The Tall Ships returning

Waterford tall ship race details update

More details have been given in Waterford about the Tall Ships Races
2011, which starts six months from tomorrow.

It is expected to attract more than 500,000 visitors to the city’s
quays and the Suir estuary.

The event in the city, which will last for four days up to July 3rd,
attracted half a million visitors when it was a host port in 2005.

Already almost 40 tall ships from 10 countries have registered their
intention to be in Waterford.

Some 12 of these include the largest class A vessels in the world such
the Christian Radich from Norway, Cisne Branco from Brazil, Mir from
Russia and the British Pelican of London vessel.