Tall Ships Festival, Waterford
| Pictures from the Tall Ships Race Festival, July 6th - 9th, 2005. Click a Picture to view a larger image. |
US Coast Guard - The Eagle Eagle is a US Coast Guard Cutter and is the largest Tall Ship flying the Stars and Stripes. The Eagle is the seventh Coast Guard Cutter to bear the name in a proud line dating back to 1792 and is used for training purposes. |
The Artemis Launched in 1926, The Artemis, a former whaling vessel, traded all around the World until the end of the 50’s. |
The Jeanie Johnston - Famine Ship The Jeanie Johnston is a Replica emigrant famine ship. Jeanie Johnston was built at Blennerville and fitted out in Fenit in Co. Kerry. | ||||||
Europa Europa, a 3-Masted Barque, was launched in Hamburg in 1911, originally for cargo transportation. The Barque Tall Ships are very recognisable by the 3 or 4 masts carrying square sails on all except the aft mast. |
Eagle from High The United States Coast Guard Eagle, is a 295-foot, 1800 tonne, steel hulled, three-masted sailing vessel which actes as a floating classroom. It is the only active tall ship in the US Maritime Services. |
Mir, Russian Tall Ship Mir, meaning Peace in Russian, was built in 1987 in the Lenin Shipyard, Gdansk, Poland. It is 95m long, with 26 sails and a maximum speed of about 20 knots. | ||||||
The Mall The Mall, Reginalds Tower, Tower Hotel and some of the smaller ships at the Plaza marina, from the top of the tall ships Ferris Wheel. |
Back to the Future This is a picture taken on 9th July 2005, but digitally altered to try replicate what Waterford may have been like when Tall Ships were frequent visitors to Waterford port. |
WYJO - Warwickshire Youth Jazz Orchestra The Warwickshire Youth Jazz Orchestra comprise 20 musicians playing songs from the jazz, funk, latin & rock repertoires from 1920 to the current songs. | ||||||
Japanese Taiko Drumming Taiko drumming (kumi-daiko), stems from a Japanese cultural history of over two thousand years. One of the first uses of taiko drumming was in the battlefield as an instrument used to intimidate and scare the enemy. |
Mad Hatters A unique samba band who really getthe crowd going with a mix of festival drumming and crowd participation. |
Torann Torann are a six-piece percussion group which started in 2003. Torann are regular performers at Waterford Spraoi. | ||||||
On-Board the Tall Ships The majority of the Tall Ships in Waterford were open to visitors. Between 200,000 and 400,000 visitors were in Waterford during the 3 day event. |
High Altitude Marshmallow Toasting This is the Meath Heritage hot-air baloon (EI-DGW) which was only completed in August, 2004 and had its first flight in Bristol. It was manufactured by Cameron Balloons (possibly N-Type), the world's largest manufacturer of hot-air balloons. |
The Tall Ships at Night The tall ships were lit up at night, this picture was taken 8 hours before the start of the Tall Ships Race, 2005. | ||||||
The Tall Ships on the Suir You can see the Ferris Wheel and search lights on the North Wharf and the remaining ships on the south Marina. |
Tall Ships Fireworks - Start A Spectacular start to the fireworks which close the Tall Ships event in Waterford. |
Tall Ships Fireworks Contd. The fireworks were launched just in front of the brewery in Waterford at the West end of the quays. | ||||||
Fireworks over the Houses This picture shows the fireworks over the houses on Military Road. |
Tall Ships Fireworks - Gold Firework These fireworks came down in a shower of golden sparks. The fireworks were part of the closing of the Waterford Tall Ships celebrations. |
