Tall Ship Sailing News in Ireland. Events from Around the Country
#TallShips – This Thursday the tallship Dar Mlodziezy, a fully rigged A class sail-training vessel of the Gdynia Maritime University (a state run Maritime academy) is due to visit Dublin Port for two days, writes Jehan Ashmore. An English translation…
#maryrose – The new Mary Rose Museum opens to visitors on 31 May 2013 at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard – the very same dockyard at which the warship was built over 500 years ago. Located just metres from Nelson's flagship, HMS…
#tallships – Sail Training Ireland have announced the visit of a number of Tall and Small-Ships to Dublin this summer. The 6 ships will sail from Belfast to Dublin, and arrive in Port in time for the Dublin Port River…
#GreenTallShip- The 'greening' of our national iconic landmarks and those throughout the World are increasing in number as each St. Patrick's Day passes. Yet what about those of a floating nature, as in the case of the Dublin Docklands based…
#droghedaport – The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Mr Leo Varadkar visited Drogheda Port this week at the Launch of Drogheda's fringe and maritime festival. Up to six tall ships will visit the Port between the 4th and 6th…
#TallShips - What was the HMS Bounty doing in the middle of Hurricane Sandy? It's a question that Kathryn Miles - author of a book on the history of the Jeanie Johnston - attempts to answer for Outside magazine. As…
Norwegian Sail Trainer 'Prolific' Arrives in Dublin Bay for Irish Sea Expeditions
24th February 2013 Tall Ships
#prolific – A Norwegian Tall Ship built in 2005 to pay homage to the old cutters that fished herring along the Norwegian coast and in Skagerrak in the 1800s has arrived in Dublin Bay for sail training expeditions in the…
#tallships – Having recently announced the much anticipated arrival of the Tall Ships to the Drogheda town quays the Drogheda Port Tall Ships Festival in conjunction with the Irish Sea Fleet and Fringe Festival present a once in a lifetime…
Sail Training (S.T.IRL) Ireland will host a talk on sailing on Tall Ships around Irish shores this summer at The National Yacht Club (NYC) on Dun Laoghaire's East Pier, this Friday the 15th of February at 8pm. S.T.IRL are promoting…
#TallShips - A tall ship that once plied the route between Bristol and Youghal may be sold to Asia unless funding can be secured to keep it at its current home in Liverpool. The Daily Mail reports on the 113-year-old…
#DroghedaTALLSHIPS – Drogheda Port is to welcome an inaugural gathering of tallships during the Drogheda Fringe Festival in May, writes Jehan Ashmore. The sight of these tallships heading up the Boyne and to berth along the town's quay's, will be…
Tall Ship Lord Nelson Arrives in Capetown During Inaugural Visit to South Africa
4th February 2013 Tall Ships
#tallships – Lord Nelson, the British 55-metre tall ship, a regular visitor to Irish ports, arrived in Cape Town on Sunday morning on her inaugural visit to South Africa as part of the Norton Rose Sail the World Challenge. The…
#tallships – Sail Training Ireland has announced a series of sail training voyages on a variety of Tall Ships in 2013. The aim is to increase the number of tall ship sea voyages to and from Ireland. The opportunity is…
#TallShips - If you're still stumped for the perfect Christmas gift for a maritime-minded loved one, how about a trip aboard Celtic Mist? The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group's (IWDG) Celtic Mist Certificate entitles holders to a trip on board…
#tallships – Sail Training International (STI) has launched exciting new opportunities to sail on the high seas and enjoy TallShips around the world. Mediterranean Tall Ships Regatta (September-October 2013) Race around the Med in early autumn next year and visit…
#TALLSHIPS – What are the chances of getting to see the underside of a ship's hull, let alone the rare opportunity to carry out work on a tallship, look no further than the STV Tenacious, writes Jehan Ashmore. This unique…
