The Festival

 
 

Kildare Helicopters will offer pleasure flights above Waterford during the city’s hosting of The Tall Ships Races 2011. The flights will operate from the former Waterford Stanley iron foundry at Bilberry (a 10-minute walk from the Tall Ships) and route towards the New Bridge between 11am and 7pm from Thursday, June 30th – Saturday, July 2nd . Adults €40 and under 12yrs €25. For enquires, call Billy on 086-2582248.

 
 
After two years of preparations involving an estimated 13,760 hours of voluntary effort, Waterford successfully hosted The Tall Ships Races 2011 from June 30-July 3.
It’s estimated that 500,000 people enjoyed the spectacle in the city and along the Suir Estuary. To all those individuals and organisations that made this huge international event possible and to the people of Waterford who embraced the occasion brilliantly – thank you. To those who visited Waterford, we look forward to welcoming you back soon and invite you to visit www.discoverwaterfordcity.ie to keep up-to-date on what’s happening in Ireland’s oldest city. To the sail training family at the heart of The Tall Ships Races, we look forward to your return!

Here we showcase a small selection of Dylan Vaughan’s photography from four magical days.