At the end of June 2011, around 50 of the world’s most beautiful Tall Ships will sail up the River Suir and take up residence on Waterford’s famous quayside, before setting sail for the first leg of the famous Tall Ships Races on Sunday, July 3rd.
Waterford: Host Port for the Tall Ships Races 2011
30th June to 3rd July 2011
Festival: 30th June - 2nd July | Ships depart Waterford Sunday, 3rd July @7am
The Race
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.
Here we showcase a small selection of Dylan Vaughan’s photography from four magical days.
THE TALL SHIPS RACES are presented by Szczecin and organised by Sail Training International a charity established to harness sail training to develop and educate young people, regardless of nationality, culture, religion, gender or social background