The American Sail Training Association is “rebranding.” They will now be known as Tall Ships America. Everything else will stay about the same. I have to admit, Tall Ships America does have a nice ring to it while ASTA sounded … Continue reading
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The Brig Niagara has had an incredible year. The ship and its captain have been honored with major awards, the organization has raised significant sums to support the ship and the ship has been featured in a new PBS documentary. Just … Continue reading
We had previously posted about the fleet of sailing ships visiting Toronto as part of the Great Lakes United TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE, coordinated by the American Sail Training Association (ASTA) across all five Great Lakes. The fleet has now moved on to Cleveland, Ohio. … Continue reading
The Redpath Toronto Waterfront Festival started yesterday and will run through July 4th. The festival is hosting fifteen sailing ships and schooners, including HMS Bounty, the brig Niagara, the Bark Europa, the Pride of Baltimore II, Brig Roald Amundsen, … Continue reading
The age of wooden ships and iron men is long gone. We appear to be square in the era of tall ships and stupid lawyers. From the SeaCoastonline: The American Sail Training Association sent a letter to the Piscataqua Maritime … Continue reading