J4485 : Tall ships, Belfast Lough 2009 (15)

taken 15 years ago, 3 km from Helen's Bay, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Tall ships, Belfast Lough 2009 (15)
Tall ships, Belfast Lough 2009 (15)
See J4485 : Tall ships, Belfast Lough 2009 (14). When it comes to a sailing ship the “Europa” is the one from the colour plates of a 1930’s adventure book for boys. A barque of 56 metres, built in 1911, with 13,400 sq ft of sail (convert that into bedsheets!).

John Masefield comes to mind:

“I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by”.

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J4485, 27 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Sunday, 16 August, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 18 August, 2009
Category
Tall Ships' Race 2009   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 442 856 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:41.9097N 5:45.8057W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 441 855
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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