tall ships Barcelona 2007

The tall ships gathered in Barcelona for the 2nd of four tall ships festivals in teh Mediterranean.

Here we see AMERIGO VESPUCCI, from atop the Maxim Hotel, and overlooking the column dedicated to Christopher Columbus, and the center of Barcelona harbor.

"Parade of Sail" Tall Ships Rhode Island 7/01/07

left to right: FRIENDSHIP, DEWARUCI, MYSTIC, and CISNE BRANCO

MYSTIC

MYSTIC

FRIENDSHIP, from Salem, MA

FRIENDSHIP

GLORIA arrives in Newport for tallships rhode island

The Colombian barque, GLORIA, arrived in Newport for Tall Ships Rhode Island, which starts ont he 26th.

ALso sailing into the harbor on Tuesday were the schooners: VIRGINIA, SPIRIT of MASSACHUSETTS, BLUENOSE II, and PRIDE of BALTIMORE !!.

For more information on the tall ships in Newport, go to:
http://tallshipsrhodeisland.org

Columbian barque GLORIA and schooner AMISTAD

Both GLORIA from Columbia and the schooner AMISTAD from CT could be seen in the east passage off Newport Rhode Island, as they arrived a couple of days early for Tall Ships Rhode Island.

AMISTAD was built in Mystic, CT, and homeports from New Haven, CT>



For more information on Tall Ships Rhode Isalnd, go to: http://tallshipsrhodeisalnd.org

German sail-training barque GORCH FOCK II

The German barque, GORCH FOCK II, arrived on Monday July 25th, in Newport.

Photograph shows GORCH FOCK II off Goat Island, Newport Rhode Island.

For more info on Tall Ships Rhode Island, go to: http://tallshipsrhodeisland.org

pirate ship ROYALIST lives !!!

Captain Bergman and the ROYALIST attended the festivivities of Sail Virginia 2007 in June.
Both the Captain and the ROYALIST had suffered set-backs but are on the road to recovery.

webpage: http://www.theroyaliste.com

schooner BOWDOIN

Schooner BOWDOIN was initially an Arctic research vessel. Built in 1921, BOWDOIN made 26 voyages beyond the Arctic circle between 1921 and 1954. She is now owned and operated by the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine.




To reach the BOWDOIN, go to her webpage at: http://bell..mma.edu/~bowdoin

For e-mail, contact Tim Leach at: tleach@mma.edu

French tall ship RARA AVIS

RARA AVIS hails from Brest, France.

A "rare bird" with Dutch origins, an interim American owner, and now a French sailing school/

CAPITAN MIRANDA

MEKA II

To contact MEKA II, e-mail Captain Horatio Sinbad at:

sinbad@clis.com

Address: Captain Horatio Sinbad

PO Box 705

Beaufort, NC 28516

Indian sail training barque, TARANGINI

The TARANGINI will be at the Tall Ships Rhode Island festival, and also the Halifax festival.

http://tallshipsrhodeisland.org

http://www.tallshipsnovascotia.ca

the new Dutch sail-training ketch URANIA

The URANIA will be sailing to the tall ships challenge in Newport, RI and Halifax, NS.

See: http://tallshipsrhodeisland.org

and http://tallshipsnovascotia.com

schooner VIRGINIA

The schoner VIRGINIA hosted the fleet at SAIl VIRGINIA 2007, and now will go on to the tall ships festival in Newport, RI.

See: http://tallshipsrhodeisland.org

Schooner VIRGINIA can be reached at:

http://www.SchoonerVirginia.org

ROYALIST

The ROYALIST is alive, and sailing, and recovering from the "bad tides" earlier in the year.

Gary Bergman sailed ROYALIST to SAIL VIRGINIA 2007.

the ROYALISTE webpage: http://www.theroyaliste.com

e-mail: orcaboat@sbcglobal.net

Dutch Navy sail-training ketch, URANIA

The new URANIA was built fours years ago (2003) to replace the 3 times Cutty Sark winner which had been built in 1928. The new URANIA trains future Dutch naval officers for the ROyal Dutch Naval Academy.

RARA AVIS

RARA AVIS is indeed a "rare bird", with Dutch origins, an interim Amercian owner, and now a vessel involved with "troubled youth in France," the RARA AVIS sails from Brest, and is a "global ecological explorer".

SPIRIT of BERMUDA

SPIRIT of BERMUDA is a intrinsic, regional rig, called a "Bermuda sloop" despite having 3 masts. She was built in 2006, and is new to the tall ships fleet.

schooner VIRGINIA

Built in 2006, the schooner VIRGINIA is 126' LOA, and represents the State of Virginia,

and the city if Norfolk.

