ketch PROVIDENCE -- Canada

The PROVIDENCE is over 100 years old, and has been brought back to British Columbia from Denamrk by her owner and Captain, Peter-Thor Watson. Peter is hoping to sail her in the 2008 Pacific Coast Challenge, but needs some support from host ports.

To contact the PROVIDENCE and Peter, e-mail: peter@crosswindcharters.com

or peterprovidence@telus.net

Telephone: 250.218.2318

LOA: 86'

Beam: 17'

Draft: 9'

Year built: 1903

Festival of Sail -- California 2008

There will be several "Festivals of Sail" in California during July//August//September 2008.

The following ports will host fleets of tall ships:

San Francisco -- July 23rd-28th, 2008

Oxnard -- Channel Islands -- August 7th-10th, 2008

Los Angeles -- August 13th-17th, 2008

San Diego -- August 20th-24th, 2008

Dana Point -- September 5-7th.

ketch CUTTY SARK --Whidbey Island, WA

The ketch CUTTY SARK is operated by Captain John Stone of Whidbey Island, WA.

Capt John can be reached at: captjohn@whidbey.net


CUTTY SARK will participate in the tall ships festivals in Victoria BC, and Tacoma WA in 2008.

Canadian ketch THANE

The ketch, THANE, based in Victoria, BC will be one of the tall ships assembling for the Vcitoria BC tall ships festival in June 2008.

Thane is 57' LOA, with a 15' beam, and a draft of 6' 6".

She was built in 1978, and can be reached at her webpage:

http://s12176998.onlinehome.us

Preview: tall ships 2008 -- April 2008

Thad Koza will be making several presentation previews of the tall ships fleet that will visit California in 2008.

The events will be at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, and the Los Angeles Yacht Club in San Pedro. The schedule and contacts are:

2008 Tall Ships fleet preview
by Thad Koza

April 15^th 7 PM Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

113 Harbor Way

Santa Barbara, CA 93109

Contact: Elenor Burciaga

Eburciaga@sbmm.org

Phone: 805.962.8404

April 17^th – noon- luncheon California Yacht Club

4469 Admiralty Way

Marina del Rey

Reservations must be made to attend.

Contact: Martin McCarthy

e-mail: photmccarthy@earthlink.net

Phone: 310.823.0123

April 18^th -- 7 PM dinner//presentation Los Angeles YC

285 Whalers Walk

San Pedro, CA 90731

Contact: Mike Trujillo, Fleet Captain LAYC

e-mail: Mtrujillo@houdiniinc.com

Phone: 310.367.8827

or contact Hal Barstow at: halbar45@earthlink.net

California Yacht Club -- April 17th, 2008

The California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey will host a presentation by Thad Koza on the tall ships fleet of 2008 at their
"Thursday Lunch Series" on April 17th.

For details on the program and reservations, contact Martin McCarthy at the address posted below:

Press Release from California Yacht Club
The Thursday, April 17th 2008, California Yacht Club Yachting Luncheon:
Visions of Past Grandeur -- Tall Ships coming Summer of 2008

For many who love the Sea, the image of a graceful tall-masted sailing vessel slicing the waves and throwing a massive bow wake sparks imagination of grandeur in days gone-by. Join us on April 17, for the California Yacht Club’s monthly Yachting Luncheon to experience first-hand a unique audio/visual presentation by internationally renowned author and photographer Thad Koza. With many an adventurous sea-mile in his wake, he will review the fleet of “Tall Ships” scheduled to visit California during the Summer of 2008.
In addition to previewing the some 20 vessels which comprise the Tall Ships fleet for this year, including the US Coast Guard barque EAGLE, the tall ship BOUNTY, and the replica of Christopher Columbus’s NIÑA, additional local Tall Ships: LADY WASHINGTON, HAWAIIAN CHIEFTAIN, and the LYNX will be visiting all of the ports.

Bring your calendar as the visitation schedules for San Francisco, Channel Islands, Los Angeles,
Dana Point, San Diego as well as contact information will be presented.
Special opportunities for young people to sail aboard several of the Tall Ships from port to port will be described in the presentation.

Join fellow yachting enthusiasts at 12 Noon; don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to view magnificent ships rarely assembled as a fleet … and answer those many questions you have always had about these wondrous examples of our proud maritime heritage. Come early to get a good seat!

Happy Half Hour – Noon
Bountiful Buffet Luncheon - 12:20 PM • Presentation 12:40 PM
$14.75 includes Luncheon, tax, service and parking. Reservations not required.
Open to all who love yachting, as a public service of CYC.
California Yacht Club
4469 Admiralty Way – Marina del Rey – 310.823.4567 – www.CalYachtClub.org

Victoria, BC -- tall ships 2008

Also, go to:

http://tallshipsinternational.net/events2008.html


Contact: Geoff Corbett at:

info@tallshipsvictoria.ca

America's Tallship, EAGLE, 2008 schedule

The U.S.C.G.A. barque EAGLE has announced its schedule for visiting the Pacific Northwest and California has been announced.

