wooden boat parade

The Los Angeles Wooden Boat Parade is an excellent venue for seeing the tall ships from the past. The Exy Johnston is one of two twin brigantines designed in the 1930’s but never built until 2002. They serve as the Los Angeles Maritime Institute’s flagships for the TopSail Youth Program while meeting modern Coast Guard regulations for such vessels. With over 13,000’ of running rigging these beautiful ships are a sight to behold under full sail. Once the ship was docked we sailed close by on a wooden yawl of a friend. I was mesmerized watching the crew stowing the canvas while perilously standing on the jackstays high above the deck securing the sails to the yard. I found the blue sky was too over powering so it was neutralized in post while purposely keeping the warm tones to emphasize the crew at work.