Tall Ships' Races, formerly known as the "Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races", are long-distance races for sailing ships. The races were sponsored by Berry Brothers and Rudd — marketers of Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky (the Cutty Sark being their trade mark as well as the name of a preserved tea clipper lying at Greenwich in London) - between 1973 and 2003. They are currently supported by the city, province and port of Antwerp. The races are held annually in European waters and consists of two racing legs of several hundred nautical miles, and a "cruise in company" between the legs.
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Italian tall ship Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976.

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Tall ships

The phrase tall ship was coined to describe the participating ships. Participating vessels are manned by a largely cadet or trainee crew who are partaking in sail training. Trainees are non-professional sailors mostly between 16 and 25 years of age. Thus, tall ship does not describe a specific type of sailing vessel, but rather the purpose of training and sail education to which that vessel is dedicated. Participating ships range from yachts to the large square-rigged training ships run by Navy and fishery authorities of many countries. The USCGC Eagle. ... From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea (e. ... Main-mast of a square-rigged ship, with all square sails set except the course. ...

The race

The first Tall Ships' race was held in 1956. It was a race of 20 of the world's remaining large sailing ships organized by Bernard Morgan, a London lawyer. The race was from Torquay, Devon to Lisbon, and was meant to be a last farewell to the era of the great sailing ships. Public interest was so intense, however, that race organizers founded the Sail Training International association to direct the planning of future events. Since then Tall Ships' Races have occurred annually in various parts of the world, with millions of spectators. Today, the race attracts more than a hundred ships, among these some of the largest sailing ships in existence. The 50th Anniversary Tall Ships' Races took place during July and August, 2006, and was started by the patron, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who also started the first race in 1956.^[1] Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Torquay (IPA: ) is a town in Devon, England. ... “Devonshire” redirects here. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Lisboa  - Subregion Grande Lisboa  - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carmona Rodrigues  - Party PSD Area 84. ... Sleeping Beauty character (actually spelled Phillip), see Sleeping Beauty (1959 film). ...

Race routes by year

• 2009:
• 2008: Liverpool, UK - Måløy, Norway - Bergen, Norway - Den Helder, Netherlands
• 2007: Aarhus (Denmark) - Kotka (Finland) - Stockholm (Sweden) - Szczecin (Poland)
• 2006: Saint Malo (France) - Lisbon (Portugal) - Cádiz (Spain) - La Coruña (Spain) - Antwerp (Belgium)
• 2005: Waterford (Ireland) - Cherbourg-Octeville (France) - Newcastle-Gateshead (England) - Fredrikstad (Norway)
• 2004:

Sail Training International

Sail Training International (STI) is the international association of some twenty national organisations devoted to promoting "the education and development of young people of all nationalities, religions and social backgrounds, through sail training". Besides organising the Tall Ships' Races, STI and its subsidiary organisations manage trainee programmes aboard sailing ships. Image File history File links STI.jpg‎ The Sail Training International (STI) logo. ... From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea (e. ...

Some ships that have participated

• Amerigo Vespucci - Italian Navy training ship
• Asgard II - Irish sail training ship
• Christian Radich
• Cuauhtémoc - Mexican Navy officer-training ship (winner on two occasions)
• Dar Pomorza - winner of 1972 and 1980 races
• Eagle - Training vessel for the U.S. Coast Guard, most recently participated in 2005
• Schooner Ernestina - The official vessel of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Esmeralda (BE-43) - Training vessel for the Chilean Navy, won in 1982 and 1990.
• HMS Falken - a two-masted Swedish Naval training schooner
• HMS Gladan - a two-masted Swedish Naval training schooner
• Gorch Fock (built in 1958)
• Johann Smidt (ex Eendracht) (German Wikipedia) - a two-masted German schooner, class B (length between 30.5 and 46.5 m) winner in 1992 and 2000.
• Jolie Brise
• Jens Krogh - a two-masted Danish gaff ketch
• Statsraad Lehmkuhl - a three-masted Norwegian barque
• STS Mir - a three-masted Russian training ship.
• Moosk - a 100 year old Cornish Yawl
• Prince William
• Seute Deern II (ex Noona Dan) (German Wikipedia) - a two-masted German ketch, former school ship.
• HMS Trincomalee - Britain's oldest warship afloat. Will remain in Hartlepool where it was built
• Stad Amsterdam - Dutch clipper, built as a charter and cruise ship. She won in 2001.

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Notes

1. ^ Tall Ships get Royal send-off (HTML). BBC News. Retrieved on 2006-07-11.

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References

• Harry Bruce, Tall Ships: an Odyssey (Toronto, 2000)
• American Sail Training Association, Sail Tall Ships (Newport, 2000)
• Rigel Crockett, Fair Wind and Plenty of It

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