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Between 1973 and 2003 the races were known as The Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races, having been sponsored by Cutty Sark whisky. From 2004 to 2010 the races were supported by the City, Province and Port of Antwerp. The sponsor of the Tall Ships Races 2010–2014 was the city of Szczecin. [1]
Tall Ships Parade at Kiel Week, the world's biggest regatta and sailing event (2009) International 420 Class Dinghy regatta, 2005 Regatta of cruising yachts in front of Laboe, 2003 Amphitrite, Ubena von Bremen, and Roald Amundsen in 2007, forming part of the annual tall ship fleet at Kiel Week Tall ships attracting visitors in port during Kiel Week 2006 Fairs and events as part of festival at ...
In 1956, the Sail Training International Race Committee (STIRC) was formed in the United Kingdom to organize a unique international tall ships' regatta. Due to the popularity of the regatta with the public and participating vessels, the first regatta evolved into the regular Tall Ships' Races (1973–2003 under the name Cutty Sark Tall Ships ...
The Gorch Fock has been in German Navy service as a training ship since 1958. Since she has been commissioned, more than 14,500 cadets have been trained on the Gorch Fock. [8] The Gorch Fock participates in sailing parades and Tall Ships' Races, where she is in amicable rivalry with the Italian vessel Amerigo Vespucci.
The Tall Ships Challenge is an annual event organized by Tall Ships America alternating in a three year cycle between the Great Lakes, the Pacific and the Atlantic coasts of North America. The event draws hundreds of thousands of people to witness tall ships from the age of sail and allows participants to interact with the crews of different ...
Operation Sail refers to a series of sailing events held to celebrate special occasions and features sailing vessels from around the world. Each event is coordinated by Operation Sail, Inc., a non-profit organization established in 1961 by U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and must be approved by the United States Congress.
Tall ship Vespucci, named after the explorer who gave his name to America, is a navy boat that entered service in 1931. ... The Amerigo Vespucci, which Italians call the world's most beautiful ...
Tall Ships America organizes the Tall Ships Challenge, a series of sail training races, rallies and maritime festivals that rotate every three years around the Atlantic Ocean; the Pacific Ocean; the Great Lakes and coasts of North America. [2] [3] In 2016, the Tall Ships Challenge series was held in the Great Lakes.