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Classic Race Due To Return To Ramsgate
Tall ships return to Ramsgate when one of Europe’s biggest classic sailing ship races returns to the town’s Royal Harbour Marina.

The Race of the Classics is now into its 20th year and will see a flotilla of around 20 tall ships leaving Rotterdam, heading for Ostend, before sprinting over to Ramsgate, the only British stop on the route. From there, the ships will spend the night in Ramsgate, before racing to their final stop in the Dutch town of Ijmuiden. All the stops on the route are weather and tides permitting.

The ships are due to arrive at Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour Marina, weather permitting, on the morning of Thursday 17 April and are due to leave around lunchtime the following day.

The race is organised by students and the ships are crewed by a mixture of international students, accompanied by professional sailors, all competing for the Challenge Cup. It is the largest event of its kind in Europe to involve non-professionals on tall ships.

For the latest information on the Race of the Classics and the expected arrival time at Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour Marina see www.portoframsgate.co.uk

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