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majorCaption  = new Array( '17th Century and 21st Century transportation.  The Jamestown ship Godspeed and a jet on approach to Reagan National Airport.', 'The Godspeed docked at the city dock on the Potomac River in Alexandria Virginia.', 'View of the Godspeed at the end of the dock.', '', 'A tour on the quarter deck of the Godspeed.', 'One of a number of \"Crewman\" in costume.  Most gave tours or explained the history of 17th Century sailing.', 'Bow of the Godspeed.  Note the cables and hoses.  For the sake of the crew the Godspeed has modern conveniences hidden away.', 'Gangplank for tours.', 'The anchor windlass.  This windlass operated horizontally unlike later capstans that worked vertically.', 'Detail of a piece of standing rigging.', 'Crowsnest on main mast.  Note: in front of the reefed sail is a small round brown object... a radar dome.', 'One of the tour leaders in the costume of a crewman.', 'Tops of the main mast.  Again you can see the semi-concealed radar dome.', 'A crewman giving a Navigation lesson in the park near the Godspeed.', 'Tops of the Fore Mast.', 'Another crewman/tour leader giving a tour.  ', 'The tiller.  Wheel steering had not been invented at the time of the Godspeed.', 'A tour guide sitting on the anchor windlass.  ', 'A Pinrail with belaying pins.  Not weapons for muntineers, belaying pins were cleats to secure lines that controlled the sails.  They could be pulled from the pinrail for quick emergancy release of the line.', 'The Alexandria Pipe and Drum Band marching in a nearby park.', 'Pipe band giving a short concert.', 'Detail of the bass drum.', 'The Pipemaster.', 'Detail of the Pipemaster\'s shoes and socks.  Note that there is no dirk tucked into his sock.  A politically correct piper.', 'Detail of a pipers sporan.  A kilt doesn\'t have pockets so the sporan takes the place of the pockets.', 'A street muscian playing sax on the city dock.', 'Windsurfing on the Potomac River near where the Godspeed was docked.', 'A Cal 22 Sailboat on the Potomac River at Alexandria VA.', 'The Alexandria City dock is home to a number of boats including the Alexandria Fire and Emergency services boat.', 'A power launch docked behind the Alexandria Seaport historical center.', 'A dingy docked near the Alexandria Seaport historical center.', 'The Godspeed under sail near Fort Washington Maryland as she headed to Baltimore.  Note the black bottom paint and bow wake showing.  She was heeled over from the wind in the sails. ', 'A distant shot of the Godspeed approaching the Ft. Washington area of the Potomac River.', 'Nearing Ft. Washington the Godspeed reefs her top main to slow for a turn just beyond the fort.', 'The top main nearly fully reefed.', 'Top main fully reefed they begin reefing the top fore as they pass Ft. Washington Maryland on the Potomac.', 'Note how quickly the repairs to the fort\'s ramparts have been completed as the ship passes... I had some fun with Photoshop helping the restoration crew with their work!', 'All tops reefed the ship continues toward Mount Vernon just south of Ft. Washington on the Potomac River.', 'Ah, a channel marker.  Note the much smaller bow wake now that the ship has slowed.', '', 'On her way to Baltimore the Godspeed had to pass under the Rt. 301 bridge near Dahlgren VA.  I waited there hoping to get a nice photo of her under full sail but a terrible thunder storm came up and the ship went to her hidden diesels so that she could be sure and maintain control as she passed under the Rt. 301 bridge.', 'Still nearing the Rt. 301 bridge at Dahlgren.  The storm let up a little and one can see some crew action on deck and the lights required for safety.', 'A close up clearing showing the deck watch and lights.  The lights, although not authentic, add greatly to the safety of the ship as do the diesels.', 'Doubled watch on the quarter deck.', 'Safely under and past the huge pillars holding up Rt. 301 over the Potomac River.', 'Now the Godspeed heads toward Point Lookout and the Chesapeake Bay on her way to the next stop on her cruise, Baltimore.' );
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