LE HAVRE TALL SHIPS REGATTA
Le Havre 2025, the ships were given a water canon salute on departure
ABERDEEN RACE START 2025
Pictures taken from the deck of Morgenster VOF at the start of the Aberdeen to Kristiansand race 2025
ABERDEEN 2025
A few pictures taken around the port of Aberdeen during the Tall Ships Regatta 2025
SØRLANDET – DUNKIRK TO ABERDEEN 2025
Sørlandet the oldest (1927) full rigged sailing ship still in commission
MORGENSTER – SOUTH to CASCAIS 2024
The Adventures of the Dutch ship Morgenster
SEA CLOUD SPIRIT
Full Rigger Sea Cloud Spirit, Lisbon 2023
GORCH FOCK, 1958 GERMANY
Gorch Fock, Warnemunde. Rostock 2022 Photos ©Richard Sibley The Gorch Fock is a Training ship of the German Navy. She was built in 1958 as […]
ANTWERP to AALBORG 2022
"a stiff breeze for our final approach to the danish coast and the finish line"
DEN HELDER 2023
A few images from the port of Den Helder, Holland before the start of the race to Hartlepool in 2023
BARKEN VIKING
Four masted barque Viking
SANTA CRUZE DE TENERIFE 2017
A fourteen day passage from Santa Cruze de Tenerife to Den Helder in Holland onboard the Dutch clipper brig Morgenster VOF
TALL SHIPS RACES
Summary:
Highlights of tall ship events from the last 20 years, featuring spectacular races and parades of sail.
NAO VICTORIA
Photo ©Richard Sibley CONTACT THE SHIP
Lisbon 2023
The Lisbon, Magellan Elcano Regatta, started under remarkable skies with spectacular cloud formations right up until the end of the […]
Lerwick 2023
The light in the Shetland Isles is fantastic, you can experience practically the whole weather gamut in one day or even just a few hours
ATYLA – Den Helder to Hartlepool
The content provides an interesting account of the North Sea Crossing on ATYLA for the Den Helder to Hartlepool leg of the tall ships race 2023.
Morgenster VOF
The author shares their experience as the content provider for Morgenster's 2023 Fredrikstad to Lerwick cruise. The journey included visits to Sirevåg on Norway's south coast and Cullivoe on Shetland's Yell Island. Photos of the departure and various encounters with other vessels were also highlighted.
Statsraad Lehmkuhl
Norwegian barque Statsraad Lehmkuhl. Hartlepool to Fredrikstad Tall Ships Race 2023
Antwerp-Aalborg 2022
Antwerp to Aalborg in 2022
Götheborg – Gotenius Varv 2022
The ship in dry dock with some epic weather for the month of AprilContact the GötheborgPhotos ©Richard Sibley
VEGA GAMLEBY – SWEDEN
ABOUT THE SHIP SPECIFICATIONSRig: LOA: LWL: Beam: Height: Depth: Sail Area: CONTACT THE SHIP
ZAWISZA CZARNY – POLAND
ABOUT THE SHIP Port of registration SPECIFICATIONSRig: LOA: LWL: Beam: Height: Depth: Sail Area: CONTACT THE SHIP
Jolie Brise UK
ABOUT THE SHIP“Named after France’s equivalent of the Beaufort scale force five wind, Jolie Brise was designed by Paumelle and launched at […]
FRIGATE HERMIONE
ABOUT THE SHIPThe original Hermione was built according to the plans of the engineer Chevillard Aîné. One of a group of […]
PELICAN OF LONDON 1948
Mainmast Barquentine (Xebec/Polacre) ABOUT THE SHIPBuilt by Chantiers et Atelliers Augustin Norman, Le Havre 1948, as a double beam Arctic […]
STAVROS S NIARCHOS 2000-2017 UK
ABOUT THE SHIP Owned and operated by the Tall Ships Youth Trust, the brig Stavros S Niarchos was a British […]
TRAFALGAR 200
A few pictures taken at the Trafalgar 200 celebrations and International Fleet Review 2005. The cover shot shows the Brig […]
BELEM
A potted history of the French 3 masted barque Belem
Turku-Klaipeda TSR 2009
Turku tall ships race 2009
Antwerp 2010
Antwerp Tall Ships Regatta 2010
ASGARD ll
The cover shot shows ASGARD ll at the start of the Liverpool to Måløy tall ships race 2008 ABOUT THE […]
Santa Maria Manuela
Schooner Santa Maria Manuela
Sorlandet 1927 Norway
The cover shot shows “SØRLANDET” at the start of the Bergen tall ships race 2014 ABOUT THE SHIPConstruction of the […]
TS ROYALIST 1971-2014 UK
The cover shot shows the brig TS Royalist competing in the Falmouth tall ships regatta 2014 and below in the […]
DUNBRODY 2001 IRELAND
The cover shot shows the Dunbrody navigating the River Suir on route to the city of Waterford for the tall […]
