On a black and white evening in July close to Ventspils in the eastern Baltic Sea, the ships had some drizzle and fog and just enough wind to take them over the line. The starting pistol was fired and the Riga to Szczecin tall ships race was underway.

Richard Sibley
Photographer with a passion for photographing tall ships and traditional sailing boats
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