT!
Americans "this boat started sailing 200 years ago"
Vikings "Yeah right" 🤣
Also Americans: I believe in Noah's Ark.
I'm not sure how it would have stood up against the British navy with it's 8 cannons.
It never got the chance. It went to the Mediterranean and she captured two Arab fishing boats and then sunk trying to recross the Atlantic
This is an amazing treasure of the this ship and other 15th and 17th century ships!
Or 19th century, like the Lynx.
I remember in 6th grade our class sailed from Newport, CA to Catalina on a ship like this for 1 week. It was an unforgettable experience. It was called Tall Ship Expeditions.
Not a ship. Only 8 pop guns, she would have faired sadly against a British frigate. She was possibly a schooner.
Aren´t privateers legal pirates/mercenaries vessels?
such a beautyfull ship , learn more and more 🌎 👍👍👍👍👍🙂
Beautiful boat, wonderful outreach!
much creatures exists under the sky and from the paradise, and heaven...
the passion of the life ...
Great trailer. Great ship. Congratulation !! Best Regards from Polish sailing vessel STS Pogoria .
31 years in the Merchant Marines, we need more education like this for US Merchant Shipping,rebuild our Merchant Fleet.
Beautiful boat!
Trump needs to watch this video!
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️❤️
If Lynx ever wants to improve it's historical presentation, resources are available. The presentation of crew members in 1812 nautical clothing (c. 2010, per the video) is pretty far off. An "A" for effort, but vast room for improvement. At least, I hope, the "Greek Sailor's Caps" will be chucked into the briny deep.
Why has this Lynx copy so much beam? This can't possibly be a frigate. Frigates are racing ships, looking like a needle. Or does this ship foil?! I don't even see it plane. Understand my confusion? A great ship, but a frigate? Are you kidding?
Awesome. No words really...
Beautiful American Ship, great for kids to learn, may you have many voyages !!!!!
"She has soul" Great. How many knots? How does that compare with the British Naval ships at the time? Frigates? Sorry if I get a bit annoyed at the hyperbole. When all it is is hyperbole it doesn't actually communicate. Everything this video said about this boat it could've said about a tree, a town, a house, probably a few mules. How she actually sailed, who sailed her is far more interesting and moving.
Links is "left" in both German and Dutch. You know, sinister in Italian. So Lynx is LEFT WING. Isn't that a great name? Who the hell came up with that "small lion" name, he had a lot of humour. Or no idea what he did.
Awesome
Beautiful
These privateers are more elegant than jclass, undoubtedly!
What is the name of the song that is playing? please
Right....the music fit the video perfectly. :)
I think heavily armed is a bit overstated. A schooner can hardly stand up to a frigate, which is one of the smallest ship rigged Man O' War. A schooner is very weatherly and fast, though slower downwind. Lucky Jack Aubrey used a schooner as a tender for his ship, the Suprise.
Today's vessels are not ships.These things are the real ships ,what a ship really means
Great! !!
She's a beautiful armed schooner but the Yanks think a Union is made by the point of a gun. A confederation is made by a delegation of the people. Dissolving it is also by a delegation of the people. Any fate but submission.
Yes, that WAS inspiring! Thanks for posting this video.
Great!!!
Beautiful ship!
She's a amazing vessel but a lot they say is just shit:
0:21 that's just an opinion
0:33 they were later called by the 7th rate, which is the lowest warships of that time. In her own time there were anough gallays and caravel's she had to compete with (if she sailed in Europe)
0:47 Because of the large group of peaple with a low income: The US was and still is really not that free. Especially with slaves in the beginning.
0:55 She is totally not the beginning of sailing. She is definitaly a great milestone for sailing tho
1:44 That's suposed to sound poetic but just again, not true at all. They sould have said 'some don't seem to be forgotten'
2:36 Duh. Everyone needs that.
7:34 Except, you know, every American beside those from the US
Don't get me wrong she's an amazing vessel and her use now. I don't want to be come over like a hater of this video. It's just some parts. Still upvoted because overall it's still the most worthy ability humans know about: learning about yourself and learning about the abilities that one in a group can have and get.
Would the person that maintains this account please contact me?
Shiver me timbers! She really is a beauty! Thanks for sharing, and greets from the Netherlands. Tonny.
Yes,there alive at sea...you can feel them...what anyone needs to do before working on a larger ship...need to learn weather,basic navigation... seaman ship....can you box the compass to 32 points, make an eye splice,long splice? I miss it...
What a beauty!
we need to go back - the strong country will be the one whose shipping doesn't require oil. - a cousin of an ancestor was killed during the War of 1812
beautiful ship,i bought tickets for a 2 hour sail out of santa cruz.ca. message to the Woods gentlemen ; does anybody know if the are from the bay area,San Jose,ca, ?
A great video I've always wanted to go sailing but I just got a question can we learn a little bit of the difference between the USA war flag and the Peace flag under maritime. and State flags
Our ancestor was one of those privateers in that war, He made himself "a pile of tin"........easy to find crews!
Next video show more down below. What i could see of the craftsmanship was inspiring.
A beautiful ship!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