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Parade of Sail - 9th September 2014
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The Royal Greenwich Tall
Ships Festival took place over four sites from 5 to 9 September 2014. This pages shows a selection
of images of the 'Parade of Sail' departure on 9th September of the Tall Ships which had
visited the Thames. I photographed all the significant ships as they left
the Thames in the Parade of Sail on the afternoon of 9th September 2014.
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Parade of Sail - 9th September 2014
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Based in north Dorset, the Amelie Rose was launched
in 2009 by two people who quit their City jobs in IT to reconnect people
with Britain's maritime heritage and island story. The charm of this boat is
obvious as soon as you see her bobbing in the harbour.
With wide, flush decks this lovingly built wooden ship offers plenty of
space for its crew, despite being smaller than some others. Below decks she
is light and airy, with an open-plan arrangement and a reading light for
each bed. A wood-fired heating stove and glowing oil lamps makes the big oak
dining table a great place for the crew to gather to dine together on the
hearty fare prepared on board and spin tall tales of exotic lands and
foreign ports.
www.topsail-adventures.co.uk
Amelie Rose leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Atyla is a 31 meter long two-masted staysail schooner
handmade between 1980 and 1984 using hardwoods, especially iroko. Atyla is
truly one of a kind. She was hand-built from solid wood by a team of
volunteers, using traditional local techniques and design and incorporating
centuries of accumulated knowledge and skills in the art of Spanish
shipbuilding and carpentry.
Originally built to circumnavigate the globe following the route of Spanish
explorer Juan Sebastián Elcano, Atyla instead ended up serving a long stint
as a tourist boat in various Spanish resorts. This year, after undergoing a
refit, she began to take place in various STI tall ships events.
www.atylaship.com
Atyla leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Challenge Wales
(2000 -
UK)
Challenger 2
(2000 -
UK)
Challenger 4
(2000 -
UK)
Challenge Wales, Challenger 2 and
Challenger 4 were launched as three of 12 identical yachts designed by
Robert Humphreys and built by Devonport Yachts in 2000 to compete in the
world’s toughest yacht race, the round-the-world Global Challenge.
Challenge Wales was built as Challenge Business 47. During
her round-the-world experiences she has survived everything from gusts of
over 60 knots to 50-foot waves crashing onto the deck. After taking part in
four of the races, she became a sail training vessel in 2009. In 2012
Challenge Wales was invited to be part of the Queen's Jubilee Thames
Pageant, and young people from across Wales were able to sail her up the
Thames as part of a special Jubilee voyage. Website:
www.challengewales.org
Challenger 2 and Challenger 2 are now operated as sail
training vessels by the Tall Ships Youth Trust, the world’s oldest and
largest sail training charity for 12 to 25 year olds. Fast but safe, the
Challenger Yachts provide the perfect introduction to sailing.
tallships.org/about-us/the-fleet/challenger-yachts
Challenge Wales leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Challenger2 & 4 leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Dar Mlodziezy
(1982 -
Poland)
Dar Mlodziezy's name translates as ‘The Gift
of Youth’ in English. A steel, full-rigged ship, Dar Mlodziezy was
designed by Poland’s leading naval ship architect Zygmunt Choren and was
built at the shipyard in Gdansk, Poland in 1982 for the Naval Academy
(Wyzsza Szkola Morska w Gdyni). Dar Mlodziezy was the first
three-masted sail training ship of a series: Dar Mlodziezy, Druzhba, Me,
Khersones, Pallada & Nadezhda.
www.dar-mlodziezy.de
Dar Mlodziezy leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
De Gallant
(1916 -
Netherlands)
Originally built as a herring drifter and launched in
1916, this ship’s hull was salvaged and rebuilt by the Tall Ship Gallant
Foundation some 70 years after she was first launched. The restoration
project was part of a Dutch government-aided employment scheme to provide
young people with work experience. De Gallant is now a common
presence at European sailing events and races, providing a hands-on sailing
experience for passengers and comfortable surroundings both above and below
deck.
www.degallant.nl/nieuws
De Gallant (blue hull) leaving the Thames
with Jantje & Amelie Rose
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Launched in 1912, the Duet was once owned by
the famous explorer Augustine Courtauld. To celebrate her 100th birthday
this ship went on a round-the-world voyage in 7 legs. She is a keen
competitor in Tall Ships' Races, and has been in the past both class and
overall winner.
