slickrick

just been down the tyne to look at the tall ships .very impressive my three year old son loved the french pirate galleon(so did i when it fired a broadside),loads to see and do and would recomend it as a fab family day out.

Markus

Think I'll point the g/f at the bbc site, she'll quite like that, seeing as she's "boaty"

Pretty sure she's sailed on a tall ship as well. Bit different from the custom 28 and 41 she races on.

slickrick

i forgot to take my digital camera, luckily plenty of traders were selling disposable cameras i managed to use 2 in 20 mins.also had a go on the giant ferris wheel got some gr8 pics.

Fuchsrohre

Tall Ships, webcam
http://www.tynebridgewebcam.co.uk/webcams.htm

ajm

I saw them all when they started the race in Falmouth in '98.. very

Usually see a few out and about on the high seas during my cruising year.... Alexander von Humboldt was following us around the Med in 2002, and last year I saw them all in Cuxhaven, Germany

ALi-B

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Last time I saw them they started in Edinburgh - great weekend, even if it did rain all the time

frisby

Was there yesterday morning as the ships began to sail into the Tyne.

Simon C

I saw it when they set sail from Milford Haven 1 year. There was a ship there called the Dar Molidski (sp) that wasn't a tall ship, it was ******* huge!!!!!!

miles25

I was lucky enough to spend 11 days on one of these, 'The Winston Churchill' she was called.

Sailed round the Channel Islands and docked in St Malo port in France before returning to Portsmouth harbour.

I was only 16 but will never forget it. It was one of those experiences you never forget

harvey

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Some of them berthed in Whitby, Middlesborough and Hartlepool en route to the Tyne.
The ships in Hartlepool, the country market, Greek, French, UK and entertainment was very good and made missing the F1 GP worthwhile.
If anybody can make it to the Tyne for Thurday it should be a site to remember.

richiewong

Went down today to have a look, mighty impressive especially all these hard working ladies

Franx

I sailed in the tall ships race back in '98 on a 55' yacht. It was an excellent event, especially at the ports between legs. All kinds of things were put on in the towns - I went to Stromness, Orkney, and from there down to Aalborg in Denmark whre the event ended, then back to the UK again.
If you get the option, really do go for it, as I think it's a wonderful thing overall, not just the boats, but the cultures, and all the different nationalities that meet up in the ports.

Spot on