Advertisement
« previous next »
The Big Party  
   

The Big Party

The Tall Ship Races

July 13th 2014
I have always loved tall ships. I have been lucky enough to sail on three different ships from afternoon-long mock battle voyages to an epic, two month long crossing of the Southern Ocean. While sailing on the ships is the pinnacle of excitement for me, another experience revolving around tall ships has intrigued me for years. The closest I had come to attending was in San Francisco when I found o ... read more
Europe » Norway » Eastern Norway

Norwegian Flag Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more
Advertisement
30th April 2016

Tall Ships
Fantastic you could attend tall ships racing in Norway Keith. How lucky are you to have been part of the crew for one on an epic voyage!!! The great tall ships of the world sailed into Sydney Harbour together for our Bicentennial celebrations in 1988. Now that was a sight.

Tot: 0.055s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 10; qc: 10; dbt: 0.0101s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb