In response
to many questions from spectators, the order in which the ships
left Baltimore in the Parade of Sail was Pride Of Baltimore II,
Esmeralda, Clipper City, Bat'kivshchyna, Danmark, Soren Larsen,
Witchcraft, Guayas, Oostershchelde, Howard Blackburn, Capitan Miranda,
Harvey Gamage, Wenonah, Dewaruci, Nighthawk, Imagine...!, Gorch
Fock, Minnie V, Gloria, Nathan of Dorchester, Norfolk, Simon Bolivar,
and 6 US Naval Academy Sail Training Vessels.
OpSail 2000's East Coast multi-port
tour is the largest gathering of any tall ship event in the United
States. Vessels from over 60 nations are participating in an eight-city
tour of the United States beginning in San Juan, Puerto Rico and
continuing to Miami, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Baltimore, Maryland;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York, New York; New London, Connecticut;
and Portland, Maine. Tens of millions of spectators are visiting
OpSail® Ports and attending OpSail® Events May 25 through July 31,
2000. OpSail 2000® celebrates America's maritime history and is
creating lasting memories for future generations.
Baltimore OpSail was June 23 through
June 29, 2000, (Philadephia and Baltimore split the large fleet
and the dates for the two cities were the same). With its internationally
famous Inner Harbor and ever-expanding waterfront, Baltimore provided
an exciting venue for maritime events. OpSail Baltimore 2000 was
produced by Sail Baltimore, the Mayor’s
Official Committee for Visiting Ships.
More than two dozen tall ships docked
in the Inner Harbor and Fells Point for the week-long international
maritime extravaganza celebrating the millennium. Public
programs included tours of tall ships, welcome ceremonies, Inner
Harbor festivities and entertainment, cultural celebrations, a parade
of sail, kids’ programs, a Captain’s Ball, concerts and
the world’s largest crab feast!
For further information, contact Sail
Baltimore at info@sailbaltimore.org or OpSail2000@ibm.net, or visit the OpSail
2000 international web site at www.opsail2000.org.
OpSail Baltimore 2000
is presented by
SAIL BALTIMORE
930 S.
Wolfe St.
Baltimore, MD 21231
USA
phone: 410.522.7300
800.800.5679
fax: 410.522.3405
info@sailbaltimore.org
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