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	Encyclopedia: Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race is a long-distance race for sailing ships.
		The race is held annually in European waters and consists of two racing legs of several hundred nautical miles, and a "cruise in company" between the legs.
		The Gorch Fock The Gorch Fock is a tall ship of the German Navy (Bundesmarine).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cutty-Sark-Tall-Ships%27-Races (792 words)

	Tall ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The masts and yards of a brig, a typical tall ship.
		Tall ship is a somewhat informal collective term for some kinds of sailing ships.
		A tall ship is a large traditionally rigged sailing vessel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tall_ship (306 words)

	Kart venstre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The media adopted “Tall Ships’ Race” the title although not all the entries were large square-riggers or schooners, about half the fleet were and these captured the cameras and headlines.
		All these ships have on board at least half the crew aged from 15-25, a major requirement for entry in the races.
		Tall Ships Race is a true success story and one, which anyone who has seen the ships or joined a vessel will never forget.
	www.tv2.no /cuttysark/summary.jhtml?lang=english&area= (510 words)

	Official site - Sail Training Ship MIR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		From the very beginning the ship was designed and built as a training ship intended for shipboard training of navigating cadets and taking part in tall ships' races.
		One of the notable features of the ship's annual voyages was her regular participation in tall ship's regattas.
		Though due to the disrepairs of her stern shaft bearing the ship was not able to race in the second leg of the regatta, she won four different prizes and fourth place on finishing line among the A class ships.
	www.tallshipmir.ru /history.html (751 words)

	THE 2005 TALL SHIPS' RACE - WATERFORD, IRELAND
		The display concluded with the sounding of ships' horns by all ships' Captains, each one competing in good-natured rivallary for the longest and loudest bellow that kept the atmosphere alive and delighted the tens of thousands who lined either side of the Quays to experience Waterford at its very best.
		Nicky Fewer, Chairperson of Waterford's Tall Ships' organising committee said that the evening was a fitting finale for what had to be the most exciting and inspiring night ever seen in Waterford.
		The Ships will begin the first leg of the Race this afternoon and are joined by around 70 young Irish Sail Trainees who boarded the vessels last night for a week of training and the opportunity of a life time.
	www.waterfordtallshipsrace.ie (458 words)

	Trinity Sailing, Brixham, Devon, UK - Tall Ships Races
		Tall Ships Races are an annual event and 2006 is particularly special as it will be the 50th anniversary of the races.
		The purpose of the Tall Ships Race is to provide an opportunity for friendly competition among the sail training fleet and to develop international friendship and understanding among the young trainees and the communities visited during the races.
		The Tall Ships Race rules require at least 50% of the crew to be aged 16-25, so this is an ideal event for young people.
	www.trinitysailing.co.uk /tallships (727 words)

	Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race 2003
		Because of fear of the sailing ship era coming to an end a farewell sailing race was organised from Lisbon to Torbay in England.
		Despite its name, the main focus of the Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races is not on racing but youth activity.
		The port of departure is Gdynia, from where the ships race to Turku.
	www3.turku.fi /tallshipsrace/english/index.php (224 words)

	Port Alberni Tall Ships 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		She was launched on January 23rd, 1980 and made her international debut, barely a few weeks after completion, in the 1980 Tall Ships Race Kiel - Karlskrona - Frederikshavn - Amsterdam and the windjammer gathering in Bremerhaven, Germany, that followed.
		In the southern Summer of 1980-81 she was chartered by the Polish Academy of Sciences as a relief vessel for a Polish scientific station on King George Island in the South Shetlands (Antarctica).
		Since 1999/2000 the ship has been operated in Winter in the Mediterranean from the base in Genoa in cooperation with STA Italia.
	www.portalbernitallships.ca /Pogoria.htm (311 words)

	Tall ship biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A tall ship is any sailing ship that has at least two masts and is square rigged.
		Incidentally, the requirement to have at least two masts means that tall ships usually also are large ships.
		The American Sail Training Association (ASTA) has extended the definition of tall ship for the purpose of its races to embrace any sailing ship with more than 30 ft.
	www.biography.ms /Tall_ship.html (152 words)

	Tall ship -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Tall ship is a somewhat informal collective term for some kinds of (A vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts) sailing ships.
		A tall ship is any sailing ship that has at least two (A vertical spar for supporting sails) masts and is (additional info and facts about square rigged) square rigged.
		The American Sail Training Association (ASTA) has extended the definition of tall ship for the purpose of its races to embrace any sailing ship with more than 30 (additional info and facts about ft.) ft.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ta/tall_ship.htm (419 words)

	Carolina Morning News on the Web \| Leisure Time - Tall ships drop anchor 06/16/00
		Rose is a full-rigged ship, a replica of an 18th century Royal Navy frigate that cruised the coast during the American Revolution.
		Today, hundreds of tall ships from around the world come together annually for friendly competition in international and regional Tall Ships Races organized by the International Sail Training Association and national affiliates such as the American Sail Training Association.
		Tall Ships 2000 will be the largest gathering of tall ships in history, with the goals of celebrating the new millennium, drawing attention to sail training and promoting international understanding.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/061600/LEISships.shtml (472 words)

	Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races
		The trophy epitomises the objective of the Races, for it goes not to the winner but to the vessel which has done the most to help foster international understanding and friendship during the Races, and it is awarded on the vote of the masters and crews of all the vessels in the fleet.
		A "Tall Ship" is not necessarily one of the great square-riggers; any vessel in which at least half the people on board are aged between 15 and 25 and which is over 30-ft waterline length can enter the races.
		The Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races are organised by the ISTA's Racing committee.
	www.zetnet.co.uk /sigs/sail.shetland/history.html (1264 words)

