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

2010 schedule for tallship UNICORN

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: dawn@tallshipunicorn.com

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:

http://tallshipsinternational.net/JSDE.html

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

schooner ROSEWAY to sail to Great Lakes 2010

Abby Kidder has announced that the schooner ROSEWAY plans to participate in the events, festivals and races that are part of Great Lakes United 2010.

FRIENDS GOOD WILL

schooner RED WITCH

Toronto brigantines PLAYFAIR & PATHFINDER

schooner HIGHLANDER SEA

brigantine BLACK JACK

brigantine FAIR JEANNE

 

privateer LYNX coming to Great Lakes 2010

 

FAIR JEANNE & the "lost channel".

Brigantine FAIR JEANNE is the 1st square-rigger to navigate the "lost channel" in the 1,000 island region of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 249 years ! In 1769, a long-boat of 14 men was lowered into the "lost channel" from the H.M.S. ONONDAGA, and were never found. The event took place on August 14th, 1760.

schoooner SPIRIT of SOUTH CAROLINA

The schooner SPIRIT of SOUTH CAROLINA was launched in 2006.

Scantlings:

LOA: 140'
Beam:
Draft:
Hull: Wood
Homeport: Charleston, South Carolina

tall ship HAWAIIAN CHIEFTAIN,

Sail South Texas

Sail South Texas

Sail South Texas 2010

The port of Corpus Christi, TEXAS is planning a tall ships festival for July 1-5, 2010.

Details are at a minimum at this point, but this event will be after the culmination of VELA SUD AMERICA 2010 which will conclude in Vera Cruz, Mexico in June 2010.

Updates and details will be post on my webpage at:

http://tallshipsinternational.net/SailSouthTexas.html

E-mail: tallships2010@yahoo.com to be placed on update list.

5th edition tall ships book !

The 5th edition of my tall ships book is now available.  Published in 2009, it has a new cover featuring the tallship BOUNTY, and several  new images of tall ships and text updates.

The 5th edition sells for $ 24.95, and can be ordered at:

                              http://store.tallshipsinternational.net

or send e-mail to:      tall ships2010@yahoo.com

Great Lakes Tall Ships Challenge 2010

GREAT LAKES PORT SCHEDULE AS OF JULY 1, 2009

Toronto, ON June 30 – July 4, 2010
Cleveland, OH July 7 – 11, 2010
Bay City, MI July 15 – 18, 2010
Duluth, MN July 29 – August 1, 2010
Green Bay, WI August 12 – 15, 2010
Chicago, IL August 24 – 29, 2010
Erie, PA September 9-12, 2010

If you would like updates on the ports, the tall ships fleet, etc., please send your e-mail to this page, or to :


                                          tallships2010@yahoo.com

VELA SUD AMERICA -- update 08/09

The new logo unveiled by the CAPITAN MIRANDA organization for the regatta, VELA SUD AMERICA 2010.

3 new entries to the fleet have been named: TUNAS SAMUDERA from Malaysia, TARANGINI from INDIA, and the barquentine ISKRA from POLAND.

For more information on the schedule of ports, entries, and contacts, go to:



http://tallshipsinternational.net/VELASUD.html





Keep posted, more to come. Thad