Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Pallada and Cuauhtemoc

The 356-foot full rigged ship Pallada from Vladivostok (foreground) and the 270-foot barque Cuauhtemoc from the Mexican Navy visited Port Alberni, BC last July during the Tall Ships Challenge race series.

The annual series organized by the American Sail Training Association will be in the Great Lakes in 2006:

July 12-16, 2006: Cleveland, Ohio
TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Cleveland

July 20 - 23, 2006: Bay City, Michigan
Tall Ship® Celebration: Bay City
www.tallshipcelebration.com

July 27 - 31, 2006: Green Bay, Wisconsin
TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Green Bay
www.tallshipgreenbay.com

August 3 - 9, 2006: Chicago, Illinois
Tall Ships® Chicago

Visit the ASTA web site here for more details on the series and how you can sail on the participating ships.

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