Saturday, October 30, 2010

FRYDERYK CHOPIN -- demasting, 2010

The tall ship FRYDERYK CHOPIN has been demasted in force 9 gale winds on her voyage to the Caribbean.

All hands are safe, and she is being towed back to port in England.

For more information, go to:


If you would like further updates, write to me at:


                   tallships2010@yahoo.com



Godspeed, CHOPIN and Capt. Baranowski

book on VELA SUD AMERICA

My friend, editor and publisher Dominqiue Verhasselt, of kactus Press in Chile has just announced his new book.

See LINK below:




At the moment, please send inquires to me,  Thad Koza at:
                          tallships2010@yahoo.com


and I will either forward your inquires direct, or get the appropriate ordering information.

thad

Thursday, July 08, 2010

2011 tall ships calendar -- now out !

The 2011 tall ships calendar is now available.  It features the SAGRES II on the cover, and can be ordered by clicking on the link:  http://tallshipsinternational.net/2011cal.html


Friday, June 11, 2010

Boston visit of JUAN SEBASTIAN de ELCANO, 370' tall ships from Spain

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The 4-masted, 370' top-sail schooner JUAN SEBASTIAN will visit Boston, June 13th-21st, 2010.
To the right, her entrance to Boston in 2008.
Below, her appearance in Valparaiso, Chile in April 2010 as part of the VELA SUD AMERICA regatta.



Built in 1927, with a design from famed yacht designer Nicholson, JSDE is one of the most elegant tall ships in the world.









The JUAN SEBASTIAN de ELCANO, a 4-masted top-sail  schooner of the Spanish Navy will be calling on the Port of Boston and berthed at the World Trade Center, One Seaport Lane, Boston, MA 02210 from June 13 to June 21, 2010. There will be public boarding and viewing of the ship on Wednesday June 16 from 3:30-4:30 pm , Friday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Saturday June 20th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm and on Sunday June 20th from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm with final visiting hours on Sunday from 3:30 pm – 6:00 p.m. Naturally times are subject to change.

 JUAN SEBASTIAN de ELCANO in "Parade of Sail" OpSail, New York 2000.


Thursday, June 10, 2010

Oswego Festival of Sail, June 25, 26, and 27th 2010. Oswego, NY

Oswego, New york will host the Oswego Festival of Sail on June 25th, 26th and 27th.

3 tall ships will be present:  PRIDE of BALTIMORE II, the privateer LYNX and the tallship UNICORN.



PRIDE of BALTIMORE II
            privateer LYNX                                                               tallship LYNX


For further information and details on the festival, go to:

                                www.hleewhitemarinemuseum.com/oswego_festival_of_sail_2010.htm

Saturday, June 05, 2010

privateer LYNX--extensive schedule for Great Lakes 2010




 
The privateer LYNX will be making a number of stops on its tour of the Great Lakes during the summer of 2010, for which there are places and berths on board.  Go to the LINK provided in this posting, and you will be able to see what is available.






Privateer LYNX will be making sails from:

   from       Halifax to Oswego, New York
   from       Oswego to Sandusky, Ohio
   from       Sandusky, OH to Cleveland, Ohio
   from       Cleveland to Bay City, MI
   from       Bay City to Toledo, Ohio
   from       Toledo to Port Colbourne, ONT
   from       Port Colbourne to Harbor Springs, MI
   from       Harbor Springs to Green Bay, WI
   from       Green Bay to Port Washington, WI
   from        Port Washington   to Chicago
   from       Chicago  to Traverse City, MI
   from       Traverse City to Erie, PA
   from        Erie, PA to Montreal

For more detailed information go to:            http://www.privateerlynx.com/calendar.html


Thursday, May 27, 2010

2010 tall ships calendar -- SAGRES II on cover

Other tall ships in the 2011 calendar include:  
WESTWARD, JOLIE BRISE, 
STAD AMSTERDAM, EUROPA, KALIAKRA, FAME, 
THOMAS E LANNON, MIR, 
PICTON CASTLE, BOUNTY, and PIONEER.

Price:  $13.95, plus $5.00 for S & H.
                                  $6.00 to Europe

write to: tallships2011@yahoo.com

VELA SUD AMERICA--Valparaiso, Chile-- APril 18, 2010

From top-let to bottom-right:

       GUAYAS, Barque Ecuador
             SAGRES II, barque, Portugal
                    SIMON BOLIVAR, barque, Venezuela
                         GLORIA, barque, Colombia
                                CUAUHTEMOC, barque, Mexico
                                       CISNE BRANCO, full-rigged ship, Brazil
                                              LIBERTAD, full-rigged ship, Argentina

Cover of the Chilean Navy magazine.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Venezuelan barque, SIMON BOLIVAR, Valparaiso, Chile April 18th, 2010

SIMON BOLIVAR at sunset, Valparaiso, Chile, April 18th, 2010

new figurehead for Dutch barque EUROPA

new figurehead for EUROPA, seen in Valparaiso, Chile, April 18th, 2010
                                                                                                         

EUROPA is on the way to the Great Lakes United 2010 Challenge.


Wednesday, March 24, 2010

VELA SUD AMERICA fleet -- Cape Horn
















Argentina's LIBERTAD in the right foreground;  4-masted ESMERALDA from Chile on the left, with EUROPA and GLORIA behind her..

