Danmark, above, snoring along 011 a beam reach. Note yards progressively twisted toward wind as they go up, so small royal at top will back first in case of windshift.
Sagres, at left, drifts into New York harbor on a dreamy September afternoon last year. Sistership to the USCG Eagle, she was built two years later, in 1938, in Hamburg, Germany.
Libertad's lithe and handsome hull, below, lies in South Street at Museum pier in 1969. Sails are hanging in their gear (clewlines and buntlines that draw them to the yard).