Contemporary Photos of Tall Ships
Despite warnings of strong to severe gale force winds the ships still carried plenty of sail on route to Stavanger […]
Beautiful Lisbon, fantastic weather and amazing ships, enough said
Sunny weather, blue skies and an offshore breeze greeted the race start, off Blyth, for the 2016 North Sea Regatta, destination Gothenburg.
A few pre-race shots from Blyth as the fleet gets into gear with some last minute adjustments before the race […]
Portuguese 4 Masted schooner, Santa Maria Manuela at the start of the Greenwich – Sines tall ships race. RDV 2017 series
The Russian full rigger NADEZHDA didn’t show and the Norwegian CHRISTIAN RADICH retired with fishing gear around her prop, leaving WYLDE SWAN and […]
Pictured above and below in Torbay at the start of the 50th anniversary tall ships race 2005. A very foggy […]
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Pictured above and below, Norwegian galeas “SVANHILD” at the start of the Liverpool to Moloy tall ships race 2008 ABOUT […]
Pictured above and below in Torbay at the start of the 50th anniversary tall ships race 2005. A very foggy […]
The cover shot shows TARANGINI at the start of the Sunderland tall ships race 2018 ABOUT THE SHIP This three-masted […]
The cover shot shows ATYLA at the start of the Belfast tall ships race 2015 ABOUT THE SHIP The ship […]
The cover shot and below shows the Goélette “BELLE POULE” in a North Atlantic race start 2015 ABOUT THE SHIP […]
The cover shot and below, shows the CHRISTIAN RADICH in a North Atlantic race start, 2015 ABOUT THE SHIP Christian […]
The cover shot shows the Polish brig FRYDERYK CHOPIN competing in a North Atlantic race start 2015. ABOUT THE SHIP […]
The cover picture shows “TRINOVANTE” competing in the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017 ABOUT THE SHIP Named after the Trinovantes a […]
The cover shot shows the Barquentine ROYAL HELENA at the Start of the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017 ABOUT THE SHIP […]
The cover shot shows “TS ROYALIST ll” in a pre-race action at the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017. The Polish full rigger […]
The cover shot shows the Brazilian full rigger “CISNE BRANCO” at the start of the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017. To […]
ABOUT THE SHIP The Malcolm Miller was commissioned in 1968 at the Aberdeen yard of John Lewis & Sons to […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Leila was built in 1892 by F. Wilkinson of Charlton, London for Mr Leonard Withers a member […]
The cover shot shows Kapitan Borchardt at the start of the Halmstad tall ships race 2017, position 55º 10N 012º […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Gratitude was built in 1903 in Porthleven, Cornwall. A sailing trawler with a crew of up to […]
The cover shot shows the SHABAB OMAN ll at the start of the Klaipeda Tall ships race 2017. To the […]
ABOUT THE SHIP A two-masted wooden Galeas, Astrid was built in 1947 in the rural district of Porvoo, Finland, for […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Built in Finland in 1992, the gaff schooner Helena is by virtue of her stylish construction and rigging a fast […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Étoile was launched in 1932 as a replica of a 19th century French Cod fishing vessel that […]
ABOUT THE SHIP The ship was built in 1991 at Feab Marstrandsverken in Sweden. Originally named “Spirit Of Hennessy” she […]
ABOUT THE SHIP This four-masted barque built in Bremerhaven (Geestemünde) was launched in 1926 as the last of the P-Liners […]
