Tall Ships Races visit Aberdeen in July 2025

June 3, 2011

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Some 50 Tall Ships, in four classes, arrived in Aberdeen on July 19 after having competed against each other all the way from Dunkirk in France for a four day stay. On July 22 they continued their races towards Kristiansand in Norway.

B.A.P. Union (Peru) picxtured arriving at Aberdeen
Dar Mlodziezy (Poland) pictured making its way to Aberdeen harbour
Visitors on Regent Quay
Dar Mlodziezy
moored at Regent's Quay
Visitors on Regent Quay
B.A.P. Union
moored at Regent's Quay
Shabab Oman II and other Tall Ships
moored along Regent's Quay
Ocean Spirit of Moray
crewed by Gordonston School pupils
James Cook (left) and some
of the other smaller boats
View across the harbour
with colourful bunting everywhere
Gulden Leeuw leaving Aberdeen
Rona II making her way out to sea
James Cook leaving Aberdeen harbour
Ocean Scout heading out to sea
Christian Radich sails slowly past the north breakwater
Crowds watch as Capitan Miranda leaves the Port of Aberdeen
Kapitan Glowaski sails seaward
Kapitan Borchardt heads past the Aberdeen shoreline
Loa sails past the north breakwater
Boy Leslie makes sail for Norway
The Pascual Flores heads out to sea
The mighty Shabab Oman II sails past
Valborg heads out into the bay