tall ship "MERCEDES" in Liverpool

The wonderful tall ship "MERCEDES" is a very young vessel, she was built in 2005 as a square-rigged brig, her home port is Amsterdam, the ship is at the moment visiting Liverpool, she was opened to the public last week end and I went on board, I was delighted with the vessel she doesn´t have that charm of older tall ships with those brilliant teak decks, she looks more like a cruise ship, her main deck offers space for comfortable sailing and can be covered to provide shade in the summer or shelter during unpleasant weather, a stunning wide entrance leads to a beautiful bar, restaurant and saloon, you could actually eat and drink on board the vessel during her opening hours to the general public. "MERCEDES" attends the majority of maritime events taking place mainly in European waters and is also available for charter. This stunning tall ship is part of the WIND IS OUR FRIEND, for all details of the organization please click link on post below. Photos included were taken on board the vessel, 11th September 2011

tall ship "ZEBU" at the Riverside Festival, Liverpool

the tall ship ZEBU was one of the main attractions open to the public this week end during the Riverside Festival in Liverpool, she ship has been a local resident since 1988, please to find out about the ship´s history check other posts on this blog, photos included taken today during the Liverpool event

TALL SHIP "DANMARK"

Seen here in Lisbon on the 24th of July is the tall ship "DANMARK", the ship was built in 1933 and has a GRT of 790 tons

PRAISE FOR THE TALL SHIP GLENLEE

Please click link below to follow and support the extraordinary work of the preservation of this fantastic tall ship

ME WITH TALL SHIP LORD NELSON IN LIVERPOOL

Today´s posts are all about the incredible LORD NELSON, photo included shows me with the ship at Liverpool during the tall ships races in 2008

Tall Ship Lord Nelson | Classic Sailing

Tall Ship Lord Nelson | Classic Sailing

THE TALL SHIP RACES 2011 STARTS THIS WEEK IN IRELAND

50 Tall ships are expected this week end at Waterford in Ireland, next stop would be Greenock from the 9th to the 12th July a spectacle not to be missed, there is further information about the event in Scotland on a different post in this blog, photos of the tall ships when they visited Saint-Malo in 2006

TALL SHIP "JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO"

the T S JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO was built in Cadiz, Spain in 1927, she was named after the Spanish Explorer with the same name, captain of the last FERDINAND MAGELLAN voyage, he actually completed the first circumnavigation of the world because MAGELLAN was killed during the battle of Mactan in the Philippines in 1521, the ship is seen here in Lisbon in 2006 during the tall ships races

TALL SHIPS AT ABERDEEN IN 1997

Back in 1997 I went to Aberdeen to follow the TS RACES, what a spectacle it was, some images to keep memories alive

REMEMBERING THE TALL SHIPS RACES AT FALMOUTH 1998

Back in 1998 I spent a  memorable couple of days in beautiful Falmouth to follow the tall ships races, the occasion was incredible and I have lost count of the number of photographs I did during those two days, here´s a few to keep memories alive and kicking

TALL SHIP "PELICAN OF LONDON" FIGUREHEAD

Two beautiful photos of the sailing ship PELICAN OF LONDON, special focus to the ship´s figurehead, taken today in Liverpool

CREOULA IN LISBON IN 2006

Photo of the portuguese sailing vessel CREOULA during the TALL SHIPS RACES in 2006, the portuguese capital will host once again next year´s races

TALL SHIPS and the MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM

photo taken during the SPRING ON THE WATERFRONT event in May, tall ships PELICAN OF LONDON and OOSTERSCHELDE with the Maritime Museum behind them

how to sail on TALL SHIP PELICAN OF LONDON

Fancy a sea voyage on T S PELICAN OF LONDON or just go for a one day sailing, please just follow the links above, photos taken in Liverpool, May 2011

This summer Greenock will thrive with the tall ships races

The TALL SHIPS RACES are visiting Scotland in July, this is one of the most entertainning free of charge shows in the world, a spectacle not to be missed, the ships will visit Greenock from the 9th to the 12th of July, for all information please visit http://www.tallshipsraces.com/ or http://www.tallshipsracesgreenock.com/ here you can find list of participating ships and information regarding the parade of sail, two of the ships already confirmed are the ASTRID and the PELICAN OF LONDON seen here at the SPRING ON THE WATERFRONT event in Liverpool early last month

LISBON to host TALL SHIPS RACE in 2012

After six years the beautiful TALL SHIPS are back in Lisbon in July 2012, the event will take place between the 19th and 22sd of July, the races will start in France at the beautiful brittany city of Saint-Malo, from here the ships sail to the portuguese capital, Cadiz and La Coruna in Spain are the next ports of call, with the races due to end at Dublin in August. For the most memorable youth festival in the world and to witness once again the beauty of these rather unique sailing ships no doubt, something to look forward for 2012, also Lisbon is a beautiful city with an amazing natural harbour as well as hot, for those seeking warmer climates, all photos here included are from 2006 the last time the TALL SHIPS called at Lisbon, for further information please visit following websites
http://www.tallshipslisbon2012.com/

www.atseasailtraining/tallships2012

the tall ship ZEBU

During the SPRING ON THE WATERFRONT event in Liverpool, the T S ZEBU was present, please click on the first image to learn about the history of the vessel, photos taken on the 8th May 2011

TALL SHIPS

This post is a testimony to the beauty of the TALL SHIPS sailing majestically around the world, provinding extreme beauty, maritime history, sailing trainning and one of the most entertainning spectales wherever they call, THE TALL SHIPS RACES has an incredible number of followers throughout the world, I am one of them, so this post was created to share all the magic moments these beautiful ambassadors of the seas offer