The Ocean Institute is celebrating its 29th year hosting the Toshiba Tall Ships Festival at Dana Point, CA. The festival kicks off with a tall ships parade at sunset tomorrow, September 6th with festivities continuing through the weekend. Participating ships include the brig Pilgrim, the topsail schooner Spirit of Dana Point, the twin brigantines Irving Johnson and Exy Johnson, the three masted schooner American Pride, the topsail schooner Californian, the schooner Curlew, and the gaff-topsail schooner Bill of Rights. There will be music, food, arts and crafts, ship tours, historical reenactments and battle cruises. Click here to learn more.
Hi Rick, here’s a great tall ships directory. It chronicles the storied histories of ships with the same rigging types that visited the Dana Point event.