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Tag Archives: tall ships
Tall Ships Fly the Black Flag – Elf & Safety strikes again
UK newspapers have been publishing a steady stream of reports of the nonsensical consequences of Health & Safety regulations and the way they are interpreted, but this is just one facet of a worldwide trend towards regulation and micro-management. Mainland … Continue reading
Tall Ship Belém – spring 2009 schedule
After 5 months in La Seyne sur Mer for her winter overhaul, Belém will set sail from Toulon on April 10th, on the first voyage of her summer season . For nearly two months, this tall ship will be taking … Continue reading
Belém and the banking crisis
I have just received a newsletter from the Belém Foundation. Apart from the usual updates on where Belém is and what she’s doing, there is a note from the Foundation’s president, Paul le Bihan, thanking the French bank Caisse d’Epargne … Continue reading
Tall Ships in Liverpool – July 2008
by Margaret B Dickinson. Click on the photo below to see the full collection of Margaret’s superb photos on flickr.com John Masefield’s “Sea Fever” did it for me, and more so the “Onedin Line” with all that adventure and romance … Continue reading
Belém goes to Montreal
by Mike K-H Belém left Quebec at 02:00 on Monday 7 July, so there probably weren’t many people around to see her off. 14 hours later she anchored off the town of Trois Rivières, halfway to Montreal, and remained lit … Continue reading