2014 Festival of Sail’s many beautiful tall ships!
People arrive at San Diego’s 2014 Festival of Sail on the Embarcadero.
I began a description of the 2014 Festival of Sail in the previous blog post, where I showed photos of the brig Pilgrim docked on San Diego’s Embarcadero. The big Labor Day weekend event features 21 different vessels, so now I’ll provide a quick tour of the other beautiful tall ships that can be seen on sparkling San Diego Bay! I have so many pics that I’ve broken them up into two separate parts.
The sails of the historic Star of India rise beyond a kettle corn sign!The many ships of the San Diego Maritime Museum took part, including HMS Surprise.
You might remember having seen HMS Surprise in the Academy Award winning movie Master and Commander, starring Russell Crowe!
One of several pirates walking about the annual event, thrilling lots of kids.Three temporary floating docks are surrounded by visiting tall ships.
The nearest ship is the Pilgrim, a replica of the historic ship described by Richard Henry Dana in Two Years Before the Mast.
Gaff-rigged schooner Spirit of Dana Point was tied up next to the Pilgrim.Early morning festival visitors check out the Spirit of Dana Point.One of several photographers looking for cool shots on the beautiful ships.This large bell was donated by famous actor John Wayne from his own ranch!
That is one loud bell!
Ship’s compass is another typical nautical sight.Looking across the picturesque deck of the Spirit of Dana Point.Golden female figurehead gazes out across San Diego Bay.Three-masted schooner American Pride awaits across the dock.American Pride and paddleboarder seen from bayside walkway.View of American Pride’s elegant stern from nearby Curlew.Photographer on American Pride takes aim at a cannon!American Pride, built in 1941, calls Long Beach home.People prepare to board the small staysail schooner CurlewThis sailing ship won many East Coast races in the 1920’s and 1930’s.Visitors check out the beautiful sailing vessel.Curlew served as a training ship and submarine patrol boat in World War II.Kayakers were out cruising among the assembled tall ships.The Tole Mour awaits at the second floating dock, my next stop!
Stay tuned! There’s more to come!
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2 thoughts on “2014 Festival of Sail’s many beautiful tall ships!”
What stunning ships! Must have been quite an experience to board them.
Even though I’m a certified landlubber, I’ve always been fascinated by the sea: especially by old sailing ships and their exotic voyages of discovery. The vast ocean is the setting of many of my favorite works of fiction. And non-fiction, come to think of it! The idea of seeking out new horizons, sailing into the unknown… I find it exciting! These beautiful tall ships produce a feeling of wave-tossed freedom and nostalgia for a bygone era…
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What stunning ships! Must have been quite an experience to board them.
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Even though I’m a certified landlubber, I’ve always been fascinated by the sea: especially by old sailing ships and their exotic voyages of discovery. The vast ocean is the setting of many of my favorite works of fiction. And non-fiction, come to think of it! The idea of seeking out new horizons, sailing into the unknown… I find it exciting! These beautiful tall ships produce a feeling of wave-tossed freedom and nostalgia for a bygone era…
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