Panama Canal 2002

Check out the Rose as she enters the Pacific for the first time in history. We've recorded the images taken by the webcam at the Miraflores Locks in the Panama Canal.

Trainee Travelogues

A collection of accounts by trainees of their experience aboard the Rose.

My Memory of the Rose, by Challen K. Yee

Rebirth of Rose, by trainee and journalist Mary Grady. This article is a great introduction to the history and mission of the Rose, and is reprinted from the Providence Sunday Journal.

Maroon the Shantyman takes a trip on the Rose.

John Donohue wrote an extensive account of his trip during the summer of 1998.

Six Weeks vs. Six Hours: Why am I Here?, by Joe Pellegrino

Reflections from a Week of Sail Training, by Lucinda Hathaway

Frustration and Fulfillment at the Helm, by Comstock Small

Impressions from a First Time Trainee, by Derek Davis

A Trip on the Tall Ship Rose, by Dick Watson

Special Features

Check out the photos and stories from OpSail 2000 when the Rose participated in the parade of sail in Miami, compiled by Miami Herald Staff Photographer Chuck Fadley.

Video from aloft on the foremast.

Pin Chase demonstration—test your knowledge of the pin placements aboard Rose.

Tips compiled by Brooks Martin

Trainee FAQ list, by Don Caley

Read about former mate James Nelson's series of novels based on the history of the original Rose.

Kite Aerial Photography Aboard Rose: The story of how one amateur photographer captured the Rose from a bird's eye view.

Trainee Literature

From Under Water , by George Hill, English Journalist

Far from Land, by English journalist George Hill

Changing Watch by Patrick O'Brian mailing "listwain" William Nyden.

Mayday, by Don Caley

La Malédiction du Son et Lumière, by Philippe Lesponse, producer of a French TV Documentary on the Rose (French with English translation).

Some trainee entries from a Haiku Competition

Poem for David Thomas by Jamie Bernstein Thomas

De Happy Rose Crew, by Dan Wells

Our Sailing Time Machine, by Richard Kelton