Tall Ships Race - Parade of Sail 2011

Photo montage of the Parade of Sail of the Tall Ships as they leave Greenock on the next leg of the race.

The ships set sail from Waterford, Ireland and headed for Greenock, Scotland, then onto Lerwick, Shetland, from there to Stavanger, Norway and finishing in Halmstad, Sweden.

73 ships registered for the race in the 4 classes

Class A
All square -- rigged vessels (barque, barquentine, brig, brigantine or ship rigged) and all other vessel more than 40 metres Length Overall (LOA), regardless of rig.

Class B
Traditionally rigged vessels (ie gaff rigged sloops, ketches, yawls and schooners) with an LOA of less than 40 metres and with a waterline length (LWL) of at least 9.14 metres.

Class C
Modern rigged vessels (i.e Bermudan rigged sloops, ketches, yawls and schooners) with an LOA of less than 40 metres and with a waterline length (LWL) of at least 9.14 metres not carrying spinnaker-like sails.

Class D
Modern rigged vessels (i.e Bermudan rigged sloops, ketches, yawls and schooners) with an LOA of less than 40 metres and with a waterline length (LWL) of at least 9.14 metres carrying spinnaker-like sails.

Class A - 23 Ships Registered
Class B - 25 Ships Registered
Class C - 17 Ships Registered
Class D - 08 Ships Registered

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