TALL SHIPS-1980 Over the past 24 years, the Tall Ships Races have brought the nations of Europe Closer together, and twice the Sail Training Association has organized races to bring the ships to North America, in 1964 and 1976. In 1980 the Sail Training Association and the American Sail Training Association, in a cooperative effort, are linking three continents in a series that starts in South America, goes to North America, then across the Atlantic to Europe. The list of seaports being visited by the sail training ships speaks to the sea trade and maritime history of many lands and peoples: Cartagena, Norfolk, Boston, Kristiansand, Kiel, Karlskrona, Fredrikshavn, and Amsterdam. Ships from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the USA, and West Germany will participate. A high point on the circuit is the visit to Boston for that seaport's celebration of its 350th Anniversary. The schedule is given below, and entrants for the first three races are listed this page. Race 1: Start May 5 from Cartagena, Colombia, to Norfolk, Virginia, USA. At Norfolk, the ships join a parade of sail up the Elizabeth River on May 21, and are open to the public May 22-24 as part of the Norfolk Harborfest. Race 2: Class B vessels start for Boston May 24; Class A vessels Start May 25 for a cruise in company with exchange crews. At Boston, all ships rendezvous outside harbor on May 29, and enter the harbor May 30, 10 AM, in a parade of sail. Race 3: Start June 4 for Kristiansand, Norway, ships on view July 4-8; thence cruise to Kiel, Germany, for fleet review July 13. Race 4: Start July 16 from Kiel to Karlskrona, Sweden, where ships will be open to the public July 23-27; thence cruise to Friedrikshavn, Denmark. Race 5: Start August 1 from the Skaw to Amsterdam, Netherlands, where ships will be on public view August 6-12. w
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SHIPS PARTICIPATING IN RACES 1, 2 & 3 DATA: Ship's name, nationality, rig, length on deck , hull color, owner/ master's name, total crew (trainees): races entered. C indicates cruise-in-company to Boston. CLASS A Christian Radich, Norway, ship, 213 ' , white, Ostlandets Skolaskib/ Cdr. Jan Fjeld-Hansen, 99 (80): 3 Creole, Denmark, 3-masted schooner, 190 ', black , Sofart Sskole, 48 (37): 3 Danmark, Denmark, ship, 213 ' ,white, Dir. for Maritime Ed./Capt. Wilhelm Hansen, 99 (80): 3 Gloria, Colombia, bark, 212 ', white, Navy/ Capt. Angel M. Gustavo, 134 (75): l, C Gorch Fock, W. Germany, bark, 212 ', white, Navy/ Capt. H.H. Wind, 198 (120): 3 Guayas, Ecuador, bark, 212 ', white, Navy/ Capt. Nelson Armas, 125 (45): 1, C, 3 Juan Sebastian de Elcano, Spain, 4-masted tops'! schnr, 305 ' ,white, Navy/ Capt. Ignacio Cela Diaz, 336 (251): 1, C Unicorn, USA, brig, 89 ' , black, Unicorn Maritime Inst./Capt. Jonathan B. Smith, 32 (20): C Young America, USA, brigantine, 90 ' , black, YA Marine Ed. Soc./Capts. P. Vanadia-P. Miller 34 (24): c CLASS B America, USA, schooner, 105 ', Carolos Perdomo/ John Bardon: C Apollo, Netherlands, Bm ketch, 45 ' , beige, L. van Gasselt/ G. Ulrich, 6 (3): 3 Astral, USA, ketch, 99 ', white, Navy/ Lt. Gen. Robert Taber (ret), 23 (18): 3 Blanca Estela, Chile, ketch, 65 ' ,white, Navy/ Capt. John Martin (ret), 14 (7):1, 2, 3 Chaser, Gt Britain, Bm sloop, 54 ' , dk blue, Joint Svc Sailing Centre/ LCdr Budge, 12 (9): 1, 2, 3 Christian Venturer, Bermuda, lug schnr, 52 ', white, Robert R. Doe, 10 (5): 2, 3 El Pirata, Guernsey, tops'! schnr, 70 ', white, John C. Cluett, 24 (18): 3 Esperanza, Argentina, yawl, 48 ' , white, Coast Guard/ Cdr. Juan Babich, 14 (10): 1, 2 Fortuna II, Argentina, sloop, 48 ' , white, Navy/ Cmdt Rafael Heredia, 13: 1 Glad Tidings, USA, brigantine, 45 ' , dk green, Bruce Trembly, 6 (3): 2 Lindo, USA, 3-masted tops'! schnr. 91 ' ,black, Atlantic Schnr Assn/G. Francis Birra, 12 (6): C, 3 Mabel Stevens, USA, Bm ketch, 45 ', dk green, Ned Chalker, 6 (3): 2 Sabre, Gt Britain, Bm yawl, 54 ' , red, Joint Svc Sailing Centre/ LtCol Goodhart-Maj GravellsMaj Gomersall, 12 (7): I, 2, 3, Zenobe Gramme, Belgium, Bm ketch, 93 ' , white, Navy/ Lt. Hanton, 16 (8): 3
The brig Unicorn of Deerfield Beach, Fla.