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The Tall Ships Races

Tall Ships Races are an exciting and adventurous way to get on board a Tall Ship or yacht and sail off-shore. The event is aimed at 15-25 year olds and so is a fun way to meet new friends and learn a new skill while sailing between ports where a festival atmosphere ensures plenty of party time!  Since 1956, some hundred participating ships from many continents compete against each other in friendly competition. The Tall Ships Races, which are organised by the UK charity, Sail Training International, are held in European waters every summer with four days spent in four or five ports and up to ten days racing or cruising between the ports.


While in port, you get to parade through the streets with your fellow crew members, enjoy a series of games and competitions arranged specifically for the crews, attend concerts, go on sightseeing tours and watch some spectacular fireworks. During the festival, the ports are swamped with hundreds of thousands of spectators from afar and you would be part of the main attraction.


While sailing, you become a ‘trainee’ member of the crew and get involved in all aspects of sailing your vessel. These can be modern yachts, traditional yachts or the beautiful square rigged Tall Ships and whichever vessel you chose you will be assured a great time.


Because The Tall Ships Races go from port to port, you can join in one country and end up in another. You can decide for yourself which kind of leg you would like to take part in, a race or a ‘cruise in company’, which is a more relaxed and social time when the ships may sail together in small groups to explore an area of coast or enjoy some great sailing. And racing? Need we say more? Get caught up in the excitement and thrill of being on the vessel that crosses that finishing line first and know that you will have placed your part in that success.


Sail Training International also organises a variety of other races through the year and in 2010 they have three over events, the
Garibaldi Tall Ships Regatta, Historical Seas Tall Ships Regatta, North Sea Tall Ships Regatta as well as the annual The Tall Ships Races 2010. 

You can be part of these great Tall Ships events in 2010. 

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NORTH SEA TALL SHIPS REGATTA WINNERS 2010

The prizes awarded were:

Class Prizes for the Regatta

Class A:
1st - Stad Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2nd - Eendracht (Netherlands)
3rd - Oosterschelde (Netherlands)

Class B:
1st - Tecla (Netherlands)
2nd - Maybe (UK)

Class C:
1st - Dar Szczecina (Poland)
2nd - Riyal (Netherlands)
3rd - Black Diamond of Durham (UK)

Class D:
1st - Lietuva (Lithuania)
2nd - Urania (Netherlands)
3rd - Endorfina (Poland)

Winner overall on corrected distance: Dar Szczecina (Poland)
Longest distance covered, 662nm: Lietuva (Lithuania)
Best Crew in Crew Parade: Pelican of London (UK)
Vessel with youngest average crew (22.4 yrs): Endorfina (Poland)
Vessel with most international crew (9 nationalities): Kaliakra (Bulgaria)
Vessel furthest from their home port: Shabab Oman (Oman)
Communications Prize: Stad Amsterdam (Netherlands)
STA Netherlands Trophy, awarded to a Dutch, non-Class A vessel that covered the longest distance: Riyal

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