~Tall Ships, heading out of the Charleston Harbor~

 

~Spirit of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina~

Late this afternoon, I went to the point at Ft Johnson and watched the Tall Ships head out of the Charleston Harbor - it was a hot day, one of those where the sky is almost colorless.  Thankfully there was a breeze.

I thought you might like to see some of the ships - two years ago (in 2007) I showed images of them leaving the harbor as well.  This year I've attempted to name them - some are pretty obvious, others less so - but I used this site as a guide.  I got to go aboard some of these ships on Friday evening - you can see some of those images here.  Update, 1 July 2009:  Go and take a look at Joan's photos too - she was out on the water as the ships left the harbor.

I think that they're heading to Boston next (here's a list of the ships confirmed to be there).

They really are magnificent - even on a colorless day. 

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~U.S. Coast Guard Barque EAGLE~

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~Spirit of Bermuda~

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~Mircea~

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~Kruzenshtern~

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~Jolie Brise~

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~Europa~

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~Capitan Miranda~

Comments

[joan]

Wasn't it grand! I was out there on a yacht feeling very lucky. I waved at you :)

[Dragonfly Lady]

Hi there,
I've also been on three of these ships and have raced in Tall ships Races with them, they are indeed a majestic site on the wave.
(Europa, Jolie Brise & Kruzenstern)