HG&UW Photo Feature Tall Ships 2000 Halifax, Nova Scotia Part 2

Tall Ships 2000 Part 2

(click on the thumbnails to view larger pictures)    Eye of the Wind, an A-class brigantine from the UK. She was featured in the movie "White Squall", with Jeff Bridges. Eye of the Wind arriving in Halifax. Eye of the Wind sails downwind past the review ship. Fair Jeanne, an A-class brigantine based in Canada, with Highlander Sea in the background. Fair Jeanne. The forest of masts that could be seen along Pier 21 in Halifax. Gloria, an A-class barque from Colombia. Gloria approaches the camera. A broadside view of Gloria. A view of the Halifax waterfront during Tall Ships 2000. The former Canadian Hydrographic Service vessel Acadia is in the foreground, and the former HMCS Sackville can be seen in the background. Looking north along the waterfront, with the MacDonald Bridge in the background. The Canadian B-class schooner Highlander Sea. Built in Essex, Massachusetts, legend has it that she was intended to challenge the Bluenose. Instead, she spent many years in Boston as a pilot boat. Highlander Sea, who brought up the tail of the Parade of Sail, passes the camera. A broadside view of Highlander Sea. Although similiar in appearance to Bluenose II, Highlander Sea has less freeboard. 'HMS' Rose, a replica of an 18th century British frigate. Built in Lunenburg, NS, in 1970, she is now based in Bridgeport, Conn. 'HMS' Rose is an A-class full rigged ship. 'HMS' Rose at her berth. The stern of 'HMS' Rose. 'HMS' Rose, with Amerigo Vespucci in the background, as she approaches the review ship. 'HMS' Rose in a broadside view, with George's Island in the background. 'HMS' Rose. 'HMS' Rose. Kaiwo Maru, a Japanese A-class barque. Kaiwo Maru at her berth at Pier 21. Kaiwo Maru leaves her berth prior to the Parade of Sail. Kaiwo Maru. Kaiwo Maru comes around to sail downwind to the review ship during the Parade of Sail. Kaiwo Maru passes the camera, with George's Island in the background. A final view of Kaiwo Maru before she leaves Halifax Harbour. Kruzenshtern as she arrives in Halifax. She is an A-class barque from Russia. Kruzenshtern was the largest ship in Tall Ships 2000, and is the second largest in the world. Kruzenshtern heading to her berth. A stern view of Kruzenshtern at her berth. Kruzenshtern passes the camera. Kruzenshtern leaves the harbour. Libertad, an A-class full rigged ship from Argentina. As Libertad left before the Parade of Sail, to visit other ports, the following photographs are taken from Libertad's 1998 visit to Halifax. A forward view of Libertad. Libertad's crew are in the rigging as she leaves the wharf. Libertad sails from Halifax Harbour.