JEANIE JOHNSTON 2002 IRELAND
The cover shot shows “Jeanie Johnston” off the Hook, participating in the parade of sail before the Waterford/Cherbourg tall ships […]
SVANHILD 1889 NORWAY
Pictured above and below, Norwegian galeas “SVANHILD” at the start of the Liverpool to Moloy tall ships race 2008 ABOUT […]
JENS KROGH 1899 DENMARK
Pictured above and below in Torbay at the start of the 50th anniversary tall ships race 2005. A very foggy […]
Seafarers
INS TARANGINI 1995 INDIA
The cover shot shows TARANGINI at the start of the Sunderland tall ships race 2018 ABOUT THE SHIP This three-masted […]
ATYLA 1984 SPAIN
The cover shot shows ATYLA at the start of the Belfast tall ships race 2015 ABOUT THE SHIP The ship […]
BELLE POULE 1932 FRANCE
The cover shot and below shows the Goélette “BELLE POULE” in a North Atlantic race start 2015 ABOUT THE SHIP […]
CHRISTIAN RADICH 1937 NORWAY
The cover shot and below, shows the CHRISTIAN RADICH in a North Atlantic race start, 2015 ABOUT THE SHIP Christian […]
FRYDERYK CHOPIN 1992 POLAND
The cover shot shows the Polish brig FRYDERYK CHOPIN competing in a North Atlantic race start 2015. ABOUT THE SHIP […]
TRINOVANTE 1994 UK
The cover picture shows “TRINOVANTE” competing in the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017 ABOUT THE SHIP Named after the Trinovantes a […]
ROYAL HELENA
The cover shot shows the Barquentine ROYAL HELENA at the Start of the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017 ABOUT THE SHIP […]
TS ROYALIST 2014 UK
The cover shot shows “TS ROYALIST” in a pre-race action at the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017. The Polish full rigger Dar […]
CISNE BRANCO Brazil 1999
The cover shot shows the Brazilian full rigger “CISNE BRANCO” at the start of the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017. To […]
MALCOLM MILLER UK 1967
ABOUT THE SHIP The Malcolm Miller was commissioned in 1968 at the Aberdeen yard of John Lewis & Sons to […]
LEILA UK 1892
ABOUT THE SHIP Leila was built in 1892 by F. Wilkinson of Charlton, London for Mr Leonard Withers a member […]
KAPITAN BORCHARDT 1918
The cover shot shows Kapitan Borchardt at the start of the Halmstad tall ships race 2017, position 55º 10N 012º […]
GRATITUDE (1903 UK) Sweden 1932
ABOUT THE SHIP Gratitude was built in 1903 in Porthleven, Cornwall. A sailing trawler with a crew of up to […]
SHABAB OMAN II
The cover shot shows the SHABAB OMAN ll at the start of the Klaipeda Tall ships race 2017. To the […]
ASTRID 1947 FINLAND
ABOUT THE SHIP A two-masted wooden Galeas, Astrid was built in 1947 in the rural district of Porvoo, Finland, for […]
HELENA 1992 FINLAND
ABOUT THE SHIP Built in Finland in 1992, the gaff schooner Helena is by virtue of her stylish construction and rigging a fast […]
ETOILE 1932 FRANCE
ABOUT THE SHIP Étoile was launched in 1932 as a replica of a 19th century French Cod fishing vessel that […]
TS BLUE CLIPPER 1991 UK
ABOUT THE SHIP The ship was built in 1991 at Feab Marstrandsverken in Sweden. Originally named “Spirit Of Hennessy” she […]
KRUZENSHTERN (GDR 1926) RUSSIA 1946
ABOUT THE SHIP This four-masted barque built in Bremerhaven (Geestemünde) was launched in 1926 as the last of the P-Liners […]
MIR 1987 RUSSIA
The cover shot shows MIR at the start of the Sunderland tall ships race 2018 ABOUT THE SHIP STS Mir […]
VALBORG 1948 FINLAND
ABOUT THE SHIP A two-masted wooden Galeas − Valborg was built as a sailing freight ship in Porvoo, Finland in […]
TRE KRONOR 2005 Sweden
The cover shot shows TRE KRONOR competing in the Gdynia tall ships race 2009 Briggen TRE KRONOR. Klaipeda TSR 2017 […]
“DUET” UK 1912
ABOUT THE SHIP Duet was designed by Linton Hope and launched in 1912 as “Gaviotta” she is a fine example […]
GUAYAS 1976 ECUADOR
ABOUT THE SHIP Guayas is the sail training ship of the Ecuadorian Navy, One of four sailing ships that were built […]
LA RECOUVRANCE 1992 FRANCE
ABOUT THE SHIP Launched at the Brest maritime festival 1992, la Recouvrance is a replica of an aviso, a 19th […]
DAR MLODZIEZY 1982 POLAND
The cover shot shows DAR MLODZIEZY at the start of the Falmouth to Greenwich race 2014. And below, off the coast […]
