Tall Ships attract record boating and sailing fans in Belfast, Ireland. According to reports, the biggest event ever staged on the Emerald Isle. Over eight hundred thousand people visited the tall ships' in Belfast. Tall ship sailing fleet welcomed with
The replica of Sir Francis Drake's English galleon Golden Hind. She was originally named Pelican but he changed the to Golden Hind, mid-voyage, in 1568 to compliment his patron, Sir Christopher Patton. I've been aboard this ship - a precious memory!