www.cirdantrust.org/vessels/duet.htm
Grayhound leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Eda Frandsen was built in Denmark in 1938, starting
life as a lobster fishing vessel. She was rebuilt and refitted as a charter
vessel between 1991 and 1996 to combine her natural seaworthiness and
reliability with romance and tradition. Beautifully kept and maintained, the
level of craftsmanship and detail aboard Eda Frandsen is first class, with
original features and unique detail. She was recently featured in the 2013
Sunday Times Travel ‘100 Greatest Holidays on the Planet’ and the
Independent’s guide to the best European sailing holidays.
http://eda-frandsen.co.uk/
Eda Frandsen leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Built in 2009, this schooner is equipped with five
comfortable twin cabins. The sailing ship is equipped with 5 comfortable
twin cabins, each cabin with own bathroom/shower/WC and air-conditioning.
According present demands and according present new built rules the sailing
ship is equipped with all possible technique ready to go around the world.
Especially long term charter somewhere on the world, private or business
motivated, are welcome for this sailing ship.
www.windisourfriend.com/en/sailingship/eldorado.html
Eldorado leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
The Excelsior is officially one of the 60
most important historic ships in Britain. Built in Lowestoft in 1921 and
lovingly restored by the Excelsior Trust in the 1980s, she is a
rare survivor of the thousands of first-class smacks that used to work the
North Sea from the east coast of the UK in the 19th century. Today,
Excelsior is the only traditional sailing trawler left on the east
coast and - uniquely - the only sailing trawler that can still trawl with
authentic gear. Designed to tackle the demanding North Sea, she is both
comfortable and quick, and very stable.
www.theexcelsiortrust.co.uk/
Excelsior leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Eye of the Wind
(1911 -
UK)
A majestic brigantine built to last in 1911 with a
colourful history and distinctive appearance, that has co-starred in films
with Tommy Lee Jones and Jeff Bridges. This ship served as Prince Charles'
flagship during Operation Drake, a round-the-world voyage in ten stages with
crew from dozens of countries.
www.theexcelsiortrust.co.uk/
Eye of the Wind leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
This striking ship was launched in 2012 and is a
wooden replica of the Cornish-built privateers of the 18th century. As a
lugger, her sails have a distinct tiered appearance that marks this boat out
from the square-rigged pack, and also enables her to outpace most other
ships when sailing against the wind.
www.classic-sailing.co.uk/vessels/grayhound-lugger
Grayhound (leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Gulden Leeuw
(1937 -
Netherlands)
The Gulden Leeuw (‘Golden Lion’ in English) was built
in 1937 on behalf of the Danish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. She
was designed and built as an ocean-going ice class ship, and frequently used
for marine biological research. Recently converted into a three-masted
topsail schooner, this classy ship now has a large dining room and even a
bar. During this year’s regatta, the Gulden Leeuw has been crewed by young
trainees from the local area who were sponsored by the Royal Borough of
Greenwich.
www.gulden-leeuw.nl/en/
Gulden Leeuw sailing upriver to the start of
the parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Gulden Leeuw leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Iris
(1916 -
Netherlands)
Launched in 1916, The Iris is a traditional
Dutch herring lugger, though between 1920 and 1975 she was used as a coastal
trader in the Baltic Sea. She has five twin-berth cabins along with a
spacious lounge and galley, and even a small on-board library. With all
sails set, the Iris can reach a top speed of 11 knots (approximately 20km/h)
in favourable conditions.
www.iris-sailing.com
Iris sailing upriver to the start of the
parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Iris leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Jantje
(19?? -
Netherlands)
The Jantje, which was previously named
Ennie en Appie, started out as a cod fishing vessel. In 1969 she was
rebuilt into the schooner brig, also known as a brigantine, that she is
today. High speeds and good sailing qualities historically made this a
favourite rig of pirates! www.sailing-jantje.nl
Jantje sailing upriver to the start of the
parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Jantje (black hull) leaving the Thames with
De Gallant & Amelie Rose
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
The Jolie Brise is owned, maintained and sailed by
the pupils of Dauntsey's School, Wiltshire. She was launched in Le Havre in
1913 and designed to make fast ocean passages - she was the last ship to
carry the Royal Mail under sail, but as steam power replaced sail she
instead became a fishing ship. She passed through various owners in the
intervening decades until she ended up in the possession of the Exeter
Maritime Museum, which agreed a long-term lease with Dauntsey’s in 1977, to
whom she was eventually sold in 2003. She is a regular competitor in Tall
Ships Races, and was the overall winner of the 2000 Transatlantic Tall Ships
Race and the 2011 Tall Ships Race, with various other line honours in the
intervening years. In 2012 the Jolie Brise joined the Queen's Diamond
Jubilee Pageant before joining the Tall Ships Race that year, which she also
won. www.joliebrise.com
Jolie Brise leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
JR Tolkien
(1916 -
Netherlands)
Originally the JR Tolkien was a seagoing tug
built in East Germany under the name of Dierkow. She was
technically advanced for her time, with a diesel electric propulsion system.