• April 12: Depart New London, Conn.
• May 12 – 15: Mazatlan, Mexico
• May 23 – 26: San Diego
• June 12 – 16: Astoria, Ore.
• June 27 – 30: Victoria, British Columbia*
• July 4 – 7: Tacoma, Wash.*
• July 24 – 28: San Francisco*
• Aug. 1 – 4: Los Angeles
• Aug. 8 – 11: San Diego
• Aug. 15 – 18: Los Angeles*
• Aug. 20 – 25: San Diego*
• Sept. 11 – 13: Panama City, Panama

Swedish twin brigantines, GLADAN & FALKEN

The twin Swedish brigantines, FALKEN, Sail # S-02 and GLADAN, Sail # S-01 are scheduled to participate in the STI tall ships races this summer.

tallship BOUNTY

The tallship BOUNTY is now in the Gulf of Mexico, and making plans to participate in ASTA's Pacific Challenge in 2008. It appears the BOUNTY will make apperances in Victoria, BC, Tacoma, WA, and California ports to be determined.

Updates can be viewed at : http://www.tallshipbounty.com

Spanish schooner SANTA EULALIA

The Spanish schooner SANTA EULALIA was acquired in 2000 by the Mariitme Museum of Barcelona. Built in 1918, SANTA EULALIA is a fine example of the Spanish "pailebote" that worked the Mediterranean.

LOA: 154'
Beam: 27' 9"
Draft: 12' 6"

WYVERN von BREMEN to attend GRAND ARMADA

The German ketch, WYVERN von BREMEN will attend the Grand Armada in Rouen, FRANCE, July 4-14th, 2008.

For further details, or to book a reservation for 2008, contact Captain Ben Lodemann at:

Cassiopeia@t-online.de

2008 tall ships festival, CUXHAVEN

There is a new tall ships festival being announced by the mariteam Cuxhaven.

August 15th-17th, 2008

For more information, write to:

Britta Hoffsneider, Managing Director

Lentzstrs. 1, 27472 cuxhaven, GERMANY

e-mail: info.openship-cuxhaven@ewetel.net

2009 tall ships calendar

2009 Tall Ships Calendar

Featuring the STAR of INDIA along with 11 other tall ships:

FAR BARCELONA (Spain), SPIRIT of BERMUDA (Bermuda), VIRGINIA (USA), AMERIGO VESPUCCI (Italy), KALIAKRA (Bulgaria), TRO PA GA (Spain), Le DON du VENT (France), SEUTE DERNE II (Germany), PRINCE WILLIAM (UK), BOWDOIN( USA), TRE KRONOR(Sweden)

The calendar will be available June 2008.

To order or reserve copies, e-mail: tallships2009@yahoo.com

Class A's ROSTOCK -- HANSE SAIL 2008

Hanse Sail, Rostock 2008 has announced that 5 Class A's have been added to the festival fleet of tall ships. They are: GORCH FOCK II, KRUZENSHTERN, DAR MLODZIEZY, MIRCEA, and TRE KRONOR.

The entire entry list can be found at:

http://www.hansesail.com/Participants_2008.15+B6Jkw9MQ__.0.html

Malaysian tall ship, TUNAS SAMUDERA

The image of KLD TUNAS SAMUDERA was taken by my friend Hal Barstow, off of Stockholm, at the start of the tall ships race to Szczecin, July 2007.

More information will be added to the page on KLD TUNAS SAMUDERA later. tk

NINA

The replica of Christopher Columbus's NINA will be visitng the west coast for the Pacific Coast Challenge in 2008.

For NINA's 2008 schedule, e-mail:

columfnd@surfbvi.com

webpage: http://www.thenina.com

new book on Maine Windjammer fleet.......

Came across a wonderful new book on the Maine Windjammer fleet, and lighthouses.

Entitled:

Windjammers, Lighthouses and Other Treasures of the Maine Coast, the photography of Frank M. Chilleni has been published by Down East Books.

It has wonderful portraits of the Maine windjammer fleet and the captains of the schooners, along with a survey of the lighthouses along hte Maine coast. It can be order direct from
Down East Books:

http://www.downeastbooks.com

ISBN: 0-89272-680-6

new Dutch brig, MORGENSTER

A new Dutch brig has appeared on the entry list for the Tall Ships Races 2008.

It is the MORGENSTER.

As information becomes available, is will be posted on the daily log, and on my webpage:
http://www.tallshipsinternational.net

the e-mail address for MORGENSTER is: info@wyldeswan.nl

Polish Tall Ships -- Nov. 12th, 2007 Victoria, BC

Polish Tall Ships

A slide-show focusing on the fleet of Polish tall ships will be given by Thad Koza at the Polish Hall in Victoria, BC on Nov. 12th, 2007 -- 7 PM.

the talk will last about an hour, and will feature the DAR POMORZA, DAR MLODZIEZY, POGORIA, ISKRA, OCEANIA, FRYDERYK CHOPIN, BRYZA H, and SMUGA CIENA.

