Tallships at Liverpool

[Fletcher14]

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

 

[reginaldon]

Great photos -many thanks for posting them

 

[Fletcher14]

My first time on tall ships. I've now got it into my head I want to be crew for a spell and see what it's like. Alas, getting the time off work is the bugbear as usual.

 

[Casey]

If you are thinking about it then do it. I celebrated my 65th birthday up Lord Nelson's main mast hauling in very stiff sails. One of my fondest memories! It was that experience which spurred me to buy Kala Sona.

 

[gpascoe]

Any suggestions as to who to contact to get a passage on one of these ships?

 

[mollyoxford]

The Tall Ships Youth Trust (Prince William, Stavros S Niarchos) do some adult voyages - check their website. Often have last minute bargains too - I went for £99 for a week one winter as I recall...

 

[Casey]

Try their web site: http://www.jst.org.uk/ . They do a mix of disabled and able bodied crews on Lord Nelson and the new one, Tenacious.. I found that it was a very memorable experience.

 

[gpascoe]

Looks good. Will give them a try.

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