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<p>[QUOTE="Dawnno, post: 593548, member: 10171"]I'm sure there's more to be sleuthed:</p><p><br /></p><p>"The typical, rusty-red colour of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax" rel="nofollow">flax</a> sails was due to the dressing used to treat the sails that were permanently aloft (traditionally made from red ochre, cod oil, urine and seawater). The red ochre was there to block the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-violet" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-violet" rel="nofollow">ultra-violet</a> in the sunlight from degrading the sails (much as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamp-black" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamp-black" rel="nofollow">lamp-black</a> was used in the sail dressing for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_wherry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_wherry" rel="nofollow">Norfolk wherries</a>), but sails that were stowed away such as jibsails were usually left untreated." This one isn't really 'ochre' though, so it might just be artistic license.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm guessing the white uniform is the officer and the blue the crew. General type stuff, but it might add up. Also they all wear blue caps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dawnno, post: 593548, member: 10171"]I'm sure there's more to be sleuthed: "The typical, rusty-red colour of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax']flax[/URL] sails was due to the dressing used to treat the sails that were permanently aloft (traditionally made from red ochre, cod oil, urine and seawater). The red ochre was there to block the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-violet']ultra-violet[/URL] in the sunlight from degrading the sails (much as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamp-black']lamp-black[/URL] was used in the sail dressing for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_wherry']Norfolk wherries[/URL]), but sails that were stowed away such as jibsails were usually left untreated." This one isn't really 'ochre' though, so it might just be artistic license. I'm guessing the white uniform is the officer and the blue the crew. General type stuff, but it might add up. Also they all wear blue caps.[/QUOTE]
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