A Tall Ship Exodus: The fleet leaves Boston and heads for Halifax
Opportunities were few and far between to see the Tall Ships under sail when they visited Boston. Here are some photos as they left Boston Harbor and set sail for Halifax. (Contributed by LFM Correspondent Michael McMahon; July 2009)
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The barque Europa hails from the Netherlands. She is also known as the 'Ocean Wanderer.'

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Europa sails with a professional crew of 14 people.

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Picton Castle, perhaps best known for her around-the-world voyages, is based in Lunenburg, N.S.

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Tecla, a gaff ketch, is from the Netherlands.

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Picton Castle off the bowsprit of schooner Fame.

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Etoile and her sister ship Belle Poule, both of France, were built for the French Naval Academy in 1932

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Barque Eagle, the Coast Guard's training ship

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Europa sails by the green #5.

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Kruzenshtern, of Russia, lost part of her mast when caught in a storm between Bermuda and South Carolina. At 376' she is the second largest Tall Ship in the world.

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Kruzenshtern under the spar of schooner Fame.