Tall Ship Races 2013

[OldF]

My first time to Tall Ship Race. The ships are just beautiful.

More info:

Sail Training International (http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/)

Tall Ship Races 2013 (http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/events/the-tall-ships-races-2013)

Let’s begin with something new and old style.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii284/OkdF/P7190209_zps07cc7a0c.jpg

This is my favorite, the Swedish ship Götheborg (http://www.soic.se/en/the-ship/)

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii284/OkdF/P7190200_zps4963a2f5.jpg

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My grandson and I visit this ship, the Brazilian Cisne Branco (http://www.mar.mil.br/menu_h/navios/veleiro/veleiro_cisnebranco.htm)

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii284/OkdF/P7190189_zps1646a55f.jpg

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[OldF]

Continue in the second post with some other pics due to a limit of 5 pics per post).

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii284/OkdF/P7190180_zps394004c4.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii284/OkdF/P7190191_zps9648934a.jpg

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[OldF]

And one more and last, a visit to the Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_minelayer_Pohjanmaa).

My oldest grandson trying an ack-ack. It was not loaded, damned.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii284/OkdF/P7190195_zps815c550d.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii284/OkdF/P7190192_zps87d26de7.jpg

[Starter]

Nice pics. The tall ships are always fun to tour.

[Mintexmemory]

One of the smaller tall ships sailed into London - Canary Wharf last week. I'm old enough to remember when london had a lot of maritime activity so it was a nostalgic sight for me. I also attended the London Nautical School (11-18), guess I've always been fascinated bt the sea even though I didn't make it my career

[BleAivano]

I agree OldF the East Indiaman Götheborg is a very nice ship even though its a replica. I also like the Mexican Cuauhtémoc (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_Cuauht%C3%A9moc_%28BE01%29), a very nice looking ship.
If I'm not mistaken the blue and white ship is Mir. I recognized it but at first I didn't remember the name of it.

I've been to Tall Ships race once, about 10 years ago when it visited Stockholm, I have also visited the event called Sail XYZ (name of port) in Stockholm in 2000.

[OldF]

Yes, it’s MIR.

Sail Training International - Vessel Database (http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/vessels/vessel-database)

Other vessels in the tall ship race.

The vessels | The Tall Ships Races Helsinki 2013 (http://www.tallshipsraceshelsinki.fi/en/event/vessels)

The Tall Ship Race visited Helsinki 13 years ago so now I decided to go because not knowing when the next visit will be.

Just when we arrived Götheborg made a cannon-shooting presentation. :)