GEORG STAGE 1934 DK
ABOUT THE SHIP The “Georg Stage ll ” was constructed around 1934 at the Frederikshavn shipyard, Denmark, after the original vessel […]
TS Maybe
About the Ship Built in 1929, Maybe took part in the first ever International Tall […]
De Gallant
ABOUT THE SHIP A century of history, De Gallant was built in 1916 and launched in Vlaardingen. […]
Dyrafjeld
ABOUT THE SHIP Dyrafjeld is a Norwegian “jakt” built in 1889, rigged as a […]
Shtandart
ABOUT THE SHIPA 28 gun frigate, Shtandart is an exact replica of the man-of-war built by Peter the Great in […]
MORGENSTER – DEN HELDER TO LISBON 2019
Morgenster. Den Helder to Lisbon 2019
Statsraad Lehmkuhl – 1914 – Norway
ABOUT THE SHIP The Norwegian “Statsraad Lehmkuhl” is a 3-masted steel bark, built in 1914 by Johann C. Tecklenborg AG, […]
Lord Nelson 1986 – 2019. UK
The cover shot shows the barque Lord Nelson competing in a North Atlantic race start 2015. Behind her, the Norwegian […]
TALL SHIPS
Tall ships organised by rig, click on the links below to view individual galleries (lots more to follow). All information is […]
MORGENSTER VOF – 1919 HOLLAND
Morgenster celebrated her one hundredth anniversary in 2019 Contact the Morgenster Photos ©Richard Sibley ABOUT THE SHIP She was originally […]
Halve Maen
A Weeks volunteering on the 1989 replica ship Halve Maen, Hoorn. Holland
Statsraad Lehmkuhl Bergen to Aalborg
A voyage from Bergen to Aalborg onboard the Norwegian barque Statsraad Lehmkuhl
SANTA CRUZ TO CAPE VERDE
Pictures taken on a voyage from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to the Cape Verde Islands onboard Morgenster VOF in 2018 […]
A Voyage 1919-2017
"Morgenster" homeward bound on a voyage from Santa Cruze de Tenerife to her home port of Den Helder, Holland in 2017.
Nao Victoria-les Sables-d’Olonne to Bilbao
les Sables-d'Olonne to Blbao 2017 onboard Nao Victoria
La Grace Czech 2010
ABOUT THE SHIPLaunched 5th December 2010 and pictured here at the start of the Klaipeda-Sczczecin 2017 tall ships race, La […]
TS Royalist – Klaipeda 2017
TS Royalist Launched in 2014, Royalist is pictured here at the Klaipeda-Sczczecin 2017 Tall Ships race
Greenwich-Sines RDV 2017
The Russian full rigger NADEZHDA didn’t show and the Norwegian CHRISTIAN RADICH retired with fishing gear around her prop, leaving WYLDE SWAN and […]
Santa Maria Manuela
Portuguese 4 Masted schooner, Santa Maria Manuela at the start of the Greenwich – Sines tall ships race. RDV 2017 series
Royal Greenwich Tall Ships 2014
A look back at 2016
Ostindiefararen Pir 4 – 2016
Ostindiefararen Pir 4 - 2016
Parade of Sail – Blyth 2016
A few pre-race shots from Blyth as the fleet gets into gear with some last minute adjustments before the race […]
Black and White Gallery
North Sea Regatta 2016
Sunny weather, blue skies and an offshore breeze greeted the race start, off Blyth, for the 2016 North Sea Regatta, destination Gothenburg.
Parade of Sail Lisbon 2016
Beautiful Lisbon, fantastic weather and amazing ships, enough said
An evening on the Quay – Lisbon 2016
Some late evening sun, tomorrow the race to Cadiz. In the background, the Church of Santa Engrácia, a 17th century […]
Lisbon TSR 2016
1900 hours local time, wind NW force 5, Position 38º 36’N 009º 29’W – Off Cabo Raso.
Antwerp – Lisbon TSR 2016
A great start and great weather as the Class A’s pass the starting gate in Torbay for the 2016 Antwerp […]
Parade of Sail Bergen 2008
A few images from the beautiful city of Bergen as the ships leave for the parade of sail, led by […]
Bergen TSR 2008
The light is always fantastic off the coast of Bergen, but with no wind and the race postponed for a couple of hours our […]
Port of Aarhus 2013
Take the Royal Danish Yacht, Dannebrog, some figureheads and a steam launch, the ambiance and Architecture of the port and lots of sail […]
Parade of Sail Aarhus 2013
Fantastic weather and a great parade of sail at the port of Aarhus, Denmark, featuring lots of Class B, C and D […]
Aarhus – Helsinki TSR 2013
Our RIB had a full complement of photographers so moving around the boat wasn’t an option. I was sitting at the back where […]