It will be held at the:

Polish Hall
90 Dock Street
Victoria, BC

Contact: Stan Planeta, tel: 250.384.0055

or write to Thad Koza at: tallships2009@yahoo.com

Nov. 14th, 2007 -- Bellingham, WA

The venue for the tall ships slide-show by Thad Koza in Bellingham, Washington
on Nov. 14th, 2007, has been changed to :

the Whatcom Museum of History & Art
121 Prospect Street
Bellingham, WA 98225

the change has been made to accommodate the anticipated larger audience.

The Squalicum Yacht Club has been scheduled as the 1st site for the tall ships slide-show.

Contact at Whatcom Museum is Todd Warger, and Todd can be reached at:

Twarger@cob.org

schooner MERRIE ELLEN

The former BRORA THOR has been renovated by new owners,and re-named the
MERRIE ELLEN. She will participate in the TACOMA TALL SHIPS 2008 rendezvous.

Canadian schooner GRAIL DANCER

14 Nov. 2007, Bellingham, WA

Tall Ships slide-show, preview of the fleet for 2008. by Thad Koza

14 November 2007, 7 – 9 PM

Squalicum Yacht Club

2633 S. Harbor Loop Drive
Bellingham, WA 98225

Contact: Steve Ayers at: sga29@aol.comor,

s.ayers@lfsinc.com

Tel: 360.647.1632

or contact Thad Koza at: tallships2009@yahoo.com

Brazilian tall ship, CISNE BRANCO

The Brazilian tall ship, and sail-training vessel for the Brazilian Navy, is a clipper ship.
CISNE BRANCO is also a sister-ship to STAD AMSTERDAM.

the brig, NIAGARA











The Brig NIAGARA is featured in the 2008 tall ships calendar.

Go to: http://store.tallshipsinternational.net

Swedish tallship, HELENE

Le DON du VENT

St. EULALIA

schooner BOWDOIN from Maine

The BOWDOIN, from the Maine Maritime Academy, is a 100' LOA wooden-hulled schooner, built in 1921. The BOWDOIN was designed specifically for Artic exploration, and had made 26 voyages above the Arctic circle between 1921-54. Since then, she has been a Sailing School Vessel for the MMA.

Scantlings:

LOA: 100'
Beam: 20'
Draft: 10'
Rig: Schooner
Homeport: Castine, Maine

Contact: tleach@mma.edu
Webpage: http://bell.mma.edu/-bowdoin

Nov. 13th, 2007, 7-8:30 PM tall ships lecture

The Britannia Heritage Shipyard of Richmond, BC will sponsor a slide-show on the tall ships by Thad Koza on November 13th, 7:00 -- 8:30 PM. The talk will focus on the events and the fleet of tall ships that will visit BC in June-July 2008. That fleet will include the US Coast Guard sail-training barque, EAGLE.

The talk will take place at :

Steveson Community Center
4111 Moncton Street
Steveson, BC


Click on the LINK below for registration, and tickets:

https://www.richmond.ca/cgi-bin/prp_pgr.exe?act=showResults&ageGroupCode=4&communityCode=BN&count=5


Contact Angela Soon at: asoon@richmond.ca

Or telephone: 604.276.4300 or 604.718.8050

The BRITANNIA HERITAGE SHIPYARD can be reached at: britannia@richmond.ca

or Thad Koza at: thadkoza@yahoo.com

Colin Archer built, German sailing vessel RAKEL

RAKEL is a Colin Archer built vessel, dating from 1896.

She presently operates out of Bremerhaven, GERMANY, and can be reached through:

Falk Pfau
Butjadinger Strasse 51b
28197 Bremen, GERMANY


Webpage: www.rakel.de.vu e-mail: f.pfau@nord-com.net

Scantlings:

LOA: 28 m
Beam: 5.5 m
Draft: 2. 6 m
Year built: 1896
Homeport: Bremerhaven, GERMANY

Swedish schooner, KVARTSITA

German schooner, PIPPILOTTA

fog so thick, you could drive through it ! Rostock 2007

The fog was so thick for HANSE Sail-- Rostock 2007, that you could drive barely drive through it !

ELBE No.5

ELBE NO. 5, leaving Rostock and HANSE SAIL 2007.

Hopefully there will be antoher chance next week to see this carefully restored pilot schooner.

French schooner, Le DON du VENT

Spanish brigantine, CALE MILLOR

CALE MILLOR, homeport, Ibiza, SPAIN, built 1942.

FAR BARCELONA

The Spanish schooner, FAR BARCELONA, was originally built in Norway, over 100 years ago. Has been restored by a consotium of foundations, and schools under the direction of one man.

She plans to return to Norway in 2008 !

Finnish schooner, JOANNA SATURNA

Finnish schooner,

JOANNA SATURNA

Swedish galease, KVARTSITA

HELENE

Swedish brig, TRE KRONOR

The Swedish brig, TRE KRONOR, launched in 2006, recieved her 1st suit of sails in late July, bent them, and sailed in parade on July 30th, 2007 !