SANTA CRUZE DE TENERIFE 2017
A fourteen day passage from Santa Cruze de Tenerife to Den Helder in Holland onboard the Dutch clipper brig Morgenster VOF
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A fourteen day passage from Santa Cruze de Tenerife to Den Helder in Holland onboard the Dutch clipper brig Morgenster VOF
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Highlights of tall ship events from the last 20 years, featuring spectacular races and parades of sail.
Photo ©Richard Sibley CONTACT THE SHIP
The Lisbon, Magellan Elcano Regatta, started under remarkable skies with spectacular cloud formations right up until the end of the […]
The light in the Shetland Isles is fantastic, you can experience practically the whole weather gamut in one day or even just a few hours
The content provides an interesting account of the North Sea Crossing on ATYLA for the Den Helder to Hartlepool leg of the tall ships race 2023.
The author shares their experience as the content provider for Morgenster's 2023 Fredrikstad to Lerwick cruise. The journey included visits to Sirevåg on Norway's south coast and Cullivoe on Shetland's Yell Island. Photos of the departure and various encounters with other vessels were also highlighted.
Norwegian barque Statsraad Lehmkuhl. Hartlepool to Fredrikstad Tall Ships Race 2023
Antwerp to Aalborg in 2022
The ship in dry dock with some epic weather for the month of AprilContact the GötheborgPhotos ©Richard Sibley
ABOUT THE SHIP SPECIFICATIONSRig: LOA: LWL: Beam: Height: Depth: Sail Area: CONTACT THE SHIP
ABOUT THE SHIP Port of registration SPECIFICATIONSRig: LOA: LWL: Beam: Height: Depth: Sail Area: CONTACT THE SHIP
ABOUT THE SHIP“Named after France’s equivalent of the Beaufort scale force five wind, Jolie Brise was designed by Paumelle and launched at […]
ABOUT THE SHIPThe original Hermione was built according to the plans of the engineer Chevillard Aîné. One of a group of […]
Mainmast Barquentine (Xebec/Polacre) ABOUT THE SHIPBuilt by Chantiers et Atelliers Augustin Norman, Le Havre 1948, as a double beam Arctic […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Owned and operated by the Tall Ships Youth Trust, the brig Stavros S Niarchos was a British […]
A few pictures taken at the Trafalgar 200 celebrations and International Fleet Review 2005. The cover shot shows the Brig […]
A potted history of the French 3 masted barque Belem
Turku tall ships race 2009
Antwerp Tall Ships Regatta 2010
The cover shot shows ASGARD ll at the start of the Liverpool to Måløy tall ships race 2008 ABOUT THE […]
Schooner Santa Maria Manuela
The cover shot shows “SØRLANDET” at the start of the Bergen tall ships race 2014 ABOUT THE SHIPConstruction of the […]
The cover shot shows the brig TS Royalist competing in the Falmouth tall ships regatta 2014 and below in the […]
The cover shot shows the Dunbrody navigating the River Suir on route to the city of Waterford for the tall […]
The cover shot shows “Jeanie Johnston” off the Hook, participating in the parade of sail before the Waterford/Cherbourg tall ships […]
Pictured above and below, Norwegian galeas “SVANHILD” at the start of the Liverpool to Moloy tall ships race 2008 ABOUT […]
Pictured above and below in Torbay at the start of the 50th anniversary tall ships race 2005. A very foggy […]
The cover shot shows TARANGINI at the start of the Sunderland tall ships race 2018 ABOUT THE SHIP This three-masted […]
The cover shot shows ATYLA at the start of the Belfast tall ships race 2015 ABOUT THE SHIP The ship […]
The cover shot and below shows the Goélette “BELLE POULE” in a North Atlantic race start 2015 ABOUT THE SHIP […]
The cover shot and below, shows the CHRISTIAN RADICH in a North Atlantic race start, 2015 ABOUT THE SHIP Christian […]
The cover shot shows the Polish brig FRYDERYK CHOPIN competing in a North Atlantic race start 2015. ABOUT THE SHIP […]
The cover picture shows “TRINOVANTE” competing in the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017 ABOUT THE SHIP Named after the Trinovantes a […]
The cover shot shows the Barquentine ROYAL HELENA at the Start of the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017 ABOUT THE SHIP […]
The cover shot shows “TS ROYALIST” in a pre-race action at the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017. The Polish full rigger Dar […]
The cover shot shows the Brazilian full rigger “CISNE BRANCO” at the start of the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017. To […]
ABOUT THE SHIP The Malcolm Miller was commissioned in 1968 at the Aberdeen yard of John Lewis & Sons to […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Leila was built in 1892 by F. Wilkinson of Charlton, London for Mr Leonard Withers a member […]
The cover shot shows Kapitan Borchardt at the start of the Halmstad tall ships race 2017, position 55º 10N 012º […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Gratitude was built in 1903 in Porthleven, Cornwall. A sailing trawler with a crew of up to […]
The cover shot shows the SHABAB OMAN ll at the start of the Klaipeda Tall ships race 2017. To the […]
ABOUT THE SHIP A two-masted wooden Galeas, Astrid was built in 1947 in the rural district of Porvoo, Finland, for […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Built in Finland in 1992, the gaff schooner Helena is by virtue of her stylish construction and rigging a fast […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Étoile was launched in 1932 as a replica of a 19th century French Cod fishing vessel that […]
