A tradition since 1956, the Tall Noble Sailing Race will be done in Aegean, Marmara and Black Sea waters fort he first time in its history with the support of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture.
Initial contact between Sail Training International (STI) and the Turkish Chamber of Shipping (TCS) occurred during a conference in Kuala Lumpur in May 2005. Subsequent correspondence lead to an extraordinary event: May of 2010 will be defined and remembered for years to come as “Tall Ships Regatta in Historical Seas 2010″. The Regatta and Races of the Tall Ships 2010 will definitely lead to an unprecedented remembrance of the rise and fall of many civilizations like the Mycenaean, Trojan, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and the events leading to the foundation of the modern Turkish Republic-not to forget the dawn of a new era starting from 1453 and also historic Gallipoli.
All details are here: http://www.tallshipsregatta.org/hsr_course.php
Tue, May 11, 2010
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