Tall Ships 2008
Tacoma's 2008 Tall Ships festival coverage with updates of the event, insight on some of the ships and their crews and a tour of the fascinating world of tall ships.
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Team coverage of Tall Ships Tacoma 2008.
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Posted by Scott Fontaine @ 02:33:24 pm

This just in from the Tall Ships Tacoma office: The Point Ruston Ferry is moving near Johnny’s Seafood at 1199 Dock St. to act as a crew lounge for visiting sailors.

The tug Joe is pulling the ferry, which is a sales office for the residential development, toward its new location.

Categories: Getting ready
Posted by John Henrikson @ 12:56:00 pm

The American Sail Training Association just sent out a bulletin detailing the ports on its Tall Ships Challenge race. A fleet of more than 30 ships will sail and race down the Pacific Coast, with stops at events along the way.

The non-profit ASTA organizes the races, which rotate between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes.

Here's this season's schedule:

Victoria, B.C. tall ships festival: June 25-29

Tall Ships Tacoma: July 3-7.

Port Alberni, BC, July 10-12.

Festival of Sail San Francisco: July 23-27.

Oxnard, Calif., Tall Ships® Festival: Aug. 7-10.

Festival of Sail Los Angeles: Aug. 13-17.

San Diego: Aug. 20-24.

Read the full press release.

Categories: About the ships