HampshireCam Travels ~ Cutty Sark Tall Ships and the Parade of Sail

A young couple await the arrival of the Tall Ships

A young couple await the arrival of the Tall Ships into Portsmouth Harbour.

 

Italian tall ship Palinuro

Being escorted into the harbour, the Italian tall ship Palinuro.

 

Not a monster from the deep, but the massive  P&O ferry the Portsmouth Express leaving on its' journey to France. The ferry can reach speeds of up to 41 knots

Not a monster from the deep, but the massive P&O ferry the Portsmouth Express leaving on its' journey to France. The ferry can reach speeds of up to 41 knots.

 

The largest of the Tall Ships the Polish Dar Mlodziezy

The largest of the Tall Ships the Polish Dar Mlodziezy berthed in the naval base.

 

The harbour tours doing good business

The harbour tours doing good business.

 

The tall ships tower over three Royal Navy Destroyers

Little and large - The tall ships tower over three Royal Navy Destroyers.

 

The Parade of Sail was preceded by a display by the Red Arrows

The Parade of Sail on Sunday was preceded by a display by the Red Arrows.

 

HMS Exeter

HMS Exeter escorted The Parade of Sail from Porthsmouth Harbour into the Solent past Gilkicker Point. She then anchored between Browndown and the East Bramble Buoys, the fleet then passed around HMS Exeter before proceeding east out of the Solent.

 

The Stavros S Niarchos

The Sail Training Association ship Stavros S. Niarchos, leads the Tall Ships in their Parade of Sail.

 

Mir, Russia

The Mir, Russia.


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