Tall Ships Festival – Royal Greenwich
Tall Ships Festival
Tall Ships Festival at Royal Greenwich in London sees 15 Tall Ships return to London. As well as cruises along the River Thames on the tall ships, there are catered events on board the tall ships and fireworks displays throughout the Tall Ships Festival.
There is also an opportunity to visit two of the tall ships in moorings: Dar Młodzieży and Santa Maria Manuela. The tall ships are accessible by Thames Clippers from London Bridge City Pier and Royal Greenwich pier.
Dar Młodzieży (meaning ‘The Gift of Youth’) in the post picture is a Polish training ship launched in 1981. She was the prototype for a new class of ship – the first of six. She has a height of 62 metres and a length of 109 m. The fully rigged sail area is 3,015 square metres, allowing her to reach a speed of 16 knots (18 mph or 30 kph).
Just behind Dar Młodzieży in the post capture, is the Portuguese tall ship Santa Maria Manuela. Santa Maria Manuela was commissioned by Empresa de Pesca de Viana (the Viana do Castelo Fishing Company) and launched in 1938 after being built in just 62 days in Lisbon. Her masts are 36 metres high and she is 68 metres long. She has a cruising speed of 8 knots and a sail area of 1130 square metres.
More information available from Royal Borough of Greenwich.
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