The cover shot shows MIR at the start of the Sunderland tall ships race 2018 ABOUT THE SHIP STS Mir […]
ABOUT THE SHIP A two-masted wooden Galeas − Valborg was built as a sailing freight ship in Porvoo, Finland in […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Owned by Briggen Tre Kronor AB, TRE KRONOR was built along the lines of the brig GLADAN […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Duet was designed by Linton Hope and launched in 1912 as “Gaviotta” she is a fine example […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Guayas is the sail training ship of the Ecuadorian Navy, One of four sailing ships that were built […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Launched at the Brest maritime festival 1992, la Recouvrance is a replica of an aviso, a 19th […]
The cover shot shows DAR MLODZIEZY at the start of the Falmouth to Greenwich race 2014 ABOUT THE SHIP The […]
ABOUT THE SHIP The “Georg Stage ll ” was constructed around 1934 at the Frederikshavn shipyard, Denmark, after the original vessel […]
About the Ship Built in 1929, Maybe took part in the first ever International Tall […]
ABOUT THE SHIP A century of history, De Gallant was built in 1916 and launched in Vlaardingen. […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Dyrafjeld is a Norwegian “jakt” built in 1889, rigged as a […]
ABOUT THE SHIP A 28 gun frigate, Shtandart is an exact […]
ABOUT THE SHIP The Norwegian “Statsraad Lehmkuhl” is a 3-masted steel bark, built in 1914 by Johann C. Tecklenborg AG, […]
The cover shot shows the barque Lord Nelson competing in a North Atlantic race start 2015. Behind her, the Norwegian […]
Tall ships organised by rig, click on the links below to view individual galleries (lots more to follow). All information is […]
Morgenster celebrated her one hundredth anniversary in 2019 ABOUT THE SHIP She was originally launched in 1919 as the Herring […]
A tribute to Lord Nelson, 1986-2019. Pictures taken on a day sail out of Falmouth in Cornwall 2009
Departure from Santa Cruz, Tenerife. Bound for Cape Verde Morgenster anchored in Mindelo harbour on the island of Sao Vicente […]
A Weeks volunteering on the 1989 replica ship Halve Maen, Hoorn. Holland The original ship set sail in 1609. Captained […]
Bergen to Aalborg Expedition 2019 On Saturday 29th July we were briefed by the ships Sergeant and organised into watches, […]
The original Nao Victoria, commanded by Juan Sebastian Elcano, left Seville in 1519 and returned to the same city in […]
ABOUT THE SHIP Launched 5th December 2010 and pictured here at the start of the Klaipeda-Sczczecin 2017 tall ships race, […]
TS Royalist Launched in 2014, Royalist is pictured here at the Klaipeda-Sczczecin 2017 Tall Ships race
The Russian full rigger NADEZHDA didn’t show and the Norwegian CHRISTIAN RADICH retired with fishing gear around her prop, leaving WYLDE SWAN and […]
Portuguese 4 Masted schooner, Santa Maria Manuela at the start of the Greenwich – Sines tall ships race. RDV 2017 series
The Swedish Ship Göteborg A season on the quay, Pir 4 Eriksberg. Sweden 2016
A few pre-race shots from Blyth as the fleet gets into gear with some last minute adjustments before the race […]
Sunny weather, blue skies and an offshore breeze greeted the race start, off Blyth, for the 2016 North Sea Regatta, destination Gothenburg.
Beautiful Lisbon, fantastic weather and amazing ships, enough said
Some late evening sun, tomorrow the race to Cadiz. In the background, the Church of Santa Engrácia, a 17th century […]
1900 hours local time, wind NW force 5, Position 38º 36’N 009º 29’W – Off Cabo Raso.