After the Berlin Wall fell it was hard to keep the tug in operation - she
was noisy and inefficient to run, and then the company that owned her went
bankrupt. She was purchased in 1995, renamed and transformed into the
elegant schooner that she is today.
www.classic-sailing.co.uk/vessels/j-r-tolkien
JR Tolkien sailing upriver to the start of
the parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
JR Tolkien leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Kapitan Borchardt
(1917 -
Poland)
Kapitan Borchardt is a three-masted
gaff-rigged schooner, built in the Netherlands as an ocean cargo ship. Over
the years, it sailed as Nora, Harlingen, Mowe, Vader Gerrit, In Spe,
Utskar and recently as Najaden - under this name it was used
by the maritime school in Stockholm. On 30 August 2011, the ship was handed
over to Polish sailors at the Nynashamn port from where it made its first
voyage under the Polish flag. Since 8 October 2011 when it was christened in
Gdańsk, it has sailed under the name of Kapitan Borchardt, as a
Polish training sailing ship. It was named after Karol Olgierd Borchardt to
honour the idea of popularization of maritime traditions and customs and to
honour the name of the well-known Polish captain, man of letters and marine
writer. Kapitan Borchardt
www.kapitanborchardt.pl/main.php?ulang=en
Kapitan Borchardt leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Lady of Avenel
(1969 -
Netherlands)
Built in Poland in 1969, this ship was converted into
a sailing vessel in 1991. She shares her name with another brigantine fitted
out by Wilfred Dowman, the man who purchased the Cutty Sark and
refitted her as a sail training ship. A complement of 12 will crew this
gorgeous ship, which has a large fully equipped galley and spacious deck
saloon, from Falmouth to Royal Greenwich. On-board accommodation consists of
four two-berth cabins with a further eight berths in a spacious bunk room.
www.sailingdreams.co.uk/vessel/details/Lady of Avenel.html
Lady of Avenel sailing upriver to the
start of the parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Lady of Avenel leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Built by F Wilkinson in Charlton, Greenwich in 1892
as a typical speedy Victorian cutter, this graceful ship's pedigree includes
winning the Round Britain yacht race in 1904. She was lovingly restored
between 2008 and 2012 by the Suffolk-based Leila Sailing Trust. In sailing
to Royal Greenwich, this ship will be returning to where she was built 122
years before.
www.leila2c.org
Leila leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Loth Lorien
(19?? -
Netherlands)
The Loth Loriën was built in Norway and
originally sailed as a herring lugger. In 1989, she was bought by her
current owner who spent two years converting her into a two-masted lugger
with modern rigging and furnishing her with a luxurious interior including a
saloon and bar. After a further transformation into a three-masted schooner,
the Loth Loriën had four new square sails added to her foremast in
2009 to create a stunning barquentine. She is named after the Elvish kingdom
in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
Iris sailing upriver to the start of the
parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Iris leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
A traditional Dutch sailing ketch built by De Vries
Lentsch in Amsterdam, Maybe was launched in 1933 as a
round-the-world cruiser. She was hidden during the Second World War to avoid
falling into the hands of the enemy, and afterwards she underwent a full
refit with a new rig. Maybe took part in the first-ever Tall Ships
Races in 1956, and her other adventures include numerous Atlantic crossings
and a trip through the Panama Canal and around the USA to Canada. Maybe
recently underwent another full refurbishment, returning to sailing in 2007.
www.maybe-sailing.com
Maybe leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Mercedes
(1958 -
Netherlands)
The magnificent brig Mercedes is a
two-masted square-rigged sailing ship. Originally built as an ocean-going
fishing vessel in 1958, she fished for years in the North Atlantic.
