A replica Spanish tall ship has attracted crowds after docking in a British seaside town as part of a European tour. Hundreds of people turned out to see Galeón Andalucía arrive in Great Yarmouth, in the English county of Norfolk, on Tuesday evening (29 May 2024). The vessel was delayed due to poor weather. The […]
The Jubilee Sailing Trust (Tenacious) Limited JST(T)L, the company that owns and operates the tall ship S.V. Tenacious, has closed. ‘Tenacious and all assets owned by JST(T)L will pass into the hands of the Official Receiver, appointed by the court. All staff (ship and shore) are employed by the JST(T)L company and as such will […]
It has been almost 200 years since a young Charles Darwin set sail on a voyage of discovery aboard HMS Beagle. Now, environmentalists are following in his wake by undertaking a two-year journey aboard a vintage schooner, which will visit four continents while studying endemic wildlife and developing projects to protect species discovered by Darwin. […]
Over 30 traditionally rigged sailing vessels will visit the UK next month (6-9 July 2023) as the Tall Ships Races returns to Hartlepool. Hosting The Tall Ships Races 2023, the north eastern port in the Tees Valley will welcome the international fleet of Tall Ships and Small Ships as part their epic voyage, visiting up […]
The tall ship Lord Nelson is being offered for sale by the global advisory and investment firm Gordon Brothers, acting on behalf of Richard Lewis and Sarah O’Toole, the joint administrators of Jubilee Sailing Trust Limited. Jubilee Sailing Trust was forced into administration in 2022, after one of the charity’s principal creditors ‘threatened imminent legal […]
The 112-year-old tall ship, Bark Europa, fell on its side at the at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on Saturday morning. One sailor has been injured. The accident occurred during the maintenance period in Cape Town, resulting in Bark Europa partly falling over while attempting to be placed back into the water from the […]
The Tall Ship Glenlee has landed £1.8m in funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF), successfully keeping the River Clyde icon afloat and securing its future for years to come. The funding grant comes as the 126-year-old vessel celebrates 30 years back in Glasgow and will support essential inspections and repairs needed to help […]
Young people from Buckinghamshire have taken part in a youth development opportunity with Tall Ships Youth Trust (TSYT), thanks to The Clare Foundation. The youngsters are a mix of boys and girls, aged 12 to 25, from three Buckinghamshire-based charities, Lindengate, Youth Concern and Wycombe Youth Action. For their sailing adventure, the young people were split into two groups. The […]
Sail Training International has confirmed the four European host ports of the Tall Ships Races 2025 as Le Havre, Dunkirk, Aberdeen and Kristiansand. The Tall Ships Races 2025 will take the tall ships fleet through the English Channel and North Sea on a series of challenging racecourses alongside some maritime celebrations and festivities. Sail Training […]
A three-masted tall ship, which has been used in films including Treasure Island, Count of Monte-Cristo, and Alice in Wonderland, has been sent to the scrapyard after almost eight decades on the water. The Earl of Pembroke was built in Sweden 1945 as Orion and was used to haul timber in the Baltic Sea until […]
The Southampton-based sailing charity Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) has revealed a brand-new voyage programme for summer 2023. The programme includes a total of ten trips on board the charity’s flagship Tenacious which has specially adapted lifts between all decks, a speaking compass, height-adjustable furniture, and many other accessible features as standard. The list of trips […]