Below a list, with links, of tall ships races that I have photographed over the last 20 years. Its not quite up to date but a work in progress
NORTH SEA REGATTA 2016
The race start as the fleet gets underway to Göthenburg
SOME PRE-RACE SHOTS – NORTH SEA REGATTA 2016
Some pre-race shots as the fleet gets ready for the start
LISBON – CADIZ 2016
Another great race start in Lisbon, with the Italian full rigger Amerigo Vespucci under sail and many more….
PARADE OF SAIL LISBON 2016
Beautiful Lisbon, Fantastic weather and amazing ships
AN EVENING ON THE QUAY – LISBON 2016
Some late evening sun, tomorrow the race to Cadiz.
ANTWERP – LISBON 2016
Images from the race start near torbay
PRE-RACE PICS ANTWERP – LISBON 2016
A few pre-race pictures from Torbay, shows the Georg Stage preparing sail
BELFAST – ALESUND 2015
Images from the Tall Ships Belfast Race start 2015, Race Start Position 55° 16’N 006° 48’W. With strong winds and heavy rain this event got off to a flying start
AARHUS – HELSINKI 2013
A flat calm, then just a whisper of a breeze, enough to carry the ships over the line
PARADE OF SAIL AARHUS 2013
A great parade of sail featuring lots of Class B, C and D vessels
PORT OF AARHUS 2013
Take in the ambiance and architecture of the port along with lots of Danish hospitality
A POSTCARD FROM A CORUNA 2012
Read the Seafever Blog on A Coruña
A CORUNA – DUBLIN 2012
With storm force winds forecast across the Bay of Biscay there are many interesting cloud and seascapes.
PARADE OF SAIL A CORUNA 2012
A fine parade of sail, dramatic skies and a big sea running in the bay off A Coruna
PICTURES FROM THE PORT OF CORUNA 2012
Stunning weather and a great display by the Ecuadorian Barque Guayas
CADIZ TALL SHIPS REGATTA 2012
An amazing spectacle, great ambiance and weather best describe the 2012 Tall Ships Regatta in Cadiz
CADIZ – A FEW MORE SNAP SHOTS FROM AROUND THE PORT
Tall ships, People, Colour and Sunshine
LISBON – CADIZ 2012
Pictures from the Port of Lisbon, Crew Parade, Parade of Sail and finally the Race itself – Some nice shots of NRP Sagres, Santa Maria Manuela, Vera Cruz, Creoula and Juan Sebastian de Elcano
LOTS MORE EVENTS TO FILL IN HERE “WATCH THIS SPACE”
LERWICK – STAVANGER 2011
Despite warnings of strong to severe gale force winds the ships still carried plenty of sail on route to Stavanger. Some interesting images of Sorlandet, Gulden Leeuw, Statsraad Lehmkuhl, Alexander von Humboldt, Gloria and many more
READ THE SEAFEVER BLOG ON THE LERWICK TALL SHIPS RACE
What its like to visit a race port and to be on the press boat
NORTH SEA REGATTA 2010
Some dramatic lighting with amongst others 5 stunning Dutch ‘Class A’ tall ships
PORT OF HARTLEPOOL 2010
Some interesting weather conditions as the ships gather in the Port of Hartlepool for the North Sea regatta 2010
READ THE SEAFEVER BLOG ON THE NORTH SEA REGATTA 2010
Have you heard about the “Hartlepool Monkey”
GDYNIA – ST PETERSBURG 2009
A late start with great weather, good shots of the ships crossing the line, ‘Class B’ Action and some interesting views of the British Barque Lord Nelson
PARADE OF SAIL GDYNIA 2009
Some majestic sail and a few nice pictures of the Dutch Barquentine ‘Thalassa’ ‘Grossherzogin Elisabeth’ ‘Sorlandet’ ‘Georg stage’ ‘MIR’ and the Finnish Schooner ‘Albanus’
BERGEN TSR 2008
The Brazilian full rigger ‘Cisne Branco’ undersail and many more, plus a feast of sky and seascapes
PARADE OF SAIL BERGEN 2008
Statsraad Lehmkuhl leads the parade of sail from the port of Bergen and Picton Castle makes an appearance
FUNCHAL 500 REGATTA 2008
There are some interesting shots of MIR, Shabab Oman and Capitan Miranda in the opening stages. Also some nice images of Tecla, Pelican of London, Cuauhtemoc and Sedov, the latter stood off for the entire event only finally joining the fleet for the start of the race as the clouds vanished and the day eventually ended in a beautiful sunset.
FUNCHAL 500 – PARADE OF SAIL 2008
Shots of MIR, Pelican of London, Kaliakra and Cuauhtemoc. The weather in Falmouth can lead to some difficult but interesting light, the subject often under the shadow of a large cloud. In many of these instances I was able to achieve a more pleasing result by converting the files to Monochrome.