ABOUT THE SHIP The ship was built in 1991 at Feab Marstrandsverken in Sweden. Originally named “Spirit Of Hennessy” she […]
ABOUT THE SHIP This four-masted barque built in Bremerhaven (Geestemünde) was launched in 1926 as the last of the P-Liners […]
The cover shot shows MIR at the start of the Sunderland tall ships race 2018 ABOUT THE SHIP STS Mir […]
ABOUT THE SHIP A two-masted wooden Galeas − Valborg was built as a sailing freight ship in Porvoo, Finland in […]
The cover shot shows TRE KRONOR competing in the Gdynia tall ships race 2009 Briggen TRE KRONOR. Klaipeda TSR 2017 […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Duet was designed by Linton Hope and launched in 1912 as “Gaviotta” she is a fine example […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Guayas is the sail training ship of the Ecuadorian Navy, One of four sailing ships that were built […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Launched at the Brest maritime festival 1992, la Recouvrance is a replica of an aviso, a 19th […]
The cover shot shows DAR MLODZIEZY at the start of the Falmouth to Greenwich race 2014. And below, off the coast […]
ABOUT THE SHIP The “Georg Stage ll ” was constructed around 1934 at the Frederikshavn shipyard, Denmark, after the original vessel […]
About the Ship Built in 1929, Maybe took part in the first ever International Tall […]
ABOUT THE SHIP A century of history, De Gallant was built in 1916 and launched in Vlaardingen. […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Dyrafjeld is a Norwegian “jakt” built in 1889, rigged as a […]
ABOUT THE SHIPA 28 gun frigate, Shtandart is an exact replica of the man-of-war built by Peter the Great in […]
ABOUT THE SHIP The Norwegian “Statsraad Lehmkuhl” is a 3-masted steel bark, built in 1914 by Johann C. Tecklenborg AG, […]
The cover shot shows the barque Lord Nelson competing in a North Atlantic race start 2015. Behind her, the Norwegian […]
Tall ships organised by rig, click on the links below to view individual galleries (lots more to follow). All information is […]
Morgenster celebrated her one hundredth anniversary in 2019 ABOUT THE SHIP She was originally launched in 1919 as the Herring […]
A voyage to cape verde onboard Morgenster VOF
A Weeks volunteering on the 1989 replica ship Halve Maen, Hoorn. Holland
A voyage from Bergen to Aalborg onboard the Norwegian barque Statsraad Lehmkuhl
"Morgenster" homeward bound on a voyage from Santa Cruze de Tenerife to her home port of Den Helder, Holland in 2017.
les Sables-d'Olonne to Blbao 2017 onboard Nao Victoria
ABOUT THE SHIPLaunched 5th December 2010 and pictured here at the start of the Klaipeda-Sczczecin 2017 tall ships race, La […]
TS Royalist Launched in 2014, Royalist is pictured here at the Klaipeda-Sczczecin 2017 Tall Ships race
The Russian full rigger NADEZHDA didn’t show and the Norwegian CHRISTIAN RADICH retired with fishing gear around her prop, leaving WYLDE SWAN and […]
Portuguese 4 Masted schooner, Santa Maria Manuela at the start of the Greenwich – Sines tall ships race. RDV 2017 series
Ostindiefararen Pir 4 - 2016
A few pre-race shots from Blyth as the fleet gets into gear with some last minute adjustments before the race […]
Sunny weather, blue skies and an offshore breeze greeted the race start, off Blyth, for the 2016 North Sea Regatta, destination Gothenburg.
Beautiful Lisbon, fantastic weather and amazing ships, enough said
Some late evening sun, tomorrow the race to Cadiz. In the background, the Church of Santa Engrácia, a 17th century […]
1900 hours local time, wind NW force 5, Position 38º 36’N 009º 29’W – Off Cabo Raso.
A great start and great weather as the Class A’s pass the starting gate in Torbay for the 2016 Antwerp […]
A few images from the beautiful city of Bergen as the ships leave for the parade of sail, led by […]
The light is always fantastic off the coast of Bergen, but with no wind and the race postponed for a couple of hours our […]
Take the Royal Danish Yacht, Dannebrog, some figureheads and a steam launch, the ambiance and Architecture of the port and lots of sail […]
Fantastic weather and a great parade of sail at the port of Aarhus, Denmark, featuring lots of Class B, C and D […]
Our RIB had a full complement of photographers so moving around the boat wasn’t an option. I was sitting at the back where […]
With storm force winds forecast across the Bay of Biscay and all press boats cancelled, I gratefully accepted an invitation to […]
Despite the difficult weather conditions and the forecast for severe gale force winds the parade of sail took place as planned […]
There was a sea mist across the bay outside of the harbour, stunning weather inside and a great display by the Ecuadorian […]
Some good shots as the ships cross the start line and pictures of the Swedish Brig Trekronor, a good collection of ‘Class […]
A sunny afternoon in Gdynia at the start of the Gdynia – St Petersburg TSR 2009. Some majestic sail and a few […]
An unbelievably scenic race start for the 2010 North Sea Regatta includes five stunning ‘Class A’ ships from Holland, The […]
Images from the Port of Hartlepool and the Parade of Sail.Some interesting weather conditions. A sunny afternoon leading into a colourful […]
On a recent visit to the Maritima workshop I found Andy busy working on a bust of Lord Nelson that […]
HMS Arethusa (originally posted February 2012) It was February 1st, a freezing cold day as I arrived at Maritima on […]
Despite warnings of strong to severe gale force winds the ships still carried plenty of sail on route to Stavanger […]