GODSPEED, replica from Jamestown 1607

the GODSPEED leading the "Parade of Sail", Norfolk, Virginia.

to contact the GODSPEED, go to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation at:

http://www.historyisfun.org

tall ships slide-show -- 16 June, 2007

Topic: Tall ships slide-show of the fleet of 19 vessels visiting Rhode Island,
June 27th-July 1st.
19 tall ships will be presented by Thad Koza

Place: North Kingstown Free Library
100 Boone Street
North Kingstown, RI 02852

Time: 10:30 AM

Contact: Susan Berman, 1.401.294.3306, ext 123

e-mail: sberman@nklibrary.org

Tall Ships Rhode Island

PICTON CASTLE as "pirate ship"

A friend forwarded this image of PICTON CASTLE, all made up for her appearance on the CBS-TV pirate program. Somehow the new "threads" make her look sleeker and slimmer.



PICTON CASTLE will be making appearances at Sail Virginia, Tall Ships Rhode Island and
Tall Ships Nova Scotia. See links below:

Norfolk: http://www.sailvirginia2007.org

Newport: http://tallshipsrhodeisland.org

Halifax: http://tallshipsnovascotia.com

PICTON CASTLE: http://www.picton-castle.com

Also, PICTON CASTLE will be in the 2008 tall ships calendar in her "south Pacific garb".




To order the 2008 tall ships calendar, go to:

http://store.tallshipsinternational.net

German Navy sail-training barque, GORCH FOCK II

The German Navy sail-training barque, GORCH FOCK II, will participate in Sail Virginia and TAll Ships Rhode Island 2007.

For LINK go to: http://tallshipsrhodeisland.org

The above image of GORCH FOCK II is one of 12 photogrpahs of tall ships featured in the 2008 tall ships calendar. TO order a calendar, or more information, go to:

http://store.tallshipsinternational.net

HMCS ORIOLE

The HMCS ORIOLE is the oldest serving commissioned ship in the Canadian Navy.

The 102' ketch was built in 1921, and homeports in Esquimail, British Columbia.

She was a participant in the 2005 tall ships challenge, and is expected to participate in the 2008 tall ships challenge in the Pacific Northwest. For details, go to: http://sailtraining.org.

The above image is also available in the 2008 tall ships calendar, along with 11 other tall ships.

For more information or to order the 2008 tall ships calendar, go to:

http://store.tallshipsinternational.net

tall ships slide-show, Jamestown, RI -- Philomenian Library

Thad Koza will make a slide-show presentation on the tall ships fleet that will visit Narragansett Bay, June 27th-July 1st. All 20 tall ships will be presented in slide-format talk, with documentation notes and anecdotal tales. The vessels to be presented include: the Brazilian clipper, CISNE BRANCO, the German sail-training barque GORCH FOCK II ( the sister-ship to the Coast Guard EAGLE), the PRIDE of BALTIMORE II, one of the twin brigantines of the Tall Ships Youth Trust (UK) the PRINCE WILLIAM, the Indian Navy's training vessel, TARANGINI, the schooners SPIRIT of MASSACHUSETTS, HARVEY GAMAGE, VIRGINIA, and the local favorite, PROVIDENCE, featured in "Pirates of the Caribbean II".

The program should last for an hour, and will be open to the public.

The slide-show will be at 7 PM on June 13th, 2007 at the Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Road, Jamestown, RI 02835. Telephone: 401. 423.7280.

tall ships book signing -- Norfolk, VA

Thad Koza will sign copies of his book, and the 2008 tall ships calendar at :

PRINCE BOOKS
109 E. Main Street
Norfolk, VA 23510

on June 8th and 9th, 2007; 2-4 PM.

To contact PRINCE BOOKS, e-mail Sarah Pishko at: sarah@prince-books.com


To order books or calendars, go to: http://store.tallshipsinternational.net

The tall ships of the 2008 calendar are:

PRIDE of Baltimore II ROSEWAY GORGH FOCK II

KHERSONES ORIOLE MAJA

PICTON CASTLE ARGUS LADY ELLEN

SAGRES II IRVING & EXY JOHNSON NIAGARA

Price: $ 13.95 in US, $14.95 outside US

Use order form on back, or e-mail: tallships2007@yahoo.com

Swedish topsail schooner LADY ELLEN

The elegant LADY ELLEN, a topsail schooner based in Stockholm, Sweden will be one fo the 100 tall ships fleet to participate in the TSI festival in Stockholm, June 27th-30th, 2007.

The image seen in this posting is also the selection for the month of September in the 2008 tall ships calendar, and a copy of the calendar can now be ordered at:

http://store.tallshipsinternational.net

LADY ELLEN is 127' 8", overall.

LADY ELLEN can be reached by e-mail at: anna@ladyellen.se

Swedish schooner INGO

The wooden hulled, 3-masted schooner INGO was built in 1922. INGO is 124' 7" in over-all length, and she will be one of the 100 tall ships to gather in Stockholm in July 2007. INGO operates as a charter vessel along the Swedish coast in the Baltic Sea.


Information on INGO can be seen at the webpage:

http://www.skonaren-ingo.org

Information on the tall ships festival in Stockholm, July 27th-30th can be seen at:

http://sailtraininginternational.org