It's Tall Ships week, and Falmouth is full of people and beautiful ships. It is the start of the Magellan-Elcano race, to celebrate the first voyage round the world in 1519. started by Ferdinand Magellan, and finished by Juan Elcano in 1522. Falmouth is hosting the event for the first time since 2014.
It's organised by Sail Training International, giving youngsters a chance to experience something they may never have done before.
These beautiful ships come from Poland, Uruguay, Mexico, Denmark and England.
Many years ago my husband and I were very fortunate to be invited to sail in a private boat amongst the Tall ships. It is quite an experience to see these huge ships looming over you, to hear the slap of the waves against their bows, and to hear the whistle of the wind through the massive sails.
This is the largest ship, being guided in by one of the tugs.
Sadly the much anticipated Parade of sail, which should have taken place today, has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. It is disappointing, as so many people have travelled to see this, but safety is most important.
18 comments:
How very beautiful! So much history celebrated..It must be a wonderful event to attend.
Blessings, Linda
I would love to be there for this event. The ships with their sails are so majestic, just beautiful. How exciting to have been aboard one of them, WoW!
I remember learning about all the great European explorers, including Magellan, in grade school oh so many years ago! What an beautiful and exciting event!
The ships and ocean scenes are stunning. It must be beautiful to watch them.
What a treat to see these... I've loved ships with big sails since I was a girl.
So sorry the race had to be cancelled because of weather. They is disappointing for sure. They truly are beauties to behold!
What a gorgeous sight. Sorry that the race was cancelled because of weather. Still even just seeing them would have been thrilling.
God bless.
They are certainly a fine sight! My parents took me to see the tall ships, near Torquay, when I was young…that left a lasting impression!
I was sorry that the weather was not good. I saw the Tall Ships once - utterly breathtaking!
I can understand people's disappointment when the event couldn't take place because of adverse weather conditions. You were fortunate to have had the experience of being in a smaller boat and seeing those massive ships close-up.
Those ships are so beautiful!
That is amazing!
Impressive, right? Here in the Netherlands, we also have "sail." That's what we call it. It's a real shame when it gets canceled due to the weather. Your photos are fantastic. So many ships... And each one has its own history. Thanks for sharing.
How beautiful!
We had them in Rouen in June for 10 days. Every four years and we have the parade at the end.
And I sailed on the river Seine on one of them a long time ago
Fabulous to see, shame about the grand finale being cancelled but still a great event. Betty (Elderberry-Rob)
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