The Late Harvest

Design

The Late Harvest is a Carrack which is a four-masted sailing ship with a high rounded stern, fore and aft castles and a bowsprit. It is square-rigged on most masts, and lateen-rigged on the rear or mizzenmast. The combination of sails gives flexibility, with the large square sails providing propulsion, and the smaller sails at bow and stern allowing maneuvering and sailing across the wind. Carracks are the only proper ocean-going ships outside Destiny: large enough to be stable in heavy seas, and roomy enough to carry crew, provisions and also cargo for long voyages. However, the large superstructures of these ships make them prone to toppling in strong winds. Carracks are around 100 feet long. The carrack was the choice high seas beast of burden and has been described as the 'perfected transport ship'.

• They were virtually impregnable to attack from small craft, which was often a problem in the Isles.
• Their ability to carry cargo and provisions made them independent of ports en route, and so they had a longer range using the most efficient route.
• The combination of four sails allowed for a fair degree of flexibility—the large square sails provided propulsion, but were reduced in size during storms. The smaller sails at bow and stern allowed for maneuvering, and the lanteen sails allowed for sailing across the wind.

The Late Harvest has been built for a greater proportion of long range voyages across suspect seas with additional length (35ft), 10 crew and extra tonnage (200 tons). All of these combine to provide a more sturdy and robust vessel for long distance voyages.

Vessel Details

• Vessel - Carrack
• Length - 135ft
• Beam - 35ft
• Draft - 10ft
• Weight - 700 tons
• Usage - Ocean Going
• Crew Size - 110 Crew
• Cost (sp) - 100,000sp
• Masts - 4
• Sail Type - both
• Best Sail Speed - 9
• Best Angle to Wind - 70degrees
• Oars / Side - NA
• Best Rowing Speed - NA
• Good Distance / Day - 90
• Maximum Wind Force - 8

Crew

• Captain - Stuart Bloodgut. Captain Bloodgut is an experienced Captain
• Sailing Master - Stutterin Jim Skyler
• 1st Mate - Bartolomew the Pale
• Quartermaster - 'Keel Haulin' Julia Hornigold. Julia is a shrewd and rough tall human female with long blond hair, delicate features, deep blue eyes and known for her skill with dagger and her sharp mind and tongue.
• Bosun - Leigh 'The Dancing Blade' McHoren

History

The Ship was captured by Pirates in Autumn 813wk but during Red Red Wine in Winter 813wk the vessel ...