A great start and great weather as the Class A’s pass the starting gate in Torbay for the 2016 Antwerp […]
A few images from the beautiful city of Bergen as the ships leave for the parade of sail, headed by […]
The light is always fantastic off the coast of Bergen, but with no wind and the race postponed for a couple of hours our […]
Take the Royal Danish Yacht, Dannebrog, some figureheads and a steam launch, the ambiance and Architecture of the port and lots of sail […]
Fantastic weather and a great parade of sail at the port of Aarhus, Denmark, featuring lots of Class B, C and D […]
Our RIB had a full complement of photographers so moving around the boat wasn’t an option. I was sitting at the back where […]
The Swedish East Indiaman, Göteborg at the start of the 2013 Aarhus to Helsinki Tall Ships Race
With storm force winds forecast across the Bay of Biscay and all press boats cancelled, I gratefully accepted an invitation to […]
Despite the difficult weather conditions and the forecast for severe gale force winds the parade of sail took place as planned […]
There was a sea mist across the bay outside of the harbour, stunning weather inside and a great display by the Ecuadorian […]
Fabulous weather for the start of the Turku – Klaipeda 2009 Tall Ships Race, some interesting shots as the ships cross […]
Images of the ships joining the ‘Parade off Sail’ and finally as they leave Turku and head out in search […]
Some good shots as the ships cross the start line and pictures of the Swedish Brig Trekronor, a good collection of ‘Class […]
A sunny afternoon in Gdynia at the start of the Gdynia – St Petersburg TSR 2009. Some majestic sail and a few […]
An unbelievably scenic race start for the 2010 North Sea Regatta includes five stunning ‘Class A’ ships from Holland, The […]
Images from the Port of Hartlepool and the Parade of Sail. Some interesting weather conditions. A sunny afternoon leading into a […]
We had no wind to speak of and the start had been delayed but despite the flat calm there was some good cloud cover and interesting […]
Images from the port of Antwerp 2010. Interesting weather conditions leading to strong lighting effects, some great displays and a ‘Grand Finale’ […]
On a recent visit to the Maritima workshop I found Andy busy working on a bust of Lord Nelson that […]
HMS Arethusa (originally posted February 2012) It was February 1st, a freezing cold day as I arrived at Maritima on […]
Despite warnings of strong to severe gale force winds the ships still carried plenty of sail on route to Stavanger […]
Lerwick Tall Ships Race 2011 Images from the Port of Lerwick in the Shetland Isles.
A new carving from the workshop of Andy Peters A personal piece that Andy has altered to represent the Roman goddess ‘Fortuna’ . The […]
Some iPhoneography taken on the The Swedish Ship Goteborg Expedition from Amsterdam to Dover and Great Yarmouth 2015
Some snap shots from around the port, taken at the Cadiz Tall Ships Regatta 2012 Lots of activity, people and […]
Pictures from the Parade of Sail and the Port of Cadiz An amazing spectacle, great ambiance and weather are the words that […]
Pictures from the Port of Lisbon, Crew Parade, Parade of Sail and finally the Race itself I don’t think I’ve ever […]
The Swedish ship Goteborg’s voyage from Amsterdam to Dover 2015. Locking out at Ijmuiden during the night, her passage across […]
THE SWEDISH SHIP GOTEBORG Some impressions of what its like to sail an East Indiaman and the life onboard Dover to […]
Pictures taken as the Parade of Sail turned into the start of the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Race There are some […]
Pictures taken during the Parade of Sail, Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta 2008, Falmouth, Cornwall. UK. There are some interesting shots […]
SOME iPHONEOGRAPHY Photo diary of a volunteer deckhand The Swedish Ship Goteborg. Vanern expedition 2015
SAILING TO VARBERG Photo diary of a volunteer deckhand The Swedish Ship Gotheborg. Vanern expedition 2015
NAVIGATING THE GOTA ALV Photo diary of a volunteer deckhand The Swedish Ship Gotheborg. Vanern expedition 2015
A FEW PICTURES FROM THE SHIPS VISIT TO AMÅL Photo diary of a volunteer deckhand, The Swedish Ship Gotheborg. Vanern […]
DOWN RIGGING THE SHIP IN VANNERSBORG Photo diary of a volunteer deckhand The Swedish Ship Gotheborg. Vanern expedition 2015
KARLSTAD TO GRUMS Photo diary of a volunteer deckhand The Swedish Ship Gotheborg. Vanern expedition 2015
KARLSTAD Photo diary of a volunteer deckhand The Swedish Ship Goteborg. Vanern expedition 2015
“And at the bows an image stood by a cunning artist carved in wood” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) Like a […]
A good breeze and some sunshine welcomed Mariquita to her first Yarmouth Old Gaffers event. Pictures taken from the pier, […]
Hermione leaves the dock where she was built, amidst great ceremony she enters the Charente for the first time. The following morning […]
