Tall Ships ChallengeÂŽ 2018 Gulf Coast and Philadelphia
For the first time, Tall Ships America will bring its Tall Ships ChallengeÂŽ series to the Gulf of Mexico. In April, thousands of visitors will flock to the waterfronts of the three Gulf Coast host ports to tour the magnificent visiting sailing ships and participate in maritime festivals and activities along the waterfront. The series kicks off in Galveston, Texas, home of the historic 1877 iron barque Elissa. The official tall ship of Texas, Elissa will welcome visiting ships, including the three-masted topsail schooner Oosterschelde from the Netherlands, topsail schooner Lynx, full-rigged ship Oliver Hazard Perry, the world voyaging barque Picton Castle, schooner When and If, and others. From there, the ships will race to Pensacola, Florida, and then on to New Orleans in time to join with New Orleans Navy Week 2018 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the one-of-a-kind city. The Tall Ships Challenge series will then sail for the East Coast and meet up in Atlantic Coast 2018 Philadelphia at the end of May. 45th annual conference on to sail aboard some of the visiting ships, either for daysails or for legs between ports, visit the For opportunities sail training and tall ships Tall Ships America website at www.sailtraining.org. Tall Ships Galveston information is online at www.galve stonhistory.org; Tall Ships Pensacola: www.visitpensacola.com; Tall Ships New Orleans: www.tallshipsno la2018.org; and for Philadelphia details: www.sailphiladelphia.org.
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