German schooner VIKTOR JARA

new tallship, OLIVER HAZARD PERRY

The hull for the new sailing school ship, OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, arrived in Newport, RI on October 24th. After a journey from the Lake Ontario, through the Erie Canal, and up the east coast, the much anticipated steel hull arrived at her new home. Built in Ontario for another project the replica HMS DETROIT, the new project, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, intends to establish a Rhode Island based project which will complete the vessel to a proposed lenght of 205', and OHP will serve as a platform for sail-training, and a classroom for young people. Intended to be a working ship, the Foundation hopes to keep her busy on the seas for 35 to 40 weeks each year.

An extensive curriculum of sailing classes, semesters at sea, and day sails on Narragansett Bay will focus on historical, maritime, oceanographic subjects.






Bart Dunbar over sees the arrival of OHP's hull in Newport, Rhode Island.












The Board of Directors of the new sail school ship foundation, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, relieved, now that the hull has arrived, and the construction can begin, and the final phase of fund-raising.









Left to right: Thomas Goddard, Susan Genett, Perry Lewis, Capt. Richard Bailey, Vice-Admiral Thomas Weshchler (USN), Judith Enstone, and Bart Dunbar (Chair).

Address: OLIVER HAZARD PERRY
49B Bowen's Wharf
Newport, RI 02840

Telephone: 401.841.0080

webpage: www.tallshipsrhodeisland.org

moon over SEDOV, cloud over her finish.....

Moon over SEDOV, but a cloud over her finish, as she made up 70+ miles on the last night to "beat" MIR in corrected time on the CLass A race from Falmouth to Ilhavo.

Mexican barque, CUAUHTEMOC, Bremerhaven 2008

The Mexican barque, CUAUHTEMOC, lit up for the final night of
"Lutte Sail Bremehaven" 2008 !

new Dutch brig, MORGENSTER

This new Dutch brig was launched on 2 June 2008. She had 7 m added to her original length, and her stem bow was replaced with a clipper bow. MORGENSTER can accomodate 44 overnight passengers. Heer homeport is Den Helder, Netherlands.

clippers STAD AMSTERDAM & CISNE BRANCO meet

The 2 clipper ships, CISNE BRANCO (white hull)

and STAD AMSTERDAM met in Den Helder

on August 22nd, 2008.

Both clippers were built in Amsterdam, 1999-2000, but had not visited the same port at the same time since thier launches.

Captain from CISNE BRANCO and STAD AMSTERDAM celebratged the occasion with toasts,

and and the sharing of "sea tales".

Dutch barquentine THALASSA

Dutch schooner REGINA MARIS

REGINA MARIS

Sichter 4

21029 Hamburg

GERMANY

Captain Martin Duba, e-mail: duba_charters@yahoo.de

tallship PEDRO DONKER

PEDRO DONKER is now a barquentine.

PEDRO DONKER
Wieke Vlaun-Rensial, Director
V & S Charters
Prinsengracht 37 K
1015 DL Amsterdam

Webpage: http://www.vscharters.com

schooner MYCIA

MAPLE LEAF

USCGA barque EAGLE

schooner ZODIAC and Karl Mehrer

The schooner ZODIAC can be reached at:

www.schoonerzodiac.com




At the recent tall ships festival in Tacoma, WA, Capt. Tim Mehrer, received the "life-time achievement award" for his father Karl from Bert Rogers, Exe. Director of ASTA and Nancy Richardson:

e-mail: cap.tim@schoonerzodiac.com

LADY WASHINGTON on tour

The LADY WASHINGTON participated in the tall ships festivals in Victoria, Tacoma, and Port Alberni:

the ketch CUTTY SARK

Capt. John Stone of the ketch CUTTY SARK, and the CUTTY SARK under sail.














The CUTTY SARK can be reached at: captjohn@whidbey.net

Scantlings:
LOA: 52'
Beam: 12' 6"
Draft: 6' 6"
Rig: Ketch
Hull: Wood
Year built: 1960
Homeport: Coupeville, WA (Whidbey Island)

figurehead of tallship BOUNTY

The lady depicted on the figurehead of BOUNTY is said to be "Bethea" the original name of the ship that became BOUNTY.

Her Majesty's Canadian ship, ORIOLE

The ketch ORIOLE is the oldest ship in the Canadian Navy.

Scantlings:
LOA: 102'
Beam: 19'
Draft: 10'
Rig: Ketch
Hull: Steel
Homeport: Victoria, BC

tallships HAWAIIAN CHEIFTAIN

the HAWAIIAN CHIEFTAIN: www.historiaclseaport.org

e-mail: les@historicalseaport.org

the NINA, Victoria, BC

The NINA can be reached at:

http://www.thenina.com

e-mail: columfnd@surfbvi.com

tallship, brigantine KAISEI

The tallship KAISEI is sailing again !

For more inofrmation, write to:

sail@oceanvoyages.com

Webpage: http://www.oceanvoyagesinstitute.org

LADY WASHINGTON, Victoria BC, June 2008

webpage for information on LADY WASHINGTON:

http://ladywashington.org

tallship BOUNTY, June 2008, Victoria BC

tallship BOUNTY, makes magnificent arrival at Victoria BC tall ships festival, June 25th, 2008

brigantine KAISEI

schooner THANE, British Columbia

French barque, BELEM, arrives in Boston, MA

The French barque BELEM, built in 1896, arrived in Boston, having made its 35th trans-Atlantic crossing. BELEM stoped enroute to Quebec for historic visit.


For more information on BELEM, e-mail: tallships2008@yahoo.com


or go to BELEM's webpage at:

schooner AQUIDNECK, former LADY STIRLING

The schooner AQUIDNECK,
formerly the schooner LADY STIRLING of Greenport, NY, is now based in Newport, RI, and offers daily sails on
Narragansett Bay.

Traditional Boats & Tall Ships -- redux

The magazine for tall ships, Traditional Boats & Tall Ships, has risen like the mythical phoenix with a new editor at the helm , David Tickner, and a new publisher, Wild Publishing Ltd.

For further information, or to sign up for a new subscription, write to David Tickner at:

David@wildpublishing.com

or go to the webpage at: http://www.wildpublishing.com


David Tickner, Editor-in-Chief

Wild Publishing Ltd.
22a Lliffe Yard
Kennington
London SE17 3QA
UK

schooner WESTWARD -- Ocean Classroom

The schooner WESTWARD stopped in Newport, on her way to New Bedford to take on a class of students for voyage to New London. I was lucky enough to be invited on board, and of course, was set off in their avon to catch these shots.

WESTWARD is 125' LOA.