Photo-credit to kactusfoto, Chile.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

CHARLES MORGAN--restoration, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT


































                              Keel timbers, surprisingly intact, when uncovered
                                    (above).



Hull interior.

For current updates, and restoration updates go to:
   
http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=FCF87004-65B8-D398-72F3FBDB1166241C

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Dutch schooner REGINA MARIS

REGINA MARIS  

Scantlings:

LOA:   177'
Beam:    20' 9"
Draft:       9' 8"
Year built: 1970/1991



                            

Friday, February 12, 2010

23rd April 2010 -- Grosse Point Yacht Club -- Michigan

April 23rd, 2010 7:00 PM

A presentation on the 2010 Great Lakes United Challenge® fleet
to the GREAT LAKES CRUISING CLUB
by Thad Koza.



Also, sponsored by:
The presentation will include discussion of the fleet,
and the ports to be visited,
and images and contact information for:

EUROPA, PRIDE of BALTIMORE II, NIAGARA, tallship BOUNTY, privateer LYNX
INLAND SEAS, APPLEDORE V, schooner ROSEWAY, and others.

The talk will take place at: The Grosse Point Yacht Club
                                              788 Lake Shore Road
                                              Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236

To contact GPYC, call: 313.884.2500

or Theodore (Ted) Smith at: 313.580.2522; e-mail: THSUSPS@aol.com

or Thad Koza directly at: tallships2010@yahoo.com

27 April 2010 -- Algonac, MI


April 27th, 2010   6:30 PM
A presentation on the 2010 Great Lakes United Challenge® fleet
by Thad Koza.   
                                                     

     
 Sponsored by the  ALGONAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
                         The presentation will include discussion of the fleet,
                                         and the ports to be visited,
                             and images and contact information for: 

EUROPA, PRIDE of BALTIMORE II, NIAGARA,
tallship BOUNTY, privateer LYNX, INLAND SEAS,
APPLEDORE V, schooner ROSEWAY, and others.

The talk will take place at:
Knights of Columbus Hall
1905 Mill Street
Algonac,  MI
Contact: Marilynn Genaw:
Cell: 586.214.2104
Or by e-mail at: mg22402@yahoo.com

Or contact Thad Koza direct at:             Tallships2010@yahoo.com

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Portuguese fishing schooner, SANTA MARIA MANUELA, sister to CREOULA

The 3 surviving fishing schooners of the great Portuguese fishing fleet of the early 20th century have  been brought int o a joint project of restoration.  The SANTA MARIA MANUELA and ARGUS have been purchased by the fishing company,  Pascoal , and are being restored.
CREOULA is the 3rd schooner in the set.

Three are some links to the project:


Thanks to the information from Aporvela Associacao, and Rui Santos who can be reached at:

                         caravela@aporvela.pt

CUAUHTMEOC -- Vela Sud America -- 2010 participation


CUAUHTEMOC, the Mexican Navy training barque, will participate in Vela Sud America, and will be the host vessel for the concluding festival in Vera Cruz, 18-23rd of June, 2010

CAPITAN MIRANDA -- Vela Sud America

 

CAPITAN MIRANDA is host vessel for the VELA SUD AMERICA regatta in Montevideo. 

Regatta scheduled to be in Montevideo, 28 February - 2 March, 2010

For more information go to:

Friday, January 22, 2010

schooner ARGIA to participate in "Harborfest," Greenwich, CT, April 2010

schooner ARGIA from Mystic, CT

Scantlings:

    LOA: 81'
    Beam: 19'
    Draft: 7' 6"
    Hull: wood
    Rig: 2-masted gaff topsail schooner
    Year built: 1986









Contact: ARGIA Mystic Cruises
              860.536.0416

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

2010 schedule for tallship UNICORN

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Climb Aboard
with
Sisters Under Sail

The Leadership Program for Teenage Girls aboard Tallship Unicorn
Sail the Great Lakes this summer
aboard the only all-female crewed tall ship in the world!

Voyage schedule for 2010
Date
Leg
Program
Status
Jun 6 – Jul 3
Halifax to Toronto
alumnae & trainees
open
Jul 3 - Jul 16
Toronto to Toronto
alumnae & trainees
FULL
Jul 18  - Jul 23
Toronto to Detroit
trainees
open
Jul 25 - Jul 30
Detroit to Port Colborne
trainees
open
Jul 31 - Aug 15
Port Colborne to Green Bay
alumnae
FULL
Aug 15 - Aug 24
Green Bay to Chicago
trainees
FULL
Space is limited to 6 girls/passage between the age of 13 - 21
Schedule is subject to change


Write to Dawn Santamria for more details:

Monday, January 11, 2010

Spanish top-sail schooner, JUAN SEBASTIAN de ELCANO


 JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO has been a frequent visitor to the Americas.

For more info:


go to:


Chilean barquentine, ESMERALDA

The ESMERALDA will be the host vessel in several of the Chilean ports to be vistied by the VELA SUD AMERICA, Sails South America, fleet in April 2010.

ESMERALDA is a 370' barquentine, that carries square sails on her foremast, and was built in             .

For further information go to:

                       http://tallshipsinterantional.net/ESMERALDA.html



 

or to:  http://tallshipsinternational.net/ESMERALDA.html