A big Event to aim for,The Tall Ships Race,The last real beauties of the seas,come together for the public to view them and in some cases board and look aroundI had chance to visit in 1997.Fortunately my Godfather was the Lieutenant Commander of the Shabib Oman,a still then, active sailing ship of war belonging to the Sultan of Oman, Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
This year there are an expected 120 Tall ships registered to sail into Turku,23-26July.I f you get the chance it is a beautiful sight as these old ships are so lovingly maintained,You can read more here http://www.nectareal.com lol.Griff