| Whitewater |
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| 20/07/2008 18:41 |
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Tall Ships at Liverpool
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Saw the tall ships at Liverpool yesterday and Friday as I had to man a marquee. They were awesome. Far better than I ever expected. Far taller than I expected and more magnificent, especially if you went onboard one.
Having seen the ships I'll now be far more interested in the race. A bit like putting a face to the name.
Not sure if Liverpool was a good city for it as the event was split between Albert Dock and Wellington Dock which meant that you had to get a shuttle from Albert Dock to Wellington Dock so a lot of people didn't bother to see Wellington Dock which is a shame as that's where the most magificent tall ships were and most events as well. Anyone who didn't visit Wellington Dock missed most of it really.
Apart from that though, Liverpool hosted it well.
Saw Prince Andrew visiting a ship and saw Neil Oliver from 'Coast' being filmed and a few other famous names as well.
Brilliant occasion. Anyway, here's some pics from Saturday.
Some sailors mending rigging
Miniature version of a tallship for training purposes. It was available here for the public to have a go at sailing a tallship.
South American ship
Lord Nelson (British) This is the tall ship I saw Prince Andrew visit.
Lenscar (Norwegian)
Dar_Meodziezy (Polish)
Curvatemol (Spanish or Mexican)
Alexander Von Hurn
This one was smaller than most but the most beautiful and I'm ashamed to say I forgot to get the name or nationality
Pelican of London (British)
A Russian ship. Forgot the name but may edit it in later. This is one of the ships I boarded. Even more magnificent when you're onboard it.
The Arabic tall ship Saabar Oman
Stayros_s_marchnos
Eendrachet. Very sleek and modern looking. Lets see how this one does in the race!
Scandinavian I think
Lightship for sale
| Dyflin |
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| 21/07/2008 09:30 |
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Re: Tall Ships at Liverpool
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Some great photos there
(the ship you have titled Lenscar is actually the Statsraad Lehmkuhl)
| philip_stevens |
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| 21/07/2008 20:05 |
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Re: Tall Ships at Liverpool
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....and they will all be down at Falmouth come September for the Tall Ships Race.