Securing the Tall Ships Race is exactly the type of activity we are trying to bring to the city and also provides an opportunity to develop links to the Maritime Museum and our local history, stories of our maritime heritage and engaging with our children and young people. “Our Partnership has prioritised making Aberdeen a premier destination for festivals, productions, conferences, bands and events. “We worked with the Port of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Inspired to secure the bid, and today’s confirmation that Aberdeen along with Le Havre, Dunkirk and Kristiansand are the four host ports comprises an excellent route and something Aberdeen, the North East and Scotland can look forward to.
Their arrival will mark a four-day celebration of Aberdeen’s maritime heritage and the cultural, social and trading links between the city and the Port of Aberdeen and the North Sea. I am delighted to welcome the event, participating ships, crew, trainees and visitors to Aberdeen.
TALL SHIPS 2022 SERIES
Participants will cross the English Channel and North Sea on a series of racecourses alongside some spectacular maritime celebrations and will also embrace Sail Training International’s mission of youth development and international friendship and understanding.Īberdeen City Council’s Culture Spokesperson, Councillor Martin Greig, said: “Sail Training International has proposed an exciting racecourse for the Tall Ships 2025 race. The event will start on 4 July and continue through until 2 August, with the ships docking in Aberdeen from 19-22 July, following a 430 nautical mile trip from Dunkirk.
Sail Training International have released details of the route, which will see the vessels set out from Le Havre in France, travelling to Dunkirk, Aberdeen and finally Kristiansand in Norway. John, Jost Van Dyke, Tortola, and others! The Virgin Island are great for people looking for a more intimate setting (6 guests total) and looking to visit Caribbean townships and historic settlements.The spectacular Tall Ships Race will visit Aberdeen for four days in 2025 as part of the international sailing event, organisers have announced. Thomas and sail to famous spots in both the US and British Virgin Islands, including St.
In the Bahamas we disembark from Nassau and typically sail to Eleuthera and visit beaches and seaside towns while looking out for some great snorkel spots, or we might go to the Exumas island chain and visit several uninhabited islands in the Land and Sea Park where we'll maybe see some iguanas, get some great hiking in, or even see the famous swimming pigs of Staniel Cay! There are several favorite spots in both the Bahamas and Virgin Islands that we'll frequent. We have no set itineraries for our trips so our experienced captains can utilize the best wind and weather for the week to determine the places we'll visit.
Our cruises are truly 'unplugged' and are great for people really looking to actually get away from it all. LIBERTY CLIPPER holds up to 24 overnight guests and LIBERTY STAR has a capacity for 6 overnight guests. Let me give you a little "taste" of our cruises here - we do week-long windjammer cruises in the Bahamas on our 125-foot schooner LIBERTY CLIPPER and in the Virgin Islands on the 67-foot schooner LIBERTY STAR from November through May.
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