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Hi,
I'd be interested in helping if there is to be any 'handicapping' of Tall Ships. I am a former Tall Ships Race director and was involved in the development of the STA/STI Rating Rule.

jhham@telus.net

John Hector
Oh - sorry, I was logged in as Sol!!
CRUISE IN COMPANY - Helsinki to Riga

Welcome to Helsinki - second host city for this year's Tall Ships Races 2013, presented by Szczecin, organised by Sail Training International.

The Tall Ships are in port until Saturday, 20 July, when they will leave to find their own way to Riga. The Cruise-in-Company phase of Tall Ships racing offers opportunities for crew exchanges and inter-crew competitions. No such respite for SOLers, however, who will leave Helsinki at the same time as the real fleet but will race on to Riga. The real ships will continue to be tracked via Yellowbrick trackers and will also be findable via AIS/marinetraffic.

Sailonline's second ship in this year's tall ships events is a Full Rigger.
So, what is this Cruise in Company (CinC)?

Since 1964 the pattern of a Tall Ships’ Race series has usually been a Race followed by a CinC and then a second Race.

The series is designed for some 3,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 25 from some twenty or more countries. In port at the end of the first race, and partly as a result of the crews having experienced challenge and competition, many friendships are formed among the crews.

Before the start of the CinC, Captains are encouraged to “swop” some of their youngsters with some from another ship, preferably one of a different type and nationality. There is also some “buddying up” between groups of ships who then arrange to overnight together in a chosen port on route.

Often they choose somewhere remote so that they can have barbeques on a beach and have a change from the buzz of the more formal programmes at the terminal ports.
Race 2 - Riga to Sczcecin

Welcome to Riga - third host port for this year's The Tall Ships Races 2013, presented by Szczecin, organised by Sail Training International

The Tall Ships festival in Riga starts on Thursday, 25 July, and the ships remain in port until departure on Sunday 28 July. The race start for the Riga to Szczecin leg is some 120nm away (near Ventspils) and the start of Race 2 is on Monday, 29 July at 1600utc. The real ships continue to be tracked via Yellowbrick tracker

Sailonline's third ship in this year's tall ships events is a 90m Barque.
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Lycamobile Mediterranean Tall Ships Regatta 2013

Momentum building in the Med

Countdown to fun in the sun

Welcome to Barcelona where the Lycamobile Tall Ships Mediterranean Regatta 2013 gets under way under the auspices of Sail Training International. Sailonline is delighted to be continuing its association with Sail Training International for this regatta and will be running virtual tall ships races in parallel with the real ones.

The Tall Ships festival in Barcelona begins on Saturday, 21 September, and ships will be remaining in port until Tuesday, 24 September, when they will race from Barcelona to Toulon - race start is at 1400utc.

The real ships continue to be tracked via Yellowbrick trackers so you can watch their progress - Sailonline has within-race a small group of tall ships that perform similarly to its 90m Barque. You can also get an overview of all marine traffic in the area from AIS.

See the Races Forum Thread for other useful links and background info!
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Barcelona Webcam (found by ArtPainter)

here
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TOULON

Port webcam

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Welcome to Toulon the historic Mediterranean home of the French Navy and to the second race of the Lycamobile Tall Ships Mediterranean Regatta 2013. Sailonline is delighted to be continuing its association with Sail Training International for this regatta and the festivities in Toulon.

The Tall Ships festival in Toulon begins on Friday, 27 September, and ships will be remaining in port until Monday, 30 September, when they will race from Toulon to La Spezia, Italy - race start is currently scheduled for 1500utc.

The real ships will continue to be tracked via Yellowbrick trackers and as ever an overview of all marine traffic in the area is visible through AIS.
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Arrival in La Spezia - some of the real fleet are already there but SOLers are caught in the "blue stuff"!

PIC from kroppyer here

PIC from stoerte here
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And now our thoughts turn to tall ships in the Southern Hemisphere - if you haven't already been following along in Facebook, now is your chance to catch up.

Australian Festival
Tall Ships Festival Sydney

Sydney to Auckland Regatta

Fireworks Video "teaser"

Setting sail from Sydney next week are a small group of Tall Ships:

The Entries are here

Sailonline is once again providing the virtual Tall Ships Race and we need to select our ship ... our Barque 90 is, apparently, too big/fast (probably) so we need to choose either:

Clipper

OR

Full Rigger


Please will those of you with expertise in these matters cast your eye over the entry list and indicate which of our two choices would seem to sail most appropriately!
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