Mercedes was transformed into an elegant classic brig for corporate
hospitality in 2005, making her one of the youngest ships in the
international tall ships fleet. Her refit has given her impressive rigging
with 900m² of sails, the highest safety standards and excellent
seaworthiness alongside stunning good looks.
www.windisourfriend.com/en/sailingship/mercedes.html
Mercedes sailing upriver to the
start of the parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Mercedes leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
A classic vessel launched in 1906, Moosk was
one of the very first boats to include a motor and lighting. Rediscovered as
an abandoned wreck in Glasgow in 1998, she has been rebuilt by
Southwold-based G Brown and Sons, reclaiming all of her previous grace and
speed. Simple and handy to sail, she has a deep hull which makes her smooth
and steady through water.
Like Pegasus and
Tectona, she is operated as a sail training
vessel by The Island Trust and regularly races competitively in the Tall
Ships Races.www.theislandtrust.org.uk/boats/moosk/
Moosk leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Morgenster
(1916 -
Netherlands)
Originally named Vrouwe Maria, the brig
Morgenster started life as a North Sea herring lugger. She was renamed
Morgenster (Dutch for ‘Morning Star’) in 1958, and later was used
for sport fishing and as a radio ship for Dutch station Radio Delmare. After
falling into a state of disrepair, Morgenster was rescued and
transformed into a sail training vessel, taking part in her first Tall Ships
Race in 2008. Her beautiful rigging is based on the American clippers from
the eighteenth century, which were famous for their speed and
manoeuvrability.
www.zeilbrik.org/index-uk.php
Morgenster sailing upriver to the
start of the parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Morgenster leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Oosterschelde
(1916 -
Netherlands)
The three-masted topsail schooner Oosterschelde
is the last remaining representative of the large fleet of schooners that
sailed under the Dutch flag at the beginning of the 20th century. As the
largest restored Dutch sailing ship the Oosterschelde is a monument
for Dutch shipbuilding and maritime navigation under sail.
www.oosterschelde.nl
Oosterschelde sailing upriver to the
start of the parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Oosterschelde leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Built by the Rolt brothers at the Bristol Classic
Boat Co and launched in 2008, Pegasus was designed with young
people in mind. Based on traditional Bristol Channel pilot cutters, this
elegant, luxurious vessel is fast with easy rigging, making her perfect for
inexperienced and younger crew. She is spacious below deck with great
cooking facilities and living accommodation, making for a comfortable
introduction to sail training. Like
Moosk and Tectona, she is operated as a sail training
vessel by The Island Trust and regularly races competitively in the Tall
Ships Races.
www.theislandtrust.org.uk/boats/pegasus/
Pegasus leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Pelican of London
(2008 -
UK)
A beautiful ship with a unique profile capable of
astonishing speeds under sail. She was designed to be technically superb,
and to combine speed with stability whether she is sailing downwind or
windward.
www.adventureundersail.com
Pelican of London leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
A ship intended to fulfil a social purpose, Rupel
was built over a five-year period on the banks of the river Rupel in Belgium
by unemployed young people. The project to build this gaff schooner provided
them with skills that would help them find jobs more easily. She is now used
extensively in work with vulnerable people, and as to rehabilitate young
people who have become involved in crime. In the summer, Rupel
sails the Belgian coastline and takes part in the Tall Ships Races and other
events in northern Europe.
www.t-groep.be/rupel/
Rupel leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Shtandart (1999 -
Russia)
The Shtandart is a modern replica of a
Russian navy flagship that was built for Peter the Great in 1703. The
original Shtandart served until 1727, when it was broken up after
being accidentally damaged during a refit. Catherine I, then Empress of
Russia, ordered a replica to be built, but this was not fulfilled until a
group of sailing enthusiasts embarked upon a project in 1994. The new
Shtandart combines historical accuracy with modern features. She has a
steering wheel and helm, decorative carvings, furniture, masts, gangways
hatches and even cannons that are carefully copied from the original ship,
but she also meets modern safety and comfort standards.
www.shtandart.com
Shtandart sailing upriver to the
start of the parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Shtandart leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Stavros S Niarchos
(???? - UK)
The biggest brig built in Britain for over a century,
Stavros S Niarchos is used as a sail training vessel by the Tall
Ships Youth Trust charity. She was built to replace the charity’s
long-serving schooners Malcolm Miller and Sir Winston Churchill,
which took young people sailing for over 30 years. The ship is named after
the late businessman, sailor and philanthropist Stavros S Niarchos,
who had a long association with the charity. Over 3,000 young people sail
with the Tall Ships Youth Trust every year, and people with physical and
mental disabilities are welcome on all voyages.
