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The Tall Ships’ Races Coming to UK Waters
Two Tall Ships’ race series will be held during 2008 with four day visits to Liverpool in July and Falmouth in September. Over 100 Tall Ships are anticipated to take part in the two events, which provide an opportunity for total novices, as well as professional sailors, to sail as a crew member on the magnificent Tall Ships.

The fleet are due to arrive in Liverpool by midday on Friday 18 July where they will be berthed in Albert, Canning and Wellington Docks. Many of the ships will then open their decks for boarders.

Ships from Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Oman, Bulgaria, Poland and Russia amongst some 20 other countries, will create a colourful scene in Liverpool to help celebrate their year as European Capital of Culture.

The fleet will then leave in a coordinated Parade of Sail on Monday 21 July before heading north to an area off Lough Foyle where the race will commence. The fleet will then race to Maloy in Norway where they will spend another four days (1-4 August) and then to Bergen, also in Norway (9-12 August) and then race down the North Sea to De Helder in the Netherlands (20-23 August) for the final four days of festivities.

Falmouth will play host for the fleet as they gather for a race to Funchal to mark the city’s 500th anniversary. This special race, the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta, will see some 30 Tall Ships gathering in Falmouth where the public will again be welcomed on board the ships and a village of entertainment will be established. The fleet will arrive in Falmouth by midday on Wednesday 10 September for four days of entertainment and spectacle before leaving on Saturday 13 September in a Parade of Sail before the race start.

Once again Tall Ships from Mexico, Uruguay, Oman, Bulgaria, Poland and Russia will join together with ships from Portugal and Spain, amongst others, to race first to Ilhavo on mainland Portugal (20 - 23 September) before continuing to Funchal, Madeira (2-5 October) where they will form the centrepiece of year long celebrations.

www.tallshipsraces.com

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