The Victoria Tall Ships Festival just announced its latest ship signing, the Bounty replica that's already booked for Tacoma's event.

Victoria's festival, the week before ours, is the first port along the Tall Ships Challenge Pacific race route this year. Not surprisingly, the two cities' fleets are similar, including the Eagle, the Nina and the Kaisei.

Here's more from the press release:

The world’s most famous Tall Ship, star of the silver screen and ports around the world, will take centre stage at the upcoming Victoria Tall Ships Festival, June 26-29, organizers announced today.

The Bounty, built in 1960 for MGM’s Mutiny on the Bounty starring Marlon Brando, will make its first appearance in Victoria in nearly two decades. The 180-foot (54 metre) square-rigged three-master was constructed in Lunenburg, N.S., based on the original ship’s drawings still on file in the British admiralty archives.

“We have been working on getting the Bounty to Victoria almost since we conceived this festival,” said Bob Cross, President of the Victoria Tall Ships Society. “The ship is steeped in history. It’ll be a real thrill for people to walk her decks and think of Captain Bligh and his mutinous crew, one of the greatest sea stories of all times.”

Check out more on The Bounty here.

Here's more on the Victoria festival.