	Irish Sailing Association - News - Tall Ships' Race - on RTÉ Bank Holiday Monday
		The tall ships due in Waterford for what organisers hope will be four glorious July days include many of the largest in the world, among them the Russian ships Kruzenshtern at 113.5m and Mir at 109m.
		A wooden barque, Tenacious was built and constructed by the Southampton-based Jubilee Sailing Trust and is the largest wooden tall ship of her kind to be built in the UK in the last 100 years.
		Welcoming Mr Crosbie’s participation in the Tall Ships’ Races 2005, Nicky Fewer, chairman of the team coordinating Waterford’s hosting of the event said it highlighted the inclusive nature of the race series which, he said, is “all about people of all backgrounds and different nationalities coming together with a common purpose.
	www.sailing.ie /news/newsDetails.asp?id=311 (4196 words)

	Waterford News & Star: Fancy the challenge of taking to the high seas in a Tall Ship? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Olivia O’Reilly, who is coordinating Waterford’s hosting of The Tall Ships’ Races 2005, said that a voyage of unforgettable experiences, great fun, personal development, hard work and the forging of new friendships awaits anybody willing to take up the challenge.
		The Tall Ships’ Races are organised each year by Sail Training International and the event has not been witnessed in Ireland since 1998.
		The annual Races aim to involve sail training Tall Ships from around the world in friendly competition and at least half of each crew must be aged between 15 and 25.
	www.waterford-news.ie /news/story.asp?j=17578 (473 words)

	boats.com - News: Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races
		This year over 100 vessels are taking part in the Tall Ships' Races; in July and August you can take part in the festivities in Antwerp, Ålesund, Bergen and Esbjerg when the vessels are visiting the ports of call.
		Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races is one of the greatest international sailing events in the world and has been organised every year since 1956.
		In the aftermath of the race both captains were exhilarated by their ships' and crews' performances, and expressed gratitude for the fierce competition.
	www.boats.com /content/default_detail.jsp?contentid=14759 (831 words)

	Tall Ships' Races (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Tall Ships and Sail Training International is the official magazine of Sail Training International.
		Its purpose is to inform and entertain all those interested in tall ships and sail training.
		Ship building increased greatly in the 15th century, when ship hulls became bigger and transportability grew, the number of masts rose from one to three or four.
	www.tkukoulu.fi /~english/me7_03/info.html (416 words)

	Newcastle Gateshead - Guide to accommodation, attractions, entertainment and culture
		For thousands of young people being a volunteer on board a Tall Ship is a unique chance to make new friends and have new experiences regardless of their background.
		Jenny took part in her first Tall Ships' Race in 2000 on the North East based James Cook, sailing from Sunderland to Gdansk, Poland, and again in 2002 and 2003.
		Jenny’s Tall Ships’ experiences sparked an ongoing love of sailing and last year she won a three-month trip to experience sail training in Australia as a result of an association between the Association of Sea Training Organisations (ASTO) and the Young Endeavour Tall Ship.
	www.visitnewcastlegateshead.com /tallships2005/pressnews2.php?s=157&press_news_id=565&bk=2 (742 words)

	ASTA - Events - Articles - History
		Races from Bermuda to Newport prior to the celebration of the United States Bicentennial at Operation Sail 1976 in New York.
		Races held in honor of the 450th Anniversary of Jacques Cartier's first voyage to Canada, coordinated with the Canadian Sail Training Association (CSTA), founded the same year.
		Cruises-in-Company held in conjunction with transatlantic races to Operation Sail 1986/Salute to Liberty in honor of the Statue of Liberty's centennial.
	tallships.sailtraining.org /articles/artcl002.htm (521 words)

	RAF Active - Tall Ships Race 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The race will start on 7 May 00 and a warm welcome is promised in Bermuda where there will be ample time to visit the island before flying home on the 10 Jun 00.
		The Tall Ships Races were inaugurated in 1956 "to enable young people of all nations to race together at sea".
		The sailing is adventurous, arduous and is not a holiday; but, for the ports that host the fleet, the visit by the Tall Ships is an important social occasion with many activities and events laid on for the visiting crews.
	www.raf.mod.uk /rafactive/tallships.htm (585 words)

	Kart venstre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The aim of the Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races is to enable young people of all nations to race together at sea under sail, experience the thrills and challenges of racing, and to let them make friends regardless of nationality or background.
		On the leg between Ålesund and Bergen the ships will be cruising in company and deciding their own route through the magnificent Norwegian Fjords.
		The trophy epitomises the objective of the races, for it goes not to the winner but to the vessel, which has done the most to help foster international understanding and friendship during the races.
	www.tv2.no /cuttysark/hvaerc.jhtml?lang=english&area= (291 words)

	Worldwide Sail Training for Seniors Aboard Tall Ships.
		Cruise ships tend to do everything possible to stop you feeling as if you are at sea with engines and stabilisers.
		Though each of these ships is based in one country, they often sail far from home, frequently worldwide, with participants joining for a segment of a larger itinerary.
		Generally, the expression is used to describe the glamorous square rigged multi-masted ships that so epitomised the age of exploration when the likes of Christopher Columbus, James Cook and Vasco de Gama took to the oceans with little knowledge of routes or destinations.
	www.travelwithachallenge.com /Sail-Training.htm (1386 words)

	Tall Ships Race
		The Tall Ships Race is the world's largest international sailing event with up to 30 nationalities participating each year.
		The traditional view of a Tall Ship is that of a square rigged windjammer.
		The first race was held in 1956 when the worlds great square rigged ships sailed from Torbay to Lisbon.
	www.sailingnortheast.co.uk /tall_ships.htm (293 words)

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