Tag Archives: Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge
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.
As the ships [...]
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Sail Changes, Boat Yoga and Irish Craic
Posted on 31. Jul, 2009 by admin.
Jet Sluik, one of the family from the tall ship Tecla, reports on another day in the life of Tecla as they cross the Atlnatic:
“One would think 10 days into sailing the North Atlantic, that we would all have our personal baseballs and be firing them at some random wall a la ‘Cooler King’ in [...]
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A Life Changing Experience
Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by admin.
Young New Zealander James White, 19, says he thinks life back at home in Hawkes Bay will be quite dull after having just spent six weeks on board Jolie Brise. The teenager joined the classic boat in Vigo for the first race to Tenerife and now feels so at home on board that he is [...]
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Crews Parade Through Hamilton to Prize-Giving
Posted on 13. Jun, 2009 by admin.
The crews taking part in the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge paraded through the streets of Hamilton this afternoon, all of them in high spirits after their epic race across the Atlantic, full of their achievements. The noise and colour took the parade down Front Street and then up Parliament Street to Victoria Street and then [...]
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Final Results of Race One Announced
Posted on 14. May, 2009 by admin.
The Dutch vessel Tecla has been confirmed as the overall winner on corrected time of the first leg of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge. All the vessels that took part in the first race are now in Tenerife and all race declarations have been received. Behind Tecla overall and in the Class A and B [...]
