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A summer morning aboard a sailing ship at sea
Waves, wind, and creaking wood make up this sailing ship at sea, a free mix that keeps playing in your browser. You stand at the rail of an old wooden ship on a fresh summer morning. The white sails are full above you, and the deck lifts gently under your feet.
Water rushes along the hull below, deep and steady. Wind whistles through the rigging, and the timbers creak each time the ship rolls on the swell. Thick ropes strain against the mast with tight little squeaks.
Without warning, a slack sail shakes and snaps tight with a crack that makes you look up. Gulls cry far over the water, and one calls 3 times as it glides past. You breathe in the salt air. The horizon is wide and open, and so is your mind.
For the sea and nothing else, choose Waves only. If you want a livelier voyage with more wind and snapping canvas, choose Stiff breeze.
What you hear on the deck of this sailing ship
- Waves along the hull: Open sea waves roll and wash against the wooden hull with soft splashes all around. They carry the whole scene. Plays all the time.
- Wind in the rigging: A strong sea wind whistles through the ropes and rises and falls, with a soft flutter of canvas. Plays all the time.
- Creaking ship timbers: The masts and old timbers creak in long, slow groans as the ship rolls on the swell. Plays all the time.
- Sail flapping: A big canvas sail flaps and snaps loudly in a sudden gust for a few seconds. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Sail shaking in the wind: A slack sail shakes and flutters, then snaps tight with a heavy rattle of canvas. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Ropes straining: Thick ropes pull hard against a wooden block and the mast, with a few tight creaks and squeaks. Plays at random moments, about 3 times every 10 minutes.
- Gulls far away: Gulls cry somewhere far out over the water, faint and bright. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Gull calls: A single seagull calls 3 times as it glides past the ship. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
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