Historical Seas Tall Ships Regatta 2010

Host ports in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey now finalised

Final detailed agreements have now been signed with host ports in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey to complete planning arrangements the Historical Seas Tall Ships Regatta 2010, it was announced today by Sail Training International.

The Regatta will comprise the traditional mix of races and cruises-in-company for a Tall Ships event organised by Sail Training International*. It will begin in May and conclude in early June 2010, in time for those taking part to make passage to northern Europe for the annual summer series Tall Ships’ Races (organised by Sail Training International).

Leg one of the Historical Seas Tall Ships Regatta will follow the route, according to legend, of Jason and the Argonaughts in search of the Golden Fleece from Volos, Greece (12-15 May) through the Dardanelles into the Black Sea. The next port of call will be Varna, Bulgaria (21-24 May), departing on the country’s National Day (24 May). From there the fleet will race to Istanbul, Turkey (27-30 May), where the Regatta will be a centrepiece of the city’s celebrations of its designation as European Capital of Culture in 2010. From there the fleet will cruise and race to Lavrion, Greece (4-7 June) close to Athens and a wealth of other historical and cultural sites.

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“This will be the first ever Tall Ships event in this region of Europe, and we now have an enthusiastic set of host ports determined it will be a great success” says Capt Robin Snouck-Hurgronje, Chairman of the Regatta’s management committee. “Sail Training International plans to organise other events in the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Aegean and Black Seas in future years, perhaps annually, as part of its development programme.”

*The Historical Seas Tall Ships Regatta 2010 is organised by Tall Ships International Limited, a wholly owned company of Sail Training International.

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