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A Triumph for the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by admin.
An estimated 800,000 people visited the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge when they visited Belfast last week. That was double the city’s estimate of 400,000 people and equated to half the population of Northern Ireland. Some 250,000 people thronged along the quaysides and lined the lough on Sunday to witness the parade of sail.
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Huge Crowds in Belfast
Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by admin.
The first official day of the Maritime Festival in Belfast to celebrate the end of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge has seen huge crowds making their way down to the quaysides to see the Tall Ships.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that today’s attendance figures have far exceeded initial expectations with upwards of 100,000 said to have visited the Festival [...]
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Rona II Crew Confident and Ready to Race
Posted on 02. May, 2009 by admin.
The excitement is building on the British yacht Rona II as the 20 strong all-male crew look forward to the race from Vigo to Tenerife. The young crew members on board have all earned their places by having sailed before with the Rona Sailing Project and proving they have what it takes to push themselves [...]
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Belfast youngster excited about Tall Ships Challenge
Posted on 16. Feb, 2009 by admin.
Membership of the Sea Cadets has provided one Belfast teenager with an opportunity that she will never forget. Leanne Kingston 18, will be sailing on a Tall Ship from Halifax, Canada all the way across the Atlantic to her home town of Belfast in August this year as part of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge.
Belfast [...]
