http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/stavros+niarchos IrishCentral stavros niarchos en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/tall-ships-festival-in-waterford-promises-to-be-the-largest-event-in-ireland-this-summer-124784919.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/tall-ships-festival-in-waterford-promises-to-be-the-largest-event-in-ireland-this-summer-124784919.html Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:05:08 PDT
“I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and sky and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by” wrote the poet John Masefield over a 100 years agoThe same evocative line of thought will lure some 500,000 to Waterford this weekend to visit the Tall Ships Festival which will be largest event in Ireland this year Some 50 ships from all over Europe are taking part in the Tall Ships Race organised by the Sail Training Association of England with predominately youth crews of every nationality with youngsters still being asked to sign up for this leg of the race to Scotland Oh to be under 25 again, never mind READ MORE ]]>