TALL SHIP STAVROS S NIARCHOS

the T S STAVROS S NIARCHOS was built in 2000, she is operated by the tall ships youth trust and was designed to provide young people opportunity to undertake character-building exercises, she has a sister ship, the PRINCE WILLIAM, photos here, the ship brand new at Southampton in 2000, tall ships races in Lisbon 2006, tall ships races in Liverpool 2008 and the last two, when she was opened to the public, during the spring at the waterfront, event that took place in Liverpool in May this year

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

SAILING SHIP "DUCHESSE ANNE" PRESERVED AT DUNKIRK

Built in 1901 as the GROSSHERZOGIN ELISABETH the "DUCHESSE ANNE" was saved from scrap in 1981 by the City of Dunkirk, today she is an exhibit at the Musee Portuaire at Dunkerque, she looks amazing, photos taken on the 22sd June 2011

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 SHIP POGORIA AT CHERBOURG

Back in May I was booked for a Cherbourg/Poole crossing with Brittany Ferries, exactly on the 20th, the T S POGORIA was in town and I was delighted to see her, here`s why

THE TALL SHIP "SAGRES"

This photo is now 30 years old, the SAGRES in Lisbon, my best memories are made of this

TALL SHIP "KATHLEEN AND MAY" A UNIQUE SHIP

Built in 1900 the schooner KATHLEEN & MAY is the last wooden triple-masted sailing schooner still in existance, she has been renovated to her original form and is a delight to watch, few photos taken on the 7th June 2011 when the ship visited Liverpool

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

DARTMOUTH SAILING WEEK

If you have an interest in sailing, yachting and boats in general don´t miss the DARTMOUTH SAILING WEEK taking place in August, I have been there in 1997 and it´s quite a spectacle, please visit http://www.dartmouthweek.com/ for all information about this event, few photos back in 1997

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

what it means to sail on TALL SHIP SPIRIT OF FAIRBRIDGE

this post is dedicated to the marvellous work of this charity institution, please click the images to learn all about this great adventure, photos taken during the SPRING ON THE WATERFRONT event at Liverpool, early 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