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Morgenster was launched in 1919 as a herring lugger “Vrouw Maria” SCH 324 for the fishing company den Dulk. She was built at the shipyard Boot in Alphen. In 1927 she was motorised (200 HP La Meuse) and extended for another 7 meters. There she got her new name “Morgenster”. She continued as a motorised […]

Ryvingen is a pilot boat built in 1918 for sail and engine. She was pilot boat number 4, and this is why she has the number 4 in her mainsail together with a red vertical stripe. The red stripe is the symbol for a pilot boat, so she can be easily recognized. She got her […]

B.A.P. Unión is the first sail training ship of the Peruvian Navy. It acts as a training vessel for officers and naval cadets and as a sailing ambassador, promoting Peru in its various voyages around the world. It was launched in 2015 after a three year building project that took place in Spain. In 2017, […]

Young Endeavour was a gift from the United Kingdom to the Government and people of Australia to mark the Bicentenary in 1988. Construction began on the ship in May 1986 in Lowestoft, England and on 3 August 1987 she began the long voyage to Australia with a crew which included 24 young people from Britain […]

Tornado PZ-41 built in 1974 sails under ensign Yacht Club Polish Navy Kotwica. Tornado has participated in the Tall Ships’ Races many times since 1978. She is a fast yacht and has raced competitively, winning many trophies including the Illingworth Trophy in 1999.

I 1894 mottok den verdensberømte skipsdesigneren Colin Archer fra Larvik et helt spesielt oppdrag for den engelske tømmerhandleren Frederick Croft, som bestilte en yacht i høy klasse. Skipet ble sjøsatt 10. august 1897 og fikk navnet Wyvern fra mytologien, som betyr «en ærefryktinngytende drage». Frederick Croft var en entusiastisk sjømann og krysset Nordsjøen mange ganger, […]

Fulton of Marstal is a 3-mast schooner constructed in 1915 by shipbuilder Christian Ludvig Johansen. Built to transport dried and salted cod from Newfoundland to the Mediterranean. The small Marstal schooners, like the schooner Fulton, were called sparrows because there were many of them and they were always on long voyages. Nowadays, the ship is […]

The James Cook is named after Captain James Cook, RN, FRS, probably one of the greatest sailors, explorers and navigators ever to go to sea, and our boat spends much of her time sailing the North Sea waters where the young Cook learned his sailing skills. A regular in The Tall and Small Ships’ Races […]

The Sail Training Ship SØRLANDET is owned and administrated by a non-profit foundation. The objective of the ship’s sailing activities is to offer the general public an experience in traditional life on board a tall ship, as well as maintaining the ship by active use. SØRLANDET is open for charter cruises, participating in hired port […]

Dar Szczecina is owned by the City of Szczecin in Poland and has undertaken many Tall Ships’ Races since 1976, normally manned by students from the city. The vessel’s name means “gift of Szczecin”.

THALASSA was originally built in 1980 in Harlingen, Holland, but after she sank in 1985 was bought by Arnold Hilkema and Jacob Jan Dam who totally rebuilt and refitted her. She was relaunched in 1995. 2004 was the first year she competed in The Tall Ships Races.

Spaniel was designed and built in Poland in 1979 as a single handed ocean racer. In 1980, Polish Yachtsmen took line honours in the Ostar 80 race after a 19 day Westward Atlantic Crossing. From 1982-97, the Academy of Science for research and occasional cruising and racing used Spaniel. Privately owned since 1997, Spaniel is […]

Artemis is the goddess of the hunt in Greek mythology. The Frisian Sailing Company’s new flagship was given that name when she was launched in 1926. Equipped as a whaling vessel, she hunted whales until the end of the 1940’s. She chiefly navigated the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic Ocean. In the 1950’s, she was […]

The construction of a sailing school for the Navy of Ecuador responded to an aspiration long cherished by many fans to the practice of sailing, official, in love the wind and the sea, but above all convinced that this type of ship would be an ideal medium for the formation of the marine in the […]

Creoula is a four masted schooner which was launched in 1937 after a record building time of 62 working days. She has a reinforced bow to enable her to fish in the icy seas off Newfoundland and Greenland. Until her last fishing trip in 1973, Creoula had wooden topmasts, boom and gaffs. She had run […]