Tall Ships Race back in Waterford

After the successful 2005 appearance, the Tall Ships Race is returning back to Waterford in June 2011 with half a million people expected to visit this event.

Christian Radich

The four-day spectacle will see 70 vessels dock in the city from 30th June to 3rd July 2011.
After the success of 2005 the ambition is to attract more visitors to the south east with Christian Radich being the first tall ship to have been confirmed to return next year. This Norwegian vessel featured in the 1970s television series ‘The Onedin Line’ as well as being well known through the international release of the widescreen movie ‘Windjammer’ in 1958. When the Tall Ships leave Waterford after the Parade of Sail, competitors will race around Ireland’s south, west and north coasts to Greenock, Scotland.

The second race in the series will then go from Lerwick to Stavanger, Norway, from where the third and final race will take the fleet to Halmstad, Sweden.

To coincide with the tall ships being in port, there will be a comprehensive, family-friendly festival programme featuring the very best of Irish music, food and street theatre.