tallships.org
Stavros S Niarchos leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
The Swan was one of the finest boats in the
Scottish fishing fleet, and at the time she was launched she was the largest
ever to be built at Lerwick. Swan continued fishing until the
1950s, when she was retired and used as a houseboat. Lovingly restored by
the Swan Trust from 1990, she was transformed into a Shetland Smack - a
traditional seagoing fishing boat - using authentic materials. This
beautiful ship plans to set out from Lerwick on 18 August for a
round-Britain sail, of which the Falmouth - Royal Greenwich Tall Ships
Regatta forms the second leg.
The Scottish herring fishing experienced its peak in the early years of the
20th century. Every summer hundreds of sailing vessels packed into Lerwick
harbour, and other ports around the coastline. Two types of vessel
dominated; the Fifies, and the Zulus. These massive timber boats were unique
to the Scottish fleet, and were the ultimate development in Scottish herring
sail boats. The Fifies had vertical stern posts, and the Zulus had
distinctively angled sterns. The boats measured 75 feet (23 metres) or more
in length, and were fitted with steam capstans that enabled them to haul
their nets, and handle their enormous masts and sails.
The Fifie Swan LK243 was launched in May 1900 at Hay and Company’s
yard in Lerwick. She was regarded as “one of the finest fishing boats afloat
in the North of Scotland”. But the Fifies’ days were numbered - steam
drifters were already beginning to push sail boats out of business.
www.swantrust.com
Swan leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Tecla
(1915 -
Netherlands)
Built in 1914 and still going strong after almost 100
years, Tecla is small but fast – she’s won many places during Tall
Ships Races and Regattas. Tecla was built in Vlaardingen near
Rotterdam in the Netherlands as a herring boat, working the North Sea. She
was then used in Denmark as a coastal trader, before returning to the
Netherlands in 1980 to be refitted as a charter sailing vessel. Tecla
is now owned and sailed by a family of four professional sailors, who
combine a passion for the ship’s traditional looks with modern techniques
and equipment.
www.tecla-sailing.com
Tecla sailing upriver to the
start of the parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Tecla leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
The Tectona was built in Calicut, India in
1929 to take advantage of the exotic hardwoods available, and was then
shipped back to England for use as a yacht. Laid up during the war, she was
in a very sorry state prior to a restoration in the 1960s. After a period of
ownership by Plymouth City Council for sail training and a Swiss charity
devoted to helping disadvantaged young people she was acquired by Dr Roger
Crabtree, who sailed her back to England from Marseilles in 2008. Since then
Tectona has offered the enormous benefits of the sail-training
experience to people with mental health or rehab problems. Like
Pegasus and
Moosk, she is operated as a sail training
vessel by The Island Trust and regularly races competitively in the Tall
Ships Races.
www.tectona.org.uk
Tectona leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
The STS Tenacious is a modern British wooden
sail training ship, specially designed in the 1990s to accommodate anyone
over 16 with a disability. Launched in 2000, it became the largest wooden
tall ship built in the United Kingdom in the last 100 years. It is 65 metres
(213.25 feet) long, including bowsprit, and it is rigged as a (three-masted)
barque with two mizzen gaffs. Its deck is 49.85 metres long, its hull is
54.02 metres long, and it has a beam of 10.6 metres at its widest point.
The Tenacious displaces about 714 tons (summer draft). Its maiden
voyage was on 1 September 2000 from Southampton to Southampton calling at
Sark, St Helier and Weymouth. The ship is owned by a UK-based charity, the
Jubilee Sailing Trust, which also owns the 42 metre long tall ship STS
Lord Nelson (length including bowsprit is 55 metres and waterline
length is 37 metres). Since the charity’s inception in 1978, it has taken
over 36,000 trainees to sea. jst.org.uk
Tenacious sailing upriver to the
start of the parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Tenacious leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Thalassa
(1980 -
Netherlands)
As well as being able to sail up to 13 knots,
Thalassa is also a real eye-catcher with a total of 14 sails, adding up
to a grand total of 800 square metres. She is rigged in a traditional style,
but equipped to the highest modern standards with a stylish and luxurious
interior. jst.org.uk
Thalassa sailing upriver to the
start of the parade
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Thalassa leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
Urania
(19?? - Netherlands)
Urania leaving the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th September 2014
